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
- Harrod, Mildred Dixon, 1906-1994 (Person)
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 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. She was a graduate of DePauw University. Dixon taught English, Latin, physical education, home economics, and biology at area high schools and authored several genealogy books. She married Dolph Orene Harrod in Vincennes, Indiana on May 10, 1936 and they had a daughter, Patricia and a 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.
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
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 small 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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/08/01 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/08/01 by Edythe Huffman.
- Advertisements
- Church history
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Elections
- Family life
- Greeting cards
- Hope (Ind.)
- Politics and government
- Programs
- Scrapbooks
- Societies and clubs
- United States -- Politics and government - 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government --19th century
- Vincennes (Ind.)
- War work
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
Creator
- Harrod, Mildred Dixon, 1906-1994 (Person)
- 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
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
