Harry D. Hartley collection
Collection
Identifier: L273
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, papers, pamphlets, clippings, photographs, publications, meeting transcripts, a master's thesis, and a scrapbook from Harry D. Hartley in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1921 to 1951, regarding Hartley's life and interests, including his family property, especially in Kokomo, his proposed book on the contriubtion of Hoosiers to the development of United States history and Western civilization; Arthur E. Morgon and his investigations into the Tennesee Valley Authority; the Forward Club; Indiana historical sites; and Reeves Pulley Company of Columbus, Bartholomew County, which manufactured automobiles in the early twentieth century.
Correspondents include Carl Fisher, Robert Forgan, Philip M. Hauser, Arthur E. Morgan, Frederick Von Nuys, and Herman B. Wells.
Correspondents include Carl Fisher, Robert Forgan, Philip M. Hauser, Arthur E. Morgan, Frederick Von Nuys, and Herman B. Wells.
Dates
- 1921-1951
Creator
- Hartley, Harry D., 1882-1959 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Harry D. Hartley, born in Indiana in 1882, served as the president of Pioneer Coal and Shaft Company, as well as president of the Piqua Savings Bank in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Upon moving to Indianapolis, he served as president of the Turner Glass Company (circa 1926–1930). Hartley worked as a business consultant, while handling his family’s investments. During World War II, Hartley served on the War Rationing Board in Indianapolis. He married Alta Reeves. Harry Hartley died in 1959.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1997/11. Collection re-processed 2012/01 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2018/04/30 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/13 by Brittany Kropf.
- Automobiles
- Banks and banking
- Banks and banking -- Indiana
- Business -- Indiana
- Businesspeople -- Indiana
- Correspondence
- Forward Club (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Grocery trade
- Howard County (Ind.)
- Indiana -- Societies and clubs
- Kokomo (Ind.)
- New Harmony (Ind.)
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Societies and clubs
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Technology
- Theses
- World War, 1939-1945
Creator
- Hartley, Harry D., 1882-1959 (Person)
- Title
- Harry D. Hartley collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
