John A. Graham collection
Collection — Folder: S2598
Identifier: S2598
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 59 photocopies of newspaper articles and correspondence to and from John A. Graham in Peru, Indiana, ranging from 1839 to 1862, regarding his private, business, and editorial affairs.
Dates
- 1839-1862
Creator
- Graham, John Ambrose, 1817-1894 (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
John Ambrose Graham was born on January 8, 1817 in Baltimore, Maryland. He became an editor, businessman, and politician after moving to Peru, Indiana. Graham had established the Miami County Sentinel in 1848, a prominent Democratic newspaper of the area. He served as a clerk of the circuit court. Graham was elected as mayor of Peru, serving from 1882 to 1889, after holding positions as county clerk, sheriff, and city councilma. Graham wrote the Pioneer History of Peru and Miami County (1877), a local history of the settlement and pioneer life. He married Caroline Odeille Aveline on June 28, 1842 in Peru, Indiana and the couple had nine children, seven of whom survived into adulthood: Mary Jane, Richard, James, Catherine, Alice, Dora, John, Jr., Victoria, and Caroline. Graham died on May 27, 1894.
Sources:
FamilySearch. “John Ambrose Graham.” Person. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRBX-C9H.
Graham, John A. Pioneer History of Peru and Miami County. Peru, IN: Peru Republican Printing Office, 1935. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1819coll6/id/72992.
“John A. Graham.” The Inter Ocean, May 28, 1894. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-john-ambrose-graham-obit/38850885/.
Thompson, Donald Eugene. “Graham, John Ambrose: 1817-1894.” In Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1967-1980, 475. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1981. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/inauthors/encyclopedia/VAA5365-03.
Sources:
FamilySearch. “John Ambrose Graham.” Person. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRBX-C9H.
Graham, John A. Pioneer History of Peru and Miami County. Peru, IN: Peru Republican Printing Office, 1935. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1819coll6/id/72992.
“John A. Graham.” The Inter Ocean, May 28, 1894. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-john-ambrose-graham-obit/38850885/.
Thompson, Donald Eugene. “Graham, John Ambrose: 1817-1894.” In Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1967-1980, 475. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1981. Accessed March 22, 2024. https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/inauthors/encyclopedia/VAA5365-03.
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 from the Miami County Museum on 1930/03/14.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2024/03/22 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created 2024/03/26 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2024/03/27 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Graham, John Ambrose, 1817-1894 (Person)
- Title
- John A. Graham 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
