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Mary Dalton photograph collection

 Collection — Folder: SP029
Identifier: SP029

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs of Donald Richwine and his niece Dorothy (Richwine) Martin of Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1940 to 1950 regarding the Indianapolis plant of the Bridgeport Brass Company where Donald worked and Dorothy Ann Martin in group photographs at Girl Scout camp at McCormick's Creek State Park.

Dates

  • circa 1940-1950

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

Twins Donald J. and Dorothy L. Richwine were born to Rolla and Ruth Richwine on April 22, 1904. They lived in Indianapolis, Indiana and had several other siblings including Elizabeth, Barbara, Rolla, Albert, Harry, and Howard.

Donald married Laura “Lollie” Mae Braun on October 4, 1926 and worked as a salesman of “grocery products” in the 1930s before going to work as an accountant for the Indianapolis plant of the Bridgeport Brass Co. He died in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California on January 12, 1983 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.

Dorothy married Howard Theodore Martin, who worked as foreman of a wheel works and later as a draftsman, on February 19, 1927 and they had two children, James H. and Dorothy Ann. They lived in Boone County, Indiana. She died a little over 2 months after her twin brother, on March 29, 1983 in Los Angeles, California and was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana.

Dorothy Ann Martin was bortn July 19, 1931 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. She attended Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Indiana and Butler University in Indianapolis. She died in Mesa, Arizona on June 5, 2000.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. “Donald Richwine.” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Donald Richwine.” 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Donald Richwine.” Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1746-1993. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Dorothy Ann Martin.” U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Dorothy Ann Martin.” U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Dorothy Ann Martin.” U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Dorothy Martin.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Dorothy Martin.” California, Death Index, 1940-1997. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Dorothy Richwine.” Marion County, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1925-2012. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Donald Richwine obituary. Indianapolis Star, January 24, 1983, 25.

Findagrave.com. “Donald Richwine.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. “Dorothy Martin.” Find a Grave Index. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.

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 Mary Dalton in 2007.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2019/05/28 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2019/05/28 by Brittany Kropf.
Title
Mary Dalton 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:
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