Frank Pusey collection
Collection — Folder: S3126
Identifier: S3126
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters, inter-office memos, a business card, a brochure of introduction of a newly appointed employee, a map of sales districts, photographs, clippings, part of a trade magazine, a good luck card, and place mat with signatures from Frank Pusey in Indianapolis ranging from 1943 to 1967, concerning his employment at the Allison Division of General Motors, the Pure Oil Company in Indianapolis, and E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company Incorporated.
Dates
- 1943-1967
Creator
- Pusey, Frank, 1902-1979 (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
Frank Pusey was born in Carthage, Indiana on May 28, 1902, to Francis White Pusey and Flora Letitia Pitts. He flew airplanes while serving in the United States Air Army Corps from 1919 to 1920. Pusey married Judith Irene Edwards on July 19, 1922, in Hancock, Indiana. During World War II, he worked for the Allison Division of General Motors. For thirteen years, Pusey worked with the Automotive and Aviation Sales Department of the Pure Oil Company in Indianapolis. He finally worked for E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, from which he retired in 1967. Pusey died in Greenfield, Indiana on August 24, 1979 and was buried in Park Cemetery in Greenfield.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Frank Pusey.” U.S., World War II Draft Cars Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Francis Pusey.” Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “Frances Pusey.” United States Census, 1930. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “Frank Pusey.” United States Census, 1940. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FindAGrave.com. “Frank Pusey.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153833460/frank-pusey.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Frank Pusey.” U.S., World War II Draft Cars Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Francis Pusey.” Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “Frances Pusey.” United States Census, 1930. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “Frank Pusey.” United States Census, 1940. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FindAGrave.com. “Frank Pusey.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153833460/frank-pusey.
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 by Mrs. R. B. Eagleston.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Philip N Williams. EAD finding aid created on 2024/06/14 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
Creator
- Pusey, Frank, 1902-1979 (Person)
- Title
- Frank Pusey 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
