Ray Shearer collection
Collection
Identifier: L755
Scope and Contents
This collection includes text and photographs from Ray Shearer and the Shearer family in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1911 to 2019, regarding the different United States Navy ships that Shearer helped get commissioned with Indiana-based names, as well as the class photos from the Shearer family in the early 1900s.
Dates
- 1977-2019
Creator
- Shearer, Ray (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
Ray Shearer was the chairman for both the U.S.S. Indiana and the U.S.S. Indianapolis Commissioning Committees. He worked to have multiple United States naval ships named after the state of Indiana or the city of Indianapolis. Shearer was a marine veteran who helped recording and honor United States military burials from World War I and World War II, which have been lost due to their small size.
Sources:
Items in the collection
The American Legion. "To preserve the memories." Ray Shearer. Accessed October 16, 2023.https://www.legion.org/honor/216735/%E2%80%98-preserve-memories%E2%80%99.
Schuman, Tom. "Ties Between State and Navy Grow With USS Indiana." U.S.S. Indiana. Accessed October 16, 2023. https://www.bizvoicemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/USSIndiana.pdf.
Sources:
Items in the collection
The American Legion. "To preserve the memories." Ray Shearer. Accessed October 16, 2023.https://www.legion.org/honor/216735/%E2%80%98-preserve-memories%E2%80%99.
Schuman, Tom. "Ties Between State and Navy Grow With USS Indiana." U.S.S. Indiana. Accessed October 16, 2023. https://www.bizvoicemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/USSIndiana.pdf.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
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 Ray Shearer on 2021/03/11.
Accruals
No further additions to the collection are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processed 2023/10/13 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created on 2023/10/16 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
Creator
- Shearer, Ray (Person)
- Title
- Ray Shearer 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
