O. Roy Norris clippings collection
Collection — Folder: S2578
Identifier: S2578
Scope and Contents
This collection contains clippings of articles from local newspapers ranging from 1895 to 1909 regarding various activities and social events that O. Roy Norris attended. The bulk of the clippings are secured in a small ledger that was used as a scrapbook.
Dates
- 1895-1909
Creator
- Norris, O. Roy, 1879-1911 (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
O. Roy Norris was born on September 1, 1879 in Richland Township, Whitley County, Indiana to George and Caroline Norris. He worked as a drug clerk for his cousin Fred Norris at the W.F. Norris drugstore in South Whitley. He was a popular and well respected member of the South Whitley community and was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows and the Knight of Pythias lodges. He died of scarlet fever at the age of 31 on January 21, 1911.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Orlie Roy Norris." Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-1911. Accessed July 3, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"South Whitley Druggist has Scarlet Fever." Huntington Herald (IN), February 22, 1911.
"South Whitley News." Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN), January 23, 1911.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Orlie Roy Norris." Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-1911. Accessed July 3, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"South Whitley Druggist has Scarlet Fever." Huntington Herald (IN), February 22, 1911.
"South Whitley News." Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN), January 23, 1911.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998/06/16 by Cristella Bond. Collection reprocessed 2018/07/03 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/07/03 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Norris, O. Roy, 1879-1911 (Person)
- Title
- O. Roy Norris clippings 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
