Frank W. Olin collection
Collection
Identifier: L301
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Frank W. Olin's diaries (1877, 1897-1898, 1922-1936, 1938-1939); correspondence, circulars, and reports from organizations with which Olin was associated, including the Indianapolis Commercial Club and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce (1902-1920s), the Indianapolis Civic League (1908), the YMCA (1909-1913), the Layman's Missionary Movement and its Indianapolis convention in 1916, the American Rights Committee (1916), and the Indianapolis Home for Aged Women (1921-1935); political papers, including papers relating to the Republican Party in Indianapolis (1900s-1910s), and the Citizen's Non-Partisan Movement (1913); insurance and other business papers, including papers relating to the Indiana Association of Life Underwriters (1908); Olin's business letterbook (late 1880s); and an unpublished literary magazine of the City academy, edited by Olin (1869). Also included are miscellaneous legal and financial documents from LaPorte County (1832-1870s).
Dates
- 1835-1957
Creator
- Olin, Frank W., 1853-1941 (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
Frank W. Olin attended City Academy in Indianapolis (1860s); worked for the Howe Sewing Machine Company in Peru, Miami County (1872-1875) and Indianapolis (1875-1882, 1884-1885); engaged in the typewriter business in Indianapolis (1886-1897); engaged in the life insurance business (1897-1917); involved in establishing the State Automobile Insurance Association (1917), and worked for the association (1917-1941); active in Indianapolis civic organizations.
Extent
1.3 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes, 1 index card box)
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 Mrs. Frank Olin on 1941/09/30.
Additionally, a packet of letters was mailed to the collection in 1957.
Additionally, a packet of letters was mailed to the collection in 1957.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/03/16 by Patrick Ridout. EAD finding aid created 2016/03/16 by Patrick Ridout.
- Aged women -- Indiana
- American Rights Committee
- Boards of trade -- Indiana
- Business -- Indiana
- Businessmen -- Indiana -- 21st century
- Businesspeople -- Indiana
- Circular letters
- Citizens' Non-Partisan Movement (Indianpolis, Ind.)
- Citizens' associations -- Indiana
- Civic leaders -- Indiana -- 21st century
- Commercial Club (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Commercial associations -- Indiana
- Congresses and conventions -- Indiana
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Indiana - Charitable and social work
- Indiana -- Civic and community affairs
- Indiana -- Congresses and conventions
- Indiana -- Politics and government
- Indiana -- Societies and clubs
- Indiana Association of Life Underwriters
- Indiana Laymen's Missionary Convention
- Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Civic and community affairs
- Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
- Indianapolis Civic League
- Indianapolis Home for Aged Women
- Insurance
- LaPorte (Ind.)
- Lay missionaries
- Life insurance -- Indiana
- Neutrality
- Old age homes -- Indiana
- Political parties -- Indiana
- Religious institutions
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- Societies and clubs
- Typewriters
- United States -- Neutrality
- World War, 1914-1918
Creator
- Olin, Frank W., 1853-1941 (Person)
- Title
- Frank W. Olin 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
