Elmore Barce letters
Collection — Folder: S3058
Identifier: S3058
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two letters, one addressed to “To whom it may concern,” the other to Marybelle Burch, Manuscripts Division of the Indiana State Library. Both are letters from Harold Dimmich. The feature of both letters is an extended anecdote about Elmore Barce, an attorney practicing in Fowler, Indiana, in 1921. The tale recounts how a high school principal seized the profits from a class play and would not return them. The indignant students met with Elmore Barce who, rather than recommending any legal action, recommended that the graduating students forget what happened “as any proposed action would cause hard feelings and is not good for us or the community.” The second letter, dated August 13, 1986, adds some afterthoughts to the anecdote. The anecdote and comments were made accompanying Mr. Dimmich’s transmittal of Elmore Barce’s book Land of Miamis.
Dates
- 1986
Creator
- Dimmich, Harold Cortez, 1903-1998 (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 Cortez Dimmich was born August 20, 1903, in Boswell, Indiana, the son of Cortez A. and Grace (Cooper) Dimmich. Dimmich attended Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Dentistry, from which he received his D.D.S. degree in 1926. He worked as a dental surgeon in Fort Wayne, Indiana, throughout his life, and was active in professional dental associations. On May 8, 1928, Dimmich married Margaret Frederick. They had two children: Lois Joanne and Thomas Cortez Dimmich. Dimmich was married a second time to Wilma Allmandinger in 1943. He died March 19, 1998.
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 Harold C. Dimmich in 1986.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created in 1999 by Philip N. Williams.
Creator
- Dimmich, Harold Cortez, 1903-1998 (Person)
- Barce, Elmore 1872-1945 (Person)
- Title
- Elmore Barce letters
- 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
