Bromwell and Wright family photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP016
Scope and Contents
This collection includes tintype and carte-de-visite photographs from the Bromwell and Wright family in Indiana, Fairfield, Iowa, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Louisville, Kentucky, ranging from circa 1860 to 1900 regarding family members and friends of all ages.
Dates
- circa 1860-1900
Creator
- Wright, Henry, 1850-1923 (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 / Historical
Henry Wright (1850-1923) was married to Mary Susan Bromwell (1842-1915) in Morgan County, Indiana. They had four children: Lewis Bromwell Wright, Harry Jacob Wright, Bertram A. Wright, and Hallie Wright Deer.
Mary Susan Bromwell was one of seven children born to Reverend Jacob Lowe (1792-1871) and Charlotte (Brunnemer) Bromwell (1809-1872), who moved to Morgan County, Indiana in the 1830s Her siblings were Elizabeth Anne (Bromwell) Dressler (1829-1901); Esther Melissa (Bromwell) Freeman (1847-1932); John Brunnember Bromwell (1833-1865); Jeremiah Fletcher Bromwell (1839-1915), Martha Melinda (Bromwell) Knox (1837-1910), and a child who died in infancy.
Sources:
Bromwell, Henrietta E. The Bromwell Genealogy, including Descendants of William Bromwell and Beulah Hall with Data Relating to Others of the Bromwell Name in America. Denver, CO: W. F. Robinson, 1910.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. Indianapolis: J. H. Beers and Company, 1908, p. 910. Accessed March 19, 2019. https://books.google.com.
Findagrave.com. "Rev Jacob Lowe Bromwell." Find a Grave Index. Accessed March 19, 2019. http://www.findagrave.com.
Mary Susan Bromwell was one of seven children born to Reverend Jacob Lowe (1792-1871) and Charlotte (Brunnemer) Bromwell (1809-1872), who moved to Morgan County, Indiana in the 1830s Her siblings were Elizabeth Anne (Bromwell) Dressler (1829-1901); Esther Melissa (Bromwell) Freeman (1847-1932); John Brunnember Bromwell (1833-1865); Jeremiah Fletcher Bromwell (1839-1915), Martha Melinda (Bromwell) Knox (1837-1910), and a child who died in infancy.
Sources:
Bromwell, Henrietta E. The Bromwell Genealogy, including Descendants of William Bromwell and Beulah Hall with Data Relating to Others of the Bromwell Name in America. Denver, CO: W. F. Robinson, 1910.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. Indianapolis: J. H. Beers and Company, 1908, p. 910. Accessed March 19, 2019. https://books.google.com.
Findagrave.com. "Rev Jacob Lowe Bromwell." Find a Grave Index. Accessed March 19, 2019. http://www.findagrave.com.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/03/19 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2019/03/19 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Wright, Henry, 1850-1923 (Person)
- Bromwell, Mary Susan, 1842-1915 (Person)
- Title
- Bromwell and Wright family photograph 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
