Carl E. Austin, Sr. collection
Collection
Identifier: L275
Scope and Contents
This collection contains military documents, invoices, notes, certificates, poetry, songs, ephemera, photographs, a diary, and a school journal and papers from Carl E. Austin, Sr., Carl E. Austin, Jr., and the Austin and Selb families in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1910 to 1961, regarding daily and military life, education, travel, business and social interests, and family.
The diary of Clara Selb and photographs of the family can also be found in this collection.
The diary of Clara Selb and photographs of the family can also be found in this collection.
Dates
- 1910-1961
Creator
- Austin, Carl Edward, 1899-1975 (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
Carl Edward Austin, Sr. was born on December 25, 1898 to Charles E. (1870-1960) and Ida Ellen (Krichbaum) Austin (1872-1946) in Elwood, Indiana. He worked as a salesman for Kipp Brothers and other novelty and greeting card companies in Indianapolis. He married Audrey Mildred Craig (1903-1978), who was an inspector for a hosiery manufacturer, on June 10, 1925 in Indiana and they had a son, Carl Edward, Jr., and a daughter, Jean E. He later owned his own business, Charm Craft Greeting Cards, Inc. Carl E. Austin, Sr. died on May 17, 1975 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Carl E. Austin, Jr. was born on December 31, 1931 in Indianapolis. He attended Arsenal Technical High School and graduated from Butler University in Indianapolis and served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957, when he was honorably discharged due to an injury. After returning to the United States, he married Phyllis Ann Perrin on September 20, 1958 in Indianapolis.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin, Jr." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin, Jr." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Carl E. Austin, Phyllis Perrin Say Double-Ring Wedding Vows." Indianapolis Star, September 21, 1958. Accessed December 16, 2024. ProQuest.
"Carl E. Austin, Sr." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, May 18, 1975. Accessed December 16, 2024. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Carl Edward Austin." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 16, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145099594/carl-edward-austin.
Carl E. Austin, Jr. was born on December 31, 1931 in Indianapolis. He attended Arsenal Technical High School and graduated from Butler University in Indianapolis and served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957, when he was honorably discharged due to an injury. After returning to the United States, he married Phyllis Ann Perrin on September 20, 1958 in Indianapolis.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin, Jr." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Carl E. Austin, Jr." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016. Accessed December 16, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Carl E. Austin, Phyllis Perrin Say Double-Ring Wedding Vows." Indianapolis Star, September 21, 1958. Accessed December 16, 2024. ProQuest.
"Carl E. Austin, Sr." Obituary. Indianapolis Star, May 18, 1975. Accessed December 16, 2024. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Carl Edward Austin." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 16, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145099594/carl-edward-austin.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Keith Winsell during November 1978.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed during February 2005 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/28 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/16 by Brittany Kropf.
- Actors
- Butler University
- Correspondence
- Dog tags, Military
- Education
- Identification cards
- Independent Order of Foresters
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Insurance
- Lyrics
- Military discharge
- Motion picture industry
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Receipts (Acknowledgements)
- School notebooks
- Schools
- Schools -- Indiana
- Soldiers
- Songs
- United States. Army
- Universities and colleges
- Universities and colleges -- Indiana
Creator
- Austin, Carl Edward, 1899-1975 (Person)
- Austin, Carl Edward, 1931- (Person)
- Title
- Carl E. Austin, Sr. 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
