Maude Vestal collection
Collection
Identifier: L384
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of Maude Vestal’s diaries (1920, 1925-1932) and papers, ranging from 1920 to 1940, largely regarding the Wendell Willkie Notification Committee (1940). The Willkie papers principally pertain to the planning of the official notification ceremony in Elwood, Indiana, on August 17, 1940. The collection also contains family and business correspondence; papers regarding her guardianship of Ann Catherine Shaffer; reports on clothing production by Red Cross Volunteers in Anderson; and social work reports.
Dates
- 1920-1940
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
Hulda Maude Malone was born in February 1879, in Anderson, Indiana. Her parents were Charles T. and Hannah Ann (Bronnenberg) Malone. She married Albert H. Vestal on January 8, 1903. Like her husband, Maude Vestal was active in the work of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Indiana Woman’s Republican Club, as well as the Madison County and Anderson Republican organizations. Vestal was active in the campaign of Wendell Willkie for U.S. president in 1940. She was also very involved in the American Red Cross in Madison County. Maude Vestal died on June 13, 1951, in Anderson, Indiana.
Source:
Ancestry.com. Accessed April 17, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity Containing Biographical Sketches of Business and Professional Men and of Many of the Early Settled Families. Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co., 1908.
Source:
Ancestry.com. Accessed April 17, 2006. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity Containing Biographical Sketches of Business and Professional Men and of Many of the Early Settled Families. Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co., 1908.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized by format and subject, then chronologically.
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 2006/04 by Christian Baich. Finding aid updated 2015/11/20 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/07 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2025/04/14 by Brittany Kropf.
- American Red Cross
- Anderson (Ind.)
- Condolence notes
- Correspondence
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Diaries
- Elections -- United States
- Family
- Madison County (Ind.)
- Political campaigns -- 20th century
- Politicians
- Politicians -- Indiana
- Politicians -- United States -- 20th century
- Politics and government
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- Social work -- United States
- Societies and clubs
- Telegrams
- Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944
Creator
- Title
- Maude Vestal collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
