Theresa Pierce Krull collection
Collection
Identifier: G-123
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research, correspondence, newspaper articles and original photographs from Theresa Pierce Krull and others in Indiana and other places in the United States, ranging from 1843 to 1952, primarily regarding the Stallo, Vinton, Moore, Hendricks, and Bancroft families, among others. Areas covered include Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
Dates
- 1843-1952
Creator
- Krull, Theresa Vinton Pierce, 1877-1963 (Compiler, Person)
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 / Historical
Theresa Vinton Pierce Krull (1877-1963) was a graduate of Vassar College (1900); an Indianapolis clubwoman; a feature writer for the Indianapolis Star; and a lecturer and writer on educational, historical, and political topics. Her husband, Frederic Krull (1876-1961), was an Indianapolis singer, voice instructor, and composer, whose works included music for James Whitcomb Riley’s poems. Her father, Henry Douglas Pierce (1848-1929), was an Indianapolis lawyer and businessman who was a director of various railroad companies in Indiana and New York, as well as a director of the Nicaragua Maritime Canal Company and a journalist writing on European and South American affairs. Her grandfather, Winslow S. Pierce (1819-1888), was a physician in Illinois, California, and Indianapolis (1840s-1888); comptroller of the State of California (1851); and a businessman involved in real estate, railroad development, and Democratic Party politics in Indiana (1854-1888).
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 the Genealogy Division as a donation from the Theresa Vinton Pierce Krull estate in May 1963.
Accruals
No further editions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2025/03/14 by Laura Williams. EAD finding aid created 2025/04/01 by Laura Williams.
Creator
- Krull, Theresa Vinton Pierce, 1877-1963 (Compiler, Person)
- Title
- Theresa Pierce Krull collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Genealogy Repository
Contact:
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3689
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3689
