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Robert G. Bradshaw, Delphi, Indiana photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP133

Scope and Contents

This collection includes black-and-white print photographs, many taken by photographer A. W. Wolever, with extensive typed descriptions from Robert G. Bradshaw on the backs. The images are from Delphi, Indiana ranging from circa 1864 to 1933, showing public buildings and spaces, businesses, churches, homes, streets, and the public square. There are also a few photographs with people, including a group portrait of the Graham brothers and a reunion of Civil War veterans from the 72nd Indiana Regiment in 1896.

Dates

  • 1864-1933

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

Andrew "Andy" Weidel Wolever was born on August 12, 1852 to Peter (1802–1875) and Catherine (Weidel) Wolever (1812–1859) in Pennsylvania. He had several siblings, including Elias (1833–1902), Mary (1835–1887), Lavina (1836–1865), Peter (1838–1895), Susan (1843–1911), Catherina (1845–1907), and Edward 1850–1896). The family moved to Lafayette, Indiana after the death of Wolever's mother in 1859. Wolever opened a photography studio in 1869 in Lafayette, possibly with his brother Peter, also a photographer, with whom he lived in 1870. He relocated to Delphi in 1874 and he documented life in the town of Delphi extensively, displaying the images in his studio. He married Mary Alice Tutwiler on November 6, 1880 and they had four children: Clarissa Florence (1881-), Larrey Tutwiler (1883–1957), Lucy C. (1884–1940), and Calista Gertrude (1885–1962). In 1887 and 1889, Wolever was elected as the town's mayor as a Republican candidate. He was a member of the K. of P. lodge, the I.O.O.F. lodge, and the Methodist Episcopal Church. Wolever retired from the photography business in 1933 due to ill health and died at the home of his daughter Lucy in Gary, Indiana on September 28, 1936. He was buried in I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens in Delphi.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." 1900 United States Federal Census Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." 1910 United States Federal Census Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." 1920 United States Federal Census Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." 1930 United States Federal Census Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Andrew W. Wolever." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. Andrew Weidel Wolever." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 19, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162154162/andrew-weidel-wolever.

"Funeral Today for A. W. Wolever, 84, Former City Mayor." Delphi Citizen (IN), October 1, 1936, 1, 8. Accessed November 19, 2021. NewspaperArchive.

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Robert Gros Bradshaw was born on May 1, 1900 to William Howard (1868–1942) and Flora (Gros) Bradshaw (1872–1961) in Carroll County, Indiana. He had two younger brothers, Howard William (1902–1985) and Charles Richard (1912–1998). He graduated from Delphi Community High School in 1919 and attended Purdue University, attaining a B.S. in 1923 and later an M.S. in the 1940s. He married Mary Gustavel (1901–1989) on October 11, 1927 and they had three sons: Arthur Connelly (1929–2013), John Ballard (1932-2021), and Robert Charles (1933-). Bradshaw worked for his father at Delphi Body Works for a time. He was interested in history, particularly local and pioneer history, and became a social studies teacher and school librarian, teaching for many years at his high school alma mater. Bradshaw died of renal failure on February 23, 1986 in Lafayette, Indiana and was buried in I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens in Delphi.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. "Robert Charles Bradshaw." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Robert G. Bradshaw." U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Ballard Bradshaw." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Accessed November 19, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. "John Ballard Bradshaw." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 19, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227835347/john-ballard-bradshaw.

Findagrave.com. "Robert Gros Bradshaw." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed November 19, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69316417/robert-gros-bradshaw.

Historical Note

Delphi, Indiana is the city and county seat of Carroll County. It was platted in 1828 and took its name from the city in Greece. The Wabash and Erie Canal went through Delphi and there is now a museum devoted to it there. From 1850 to 2020, the population has fluctuated between 1,300 and 3,000 people.

Sources:

Wikipedia. "Delphi, Indiana." Wikipedia.org. Accessed November 19, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi,_Indiana.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Related Materials

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN:

S1652: Carroll County collection

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2021/11/19 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2021/11/19 by Brittany Kropf.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Robert G. Bradshaw, Delphi, Indiana photograph collection
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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