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Mildred D. Harrod papers

 Collection
Identifier: L284

Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters; business and financial papers; greeting cards; funeral notices; newspaper clippings; advertisements; election information; social and club announcements, programs, and homefront war information from Mildred D. Harrod and various authors in the United States ranging from 1835 to 1973 regarding business, finances, social organizations, war information, and family matters.

Dates

  • 1835-1973

Creator

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.

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

Mildred Irene (Dixon) Harrod was born October 4, 1906 in Hope, Indiana to Harmon S. and Stella (Taylor) Dixon. She was the second of five children, including Ethel, Lola, Lewis and Ernest P. Harrod was a graduate of DePauw University. She taught English, Latin, physical education, home economics, and biology at area high schools and authored several genealogy books. Harrod married Dolph Orene Harrod in Vincennes, Indiana on May 10, 1936. They had one daughter, Patricia and one son, John Dixon. Harrod was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Methodist Church, Indiana Historical Society, and other organizations and was a founding member of the Yellow Trail Museum in Hope. She died March 14, 1994 and was buried in the Flat Rock Cemetery, Flat Rock, Indiana.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. "Mildred Dixon." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 29, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

The INGenWeb Project. "Dixon, Mildred Irene." Dixon and James Family Bibles. Accessed July 29, 2016. http://www.ingenweb.org.

Findagrave.com. "Mildred Dixon Harrod." Find a Grave Index. Accessed July 29, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.

"Mildred Dixon Harrod" obituary. Shelbyville (IN) News, March 15, 1994, A2.

Extent

0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Related Materials

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN:

S2901: Mildred Dixon Harrod collection

SP030: Mildred Harrod photograph collection

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2016/08/01 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/08/01 by Edythe Huffman.
Title
Mildred D. Harrod papers
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

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