James S. Black collection
Collection — Folder: S3235
Identifier: S3235
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of several photographs and three newspaper clippings regarding Professor James Smith Black in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1910 and undated, concerning Black, his family, and
Item Listing:
n.d. - 4 cyanotypes of an artist gentleman in his home and studios (James or Charles Black?)
n.d. - 1 portrait of Professor James Black
n.d. - 1 photograph of Professor Black in his home in Indianapolis
n.d. - 3 photographs of Charles Holman Black’s home in Paris
n.d. - 1 studio photographs with gold toning of Charles Holman Black
10 July 1910 - Indianapolis Star newspaper article of an interview with Professor Black on his 91st birthday -
25 July 1910 - 2 obituaries for James Black from the Indianapolis News and the Indianapolis Star
Item Listing:
n.d. - 4 cyanotypes of an artist gentleman in his home and studios (James or Charles Black?)
n.d. - 1 portrait of Professor James Black
n.d. - 1 photograph of Professor Black in his home in Indianapolis
n.d. - 3 photographs of Charles Holman Black’s home in Paris
n.d. - 1 studio photographs with gold toning of Charles Holman Black
10 July 1910 - Indianapolis Star newspaper article of an interview with Professor Black on his 91st birthday -
25 July 1910 - 2 obituaries for James Black from the Indianapolis News and the Indianapolis Star
Dates
- 1910, undated
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
James Smith Black was born in Putney, Vermont on July 7, 1819 to James (1789-1866) and Mary (Smith) Black (1791-1871). He married Hannah Maria King (1820-1900) on December 3, 1840 in Paterson, New Jersey and had two sons, Charles Holman and Wallace Winfield (1862-1937). Black was a noted vocal music teacher. He was the director of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York during the 1860s and he studied voice with Signor De Begnis. The Blacks moved to Indianapolis in 1867 and lived there for a time. In 1880, the family lived in Kansas City, Missouri, but James and Hannah Black eventually moved back to Indianapolis where they lived until their deaths. Hannah M. Black died on September 5, 1900 in Indianapolis and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. James S. Black died on July 24, 1910 in Indianapolis and was interred near his wife. Charles Holman Black was a famous salon singer in Paris, France, while Wallace Winfield Black worked in railroads and lived in Chicago, Illinois, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kansas City, Missouri.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
New York, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Death of Mrs. Black." Indianapolis News, September 6, 1900. Accessed February 20, 2025. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Hannah Maria Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45881593/hannah-mary-black.
Findagrave.com. "Capt. James Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25782290/james-black.
Findagrave.com. "James S. Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45881542/james-s-black.
Findagrave.com. "Wallace Winfield Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45881632/wallace-winfield-black.
"Tells of Boyhood Days: Voice Builder Reminiscent." Indianapolis Star, July 10, 1910. Accessed February 20, 2025. ProQuest.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
New York, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "James S. Black." U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989. Accessed February 20, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Death of Mrs. Black." Indianapolis News, September 6, 1900. Accessed February 20, 2025. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Hannah Maria Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45881593/hannah-mary-black.
Findagrave.com. "Capt. James Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25782290/james-black.
Findagrave.com. "James S. Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45881542/james-s-black.
Findagrave.com. "Wallace Winfield Black." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45881632/wallace-winfield-black.
"Tells of Boyhood Days: Voice Builder Reminiscent." Indianapolis Star, July 10, 1910. Accessed February 20, 2025. ProQuest.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Albion College in 2000/12.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 2001 by Susan King. EAD finding aid created in 2001 by Susan King. EAD finding aid revised in 2005/05 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid updated 2015/11/13 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2025/02/20 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- James S. Black 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
