G. Harvey Petty papers
Collection
Identifier: L356
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed family papers, two photographs, an autograph book, genealogy documents including Bible records, signs, certificates, awards, ephemera, and calligraphy and typography materials from G. Harvey Petty in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1797 to 1979, regarding his family and career in calligraphy and typography.
There is also an oversize folder containing an indenture, certificates, awards, documents, and signs ranging from 1878 to 1979, undated (OBC054).
There is also an oversize folder containing an indenture, certificates, awards, documents, and signs ranging from 1878 to 1979, undated (OBC054).
Dates
- 1797-1979
Creator
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
George Harvey Petty was born to Frank M. and Maggie Jane (Edwards) Petty on October 23, 1904 in Hendricks County, Indiana. He had a brother, James. Petty graduated from the Washington Township School of Henricks County in 1918 and served an apprenticeship with the Caldwell Printery in Indianapolis. He began his career with the Typographic Service Company, also in Indianapolis, in 1927 and he continued there for 17 years. Petty married Mildred I. Blacketor on September 19, 1931 and they had a son, Donald. He moved to Colorado, then returned to Indianapolis, working with the Weimer Typesetting Company, interested in typography and calligraphy. Petty was the director of the Design Department at Rogers Typesetting Company. He won the top honor award at the Chicago Book Clinic in 1959. Petty lived in Franklin, Indiana in 1979. He died on January 23, 1989 in Franklin and was buried in Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Sources:
Items within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "G. Harvey Petty." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 20, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "G. Harvey Petty." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 20, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "George Harvey Petty." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129053618/george-harvey-petty.
"Petty, G. Harvey." In Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1967-1980, p. 302. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1981.
Sources:
Items within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "G. Harvey Petty." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 20, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "G. Harvey Petty." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 20, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "George Harvey Petty." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129053618/george-harvey-petty.
"Petty, G. Harvey." In Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1967-1980, p. 302. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1981.
Extent
0.36 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from G. Harvey Petty during August 1979.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/04/20 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/04/20 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid updated on 2021/10/13 by Lauren Patton. Collection reprocessing completed 2025/03/05 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2025/03/05 by Brittany Kropf.
- Airlines
- Annual reports
- Bibles
- Calligraphy
- Christianity
- Clark family
- Commercial art
- Disciples of Christ
- Essays
- Family history
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Franklin (Ind.)
- Genealogy
- Georgia
- Great Lakes (North America)
- Indentures
- Indianapolis (Ind.)
- Invitations
- Lake Central Airlines
- Life insurance -- Indiana
- Merchants National Bank & Trust Company of Indianapolis
- Methodists
- Pamphlets
- Petty family
- Photographs
- Printers
- Receipts (Acknowledgements)
- Taxation
- Typefaces
- Typography
Creator
- Title
- G. Harvey Petty 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
