Ethel Bossom diaries
Collection
Identifier: L338
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 16 diaries written by Ethel Bossom in Terre Haute, Indiana detailing her daily activities, ranging from 1945 to 1959.
Dates
- 1945-1959
Creator
- Bossom, Ethel, 1876-1962 (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
Ethel Bossom, born abt. 1876, worked as a schoolteacher in Terre Haute, Indiana. Bossom died in 1962 at the age of 86.
Source:
Ancestry.com. "Ethel Bossom." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed September, 2012. www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Vigo County Public Library. Terre-Haute History Scrapbooks.
Source:
Ancestry.com. "Ethel Bossom." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed September, 2012. www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Vigo County Public Library. Terre-Haute History Scrapbooks.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 small manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation by Dorothy Clark on 1981/10/07.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Finding aid created 2012/09 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/04 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2025/02/06 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Bossom, Ethel, 1876-1962 (Person)
- Title
- Ethel Bossom diaries
- 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
