Caleb Denny volumes
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V467
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings regarding the life and career of Caleb Denny ranging from 1885 to 1899 and 1893 to 1894.
Dates
- 1885-1899
Creator
- Denny, Caleb (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 Note
Caleb Denny was born in 1850 in Monroe County, Indiana as the youngest of eleven children to James and Harriet Denny. As a child, he worked beside his father on the farm. Denny moved to Indianapolis when he was twenty years old, and worked as the Assistant State Librarian, while attending law school. Denny was admitted to the Marion County bar in 1872 and worked as a lawyer at a local law firm. Two years later, in 1874, he married Carrie Lowe, with whom he would eventually have two children.
In 1881, Denny was appointed the Indianapolis city attorney. In 1885, he became mayor of Indianapolis under the Republican banner. He was re-elected twice and ended his career as mayor in 1895. A few years after his electoral defeat, Denny was appointed Marion County attorney, a post he held until 1908. He also served as a trustee of the Indiana State Normal School, where he was president from 1919-18. In 1924, he was appointed secretary of the State Board of Pardons, where he worked until his death in 1926.
In 1881, Denny was appointed the Indianapolis city attorney. In 1885, he became mayor of Indianapolis under the Republican banner. He was re-elected twice and ended his career as mayor in 1895. A few years after his electoral defeat, Denny was appointed Marion County attorney, a post he held until 1908. He also served as a trustee of the Indiana State Normal School, where he was president from 1919-18. In 1924, he was appointed secretary of the State Board of Pardons, where he worked until his death in 1926.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Hiram McKee in 1987/04.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 2004/08 by Jennifer Duplaga. Collection reprocessed by Brent Abercrombie in 2011/03. EAD finding aid created by Jennifer Duplaga in 2004/08. EAD finding aid revised by Brent Abercrombie in 2011/03.
Creator
- Denny, Caleb (Person)
- Title
- Caleb Denny volumes
- 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
