Quintin W. Lomax papers
Collection — Folder: S2581
Identifier: S2581
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of the papers of Quintin W. Lomax. The papers include a copy of a November 23, 1856 letter sent by his grandfather Quintin from Orange County, Indiana to a cousin, Joseph Lomax, of Marion, Indiana. The letter discusses the presidential election, "putting down abolition", and hopes for the Union to be "safe for awhile longer". Also included are copies of two pages of Quintin W.'s handwritten thoughts regarding the importance of study and intellectual pursuit (undated); his typewritten manuscript that relates family genealogy (1945); photocopies of pictures of his parents and siblings from a book he produced in 1947 on the Lomax family; and a copy of a preface to his manuscript that was written by his granddaughter Jane Kyhl Beekman (circa 1998).
Dates
- 1856-1998
Creator
- Lomax, Quintin W. (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
Quintin Wentworth Lomax was born May 18, 1867 in Missouri to Abel and Tamar White Lomax. Prior to the Civil War, Quintin's parents lived in Orange County, Indiana, but his father was sympathetic to the Confederacy, so the family left Indiana to avoid Abel being drafted into the Union Army. They later returned to Indiana when Quintin was still a child. Quintin married Estella E. Dillinger (1869-1946) on March 23, 1890 and they had seven children. He was a school teacher for several years in Orange County before he moved to Cherryvale, Kansas in 1905. There he worked for the United States Postal Service for thirteen years. He passed away on February 6, 1949.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Quintin Wentworth Lomax." U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Accessed May 25, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Lomax, Quintin Wentworth. The Lomax Family. Cherryvale, KS: n.p., 1947.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Quintin Wentworth Lomax." U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Accessed May 25, 2017. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Lomax, Quintin Wentworth. The Lomax Family. Cherryvale, KS: n.p., 1947.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
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 Jane Kyhl Beekman on 1998/02/03.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998/02/09 by Jill Costill. EAD finding aid created 2017/06/01 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Lomax, Quintin W. (Person)
- Title
- Quintin W. Lomax papers
- 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
