Nella Huston Lamb family papers
Collection
Identifier: L490
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and other papers from members of the Huston, Hopkins, and Lamb families in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and other areas throughout the United States and Europe (during World War II), ranging from 1881 to 1964 and undated, regarding family matters and genealogy, illness, Waveland Public Library, the Waveland Indepdent newspaper, and contemporary politics. The main correspondents were T. E. Huston, Lou Huston, Joseph Huston, and Mial E. Lamb. Some letters are addressed to other family members, but most were sent to Nella Lamb. Also included are postcards and greeting cards from 1909 to the 1950s, material regarding the Waveland Brown Township Public Library, and photographs of the family.
Dates
- 1881-1964
Creator
- Huston, Lou (Louise) Hopkins (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
Ellen Tabitha "Nella" Huston Lamb was born April 25, 1877 in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of Thomas E. and Clara Ellen Largent Huston and the eldest with two younger brothers, Joseph and Albert. After her mother's death in 1895, her father married her mother's sister, Louise "Lou" Hopkins. Nella was the first librarian at the Waveland Brown Township library from when it was established in 1915 until 1919. Her aunt Louise Huston also served as librarian there from 1925 to 1952. Louise Huston and T. E. Huston were the publishers of the local paper, the Waveland Independent, from 1924 until 1955 when it was sold. Nella married Mial Elias Lamb in 1917 and they lived various places throughout the country, including Kansas and Illinois, before returning to Waveland. They remained in Waveland until Nella Huston Lamb's death in 1964.
Sources:
Materials in the collection.
Zach, Karen. "Ellen Tabitha (Nella) Huston Lamb." USGenWeb Project. Created October 12, 2012. Last updated, March 12, 2016. Accesssed May 20, 2016. http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/obituaries/l/lamb-ellen-huston.htm.
Waveland-Brown Township Public Library. "Library Centennial 1915-2015." Accessed May 20, 2016. http://waveland.lib.in.us/pages/about.html#LH100.
Sources:
Materials in the collection.
Zach, Karen. "Ellen Tabitha (Nella) Huston Lamb." USGenWeb Project. Created October 12, 2012. Last updated, March 12, 2016. Accesssed May 20, 2016. http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/obituaries/l/lamb-ellen-huston.htm.
Waveland-Brown Township Public Library. "Library Centennial 1915-2015." Accessed May 20, 2016. http://waveland.lib.in.us/pages/about.html#LH100.
Extent
3.5 Cubic Feet (10 manuscript boxes, 1 half 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 in 1966.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/05/25 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2016/05/25 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2024/04/04 by Brittany Kropf.
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Family life
- Genealogy
- Hopkins family
- Huston family
- Huston, Lou (Louise) Hopkins
- Huston, T. E. (Thomas E.), 1863-1945
- Lamb family
- Lamb, Mial Elias, 1887-1971
- Lamb, Nella Huston, 1877-1964
- Libraries -- Indiana
- Newspapers
- Photographs
- Public libraries
- Waveland (Ind.)
- Waveland independent (Waveland, Ind.)
Creator
- Huston, Lou (Louise) Hopkins (Person)
- Huston, T. E. (Thomas E.), 1863-1945 (Person)
- Lamb, Nella Huston, 1877-1964 (Person)
- Lamb, Mial Elias, 1887-1971 (Person)
- Title
- Nella Huston Lamb family papers
- 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
