Marcus A. Wolfe collection
Collection — Folder: S2338
Identifier: S2338
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three original items stemming from correspondence of Marcus A. Wolfe in Santa Barbara, CA, in a letter he wrote to Governor Ralph Gates, January 29, 1946.
Wolfe requested that the Governor forward a poem he wrote in honor of Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln, to the Nancy Hanks Memorial Association. Because the Hanks Memorial Association had been disbanded several years earlier, Governor Gates forwarded Wolfe’s letter and poem to the Director of the Indiana State Library, Harold F. Brigham, requesting that Brigham respond to Wolfe’s request.
Wolfe requested that the Governor forward a poem he wrote in honor of Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln, to the Nancy Hanks Memorial Association. Because the Hanks Memorial Association had been disbanded several years earlier, Governor Gates forwarded Wolfe’s letter and poem to the Director of the Indiana State Library, Harold F. Brigham, requesting that Brigham respond to Wolfe’s request.
Dates
- 1946
Creator
- Wolfe, Marcus A., 1885-1950 (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
Marcus A. Wolfe, born in Canton, IL, to Elizabeth and Charles Wolfe, married Mary Rose Wilson in Fulton, IL, in 1885. They had 3 children. He died on April 5, 1950 in Santa Barbara, CA.
In 1946, Marcus A. Wolfe penned a poem, “To Nancy Hanks the Mother of Lincoln”, that he requested be donated to the Nancy Hanks Memorial Association of Indiana.
Sources: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997; Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
In 1946, Marcus A. Wolfe penned a poem, “To Nancy Hanks the Mother of Lincoln”, that he requested be donated to the Nancy Hanks Memorial Association of Indiana.
Sources: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997; Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
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 from Marcus A. Wolfe as requested by Indiana Governor Ralph F. Gates in 1946.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/03/07 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created Y2016/03/07 by Linda Gellert.
Creator
- Wolfe, Marcus A., 1885-1950 (Person)
- Brigham, Harold F. (Harold Frederick), 1897-1971 (Person)
- Title
- Marcus A. Wolfe collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
