Harold Standish Barr papers
Collection
Identifier: L340
Scope and Contents
This collection includes hand-written and typed correspondences to family and friends from Harold Standish Barr in Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, and France ranging from 1917 to 1918, regarding family, camp life, and military service during World War I.
There is also an oversize Thanksgiving dinner menu with the roster of 7th Company Delaware, Fort Mott, New Jersey, dated November 30, 1917 (OBC141).
There is also an oversize Thanksgiving dinner menu with the roster of 7th Company Delaware, Fort Mott, New Jersey, dated November 30, 1917 (OBC141).
Dates
- 1917-1920; 1928
Creator
- Barr, Harold Standish, 1900-1937 (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
Harold Standish Barr was born on May 25, 1900 to Herbert Stanley (1869-1942) and Jessie Mae (Hill) Barr (1877-1957) in Crown Point, Indiana. He had two younger sisters, Ruth E. (1901-1960) and Mildred Jeanette (1905-1988). Barr enlised in the U.S. Army on May 4, 1917 and was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps. Barr served at Fort Thomas in Kentucky and Fort Mott in New Jersey, before he was sent to Camp de Mailly in Aube, France in 1918, with the Railway Artillery Reserve. He was discharged on April 4, 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Barr returned home to Crown Point to finish high school and study law with his father. After becoming a lawyer, he became a jusice of the peace of Center Township for Lake County. He married Mathilda Henning on August 6, 1927 in Lake County, Indiana and they had a son, Dixon Adolph (1932-2009). Barr was active in veterans' organizations, serving as the first adjutant in 1919 of the Fred Schmidt Post of the American Legion and held several posts before becoming commander in 1932. He served as probate commissioner with Lake County Circuit Court. Harold Standish Barr died of acute nephritis caused by lead poisoning on October 30, 1937 and was buried in Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrilville, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Dixon Adolph Barr." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43906207/dixon-adolph-barr.
Findagrave.com. "Harold Standish Barr." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88509950/harold-standish-barr.
"Harold S. Barr Dies in Mercy Hospital." Hammond Times (IN), November 1, 1937. Accessed Febraury 7, 2025. NewspaperArchive.
"Harold S. Barr is Buried Today." Hammond Times (IN), November 2, 1937. Accessed Febraury 7, 2025. NewspaperArchive.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold Barr." U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Accessed February 7, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Dixon Adolph Barr." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43906207/dixon-adolph-barr.
Findagrave.com. "Harold Standish Barr." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88509950/harold-standish-barr.
"Harold S. Barr Dies in Mercy Hospital." Hammond Times (IN), November 1, 1937. Accessed Febraury 7, 2025. NewspaperArchive.
"Harold S. Barr is Buried Today." Hammond Times (IN), November 2, 1937. Accessed Febraury 7, 2025. NewspaperArchive.
Extent
0.66 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 medium oversize 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 Dixon Barr on 1981/11/06.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/08/29 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid created 2016/08/29 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid revised 2025/02/07 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Barr, Harold Standish, 1900-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Harold Standish Barr papers
- 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
