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Peter and Ethel Jones McEwen collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-015

Scope and Contents

This collection includes the genealogical research from the Rev. and Mrs. Peter McEwen from around 1930-1952. Also included in the collection are correspondence, notes, a Friends Historical Bulletin, and a copy of "John Rudolph Waymire & the First three Generations of his Descendants.

Dates

  • 1930-1952

Language of Materials

Materials in English and German.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Genealogy Division.

Biographical Note

Peter McEwen was born on June 8, 1881 in Huron Ontario, Canada to Peter McEwen and Mary Stewart. They later moved to Benton County, Indiana. He attended Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota where he met his wife, Ethel Bertha Jones. They married in Danville Illinois in 1911. He died In March of 1974 in Garden City, New York.

Extent

0.45 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by the Genealogy Division as a donation from Mrs. Peter McEwen

Accurals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2014/02/01 by Sarah Pfundstein.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Peter McEwen collection
Status
Completed
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Undetermined
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Language of description note
English

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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