Bernard C. Gavit collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: L752
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and papers from Bernard C. Gavit in Indiana from 1935 to 1941, regarding legal proceedings for the state of Indiana, correspondence with justices of the peace around the state, and maps and statistics on crime in different parts of the state.
Dates
- 1935-1941
Creator
- Gavit, Bernard Campbell, 1893-1954 (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 / Historical
Bernard Campbell Gavit was born on October 12, 1893, in Saginaw, Michigan to John A. and Emma Dolly (Campbell) Gavit. His family later moved to Hammond, Indiana where he grew up. Gavit earned his B.A. from Wabash College in 1915 before moving on to attend University of Chicago Law School, graduating in 1920. He married Nettie Sue Bledsoe and they had one son, Albert McQueen. Gavit worked for his father’s law firm in Hammond, Indiana for almost a decade before take a position to teach as an assistant professor at the University of Oregon in 1928. Gavit returned to Indiana in 1929 upon accepting a full-time faculty position at Indiana University School of Law. He was dean of the law school from 1933 to 1951. Gavit died on January 16, 1954 at the age of 60.
Sources:
Bernard Campbell Gavit. “Brief Life History of Bernard Campell Gavit.” Accessed on 2023/08/15. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2CM-VCJ/bernard-campbell-gavit-1893-1954.
Bernard Campbell Gavit. “Bernard Campbell Gavit: 1933-1951” Accessed on 2023/08/15. https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/gavit/
Sources:
Bernard Campbell Gavit. “Brief Life History of Bernard Campell Gavit.” Accessed on 2023/08/15. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2CM-VCJ/bernard-campbell-gavit-1893-1954.
Bernard Campbell Gavit. “Bernard Campbell Gavit: 1933-1951” Accessed on 2023/08/15. https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/gavit/
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 small manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was recieved by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Indiana University on 2021/12/10.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processing completed 2023/05/23 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created on 2023/08/08 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
Creator
- Gavit, Bernard Campbell, 1893-1954 (Person)
- Title
- Bernard C. Gavit 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
