Beatrice J. Johnston collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2463
Scope and Contents
This collection includes family correspondence, a birth announcement from the Johnston family, an early report card for the 1884 school year from a school in Rushville, Indiana for Bertha Moore, and an oversize photograph from Bertha Moore on New Year's Day 1902 (B079). Collection dates range from 1816 to 1908.
There are also 17 tintypes, including Miss Susie Best of Fairfield, Indiana, Bertha B. Moore Johnston, William R. Moore, C. T. Turner, and 13 unidentified portraits.
There is also a 1902 oversize photograph (B079).
There are also 17 tintypes, including Miss Susie Best of Fairfield, Indiana, Bertha B. Moore Johnston, William R. Moore, C. T. Turner, and 13 unidentified portraits.
There is also a 1902 oversize photograph (B079).
Dates
- circa 1860-1908
Creator
- Johnston, Beatrice J. (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
Family papers related to the Johnston family, whose members resided in southeastern Indiana, including Rush, Franklin, and Dearborn counties.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (2 folders, 1 small oversize folder)
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 Beatrice J. Johnston in 1980.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/11/29 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2017/11/29 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Johnston, Beatrice J. (Person)
- Title
- Beatrice J. Johnston 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
