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Ellis Searles, "History of Marion County, Indiana in the World War" scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V407

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of four scrapbooks organized by Ellis Searles entitled "History of Marion County, Indiana in the World War." Created between 1914 and 1918 in Indianapolis, they are organized as follows:

Vol. 1: History

Vol. 2: History

Vol. 3: Pictures and exhibits

Vol. 4: Bass Photo Company pictures

Dates

  • 1914-1918

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

Ellis Searles was a newspaper journalist and editor who lived in Huntington, Indiana and later in Indianapolis, Indiana. He worked at the Indianapolis News, the Indianapolis Sun, and the Marion News-Tribune.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (4 volumes)

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 Ellis Searles in 1924.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2019/09/26 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2019/09/26 by Lauren Patton.
Title
Ellis Searles, "History of Marion County, Indiana in the World War" scrapbooks
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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