Emma Shields Nunemacher Carleton scrapbook
Collection — Volume: V031
Identifier: V031
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an Elmhurst Hymnal (circa 1921) that Emma Carleton used as a scrapbook. The scrapbook contains a number of letters sent to her by Daniel L. Paine, an Indianapolis poet and newspaperman, from 1888 to 1895 and two undated photographs, one of 4 unidentified women and another with the description "Majorie L, age 7, taken on the school house steps." The scrapbook also includes newspaper clippings regarding Paine's death in May 1895, undated writings by Mrs. Carleton, a few clipping from the Chicago Tribune (1911), and a January 30, 1917 letter from Caroline King Phillips.
Dates
- 1888-circa 1921
Creator
- Carleton, Emma Shields Nunemacher (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
Emma Shields Nunemacher was born on August 4, 1850 in New Albany, Indiana to John R. and Avesta A. Nunemacher. She was the granddaughter of Patrick Shields, a member of the first Indiana Constitutional Convention. She married Philip J. Carleton in 1974 and they had one son who died in childhood. She became a writer of note and contributed to a number of publications, including the Detroit Free Press, Puck, Judge, and Life. She was also a poet and wrote the "Ginger Jar" column for the Chicago Record. During her marriage she lived in Indianapolis, but following her husband's death in 1887, she moved back to New Albany and lived there until she passed away at the age of 74 on December 30, 1924.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Emma S. Neunemacher." Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed December 13, 2019.https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Emma Shields Nunemacher Carleton." Memorial ID 45900215. Accessed December 13, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45900215/emma-shields-carleton.
"Mrs. Emma Carleton, Indiana Author, Dies." Indianapolis Star (IN), December 31, 1924.
"Noted Writer Dies at Home in New Albany". Jeffersonville Evening News (IN), December 31, 1924.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Emma S. Neunemacher." Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed December 13, 2019.https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Emma Shields Nunemacher Carleton." Memorial ID 45900215. Accessed December 13, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45900215/emma-shields-carleton.
"Mrs. Emma Carleton, Indiana Author, Dies." Indianapolis Star (IN), December 31, 1924.
"Noted Writer Dies at Home in New Albany". Jeffersonville Evening News (IN), December 31, 1924.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one volume.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Eliza Nunemacher on 1936/12/23.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/12/13 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/12/13 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Carleton, Emma Shields Nunemacher (Person)
- Title
- Emma Shields Nunemacher Carleton scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
