Eliza "Bessie" Osgood collection
Collection
Identifier: L461
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and personal documents of Elizabeth "Bessie" Osgood. The bulk of the collection contains letters Bessie received from her friend, Mary "Puss" Allen, and describe her teaching experiences, family activities, friends, social events, church activities, marriages, new babies and illnesses (1885-1892). Additional correspondence from her future husband, Jerome Strain (1890-1892), her father (1890), her sisters (1890-1893), her Lyons family relatives (1890-1892), and letters sent by members of the Ritter family are included as well.
Along with photographs of friends and professors at DePauw University (circa 1880s), the collection also contains Rev. John S.C. Scott's, The Mother at Home (1833), an Indiana University annual catalogue (1855-1856), notes on Owen County, Indiana history (undated), Osgood's funeral registry and obituary (December, 1950), pen nibs, and a piece of wood with autographs of individuals who attended a cave party in July, 1887.
Along with photographs of friends and professors at DePauw University (circa 1880s), the collection also contains Rev. John S.C. Scott's, The Mother at Home (1833), an Indiana University annual catalogue (1855-1856), notes on Owen County, Indiana history (undated), Osgood's funeral registry and obituary (December, 1950), pen nibs, and a piece of wood with autographs of individuals who attended a cave party in July, 1887.
Dates
- 1833-1950
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
Eliza Eunice "Bessie" Osgood was born November 23, 1866 in Gosport, Indiana to Dr. Howard G. and Harriet (Lyons) Osgood. After graduating from high school, she attended DePauw Univesity in Greencastle, Indiana. Osgood married Jerome F. Strain (1867-1949) on November 2, 1894 and they had a daughter, Helen, who died in infancy (1895) and a son, Howard (1900-1918). She taught Sunday school and was the pianist for the Gosport Methodist Church and was a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Osgood assed away at the age of 84 on December 23, 1950.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
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 Tom Dodd in 2002/09.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 2002 by Beth Herzog. Collection reprocessed 2017/01/26 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2017/01/26 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Title
- Eliza "Bessie" Osgood collection
- 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:
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
