Orah Cole Briscoe papers, 1929-1972
A Guide to her Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Dina Kellams and Danielle
Emerling
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Briscoe, Orah Cole,
1907-1972
TitleOrah Cole Briscoe papers,1929-1972
Collection No.
C460
Extent
.6 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
Orah Cole Briscoe was an Indiana
University alumna and wife of chemistry professor and Dean of Faculties Herman T.
Briscoe. Collection consists of correspondence, research and writings, and general
files.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
Orah Cole Briscoe, born 1907, was an Indiana University alumna, earning her Bachelor
of Arts in 1929 and her Master of Arts in English in 1934. As an undergraduate she
was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority. In 1928 she married Herman T. Briscoe, a
distinguished chemistry educator who joined the Indiana University chemistry faculty
in 1924, went on to serve as chairman of the department, and was appointed as the
first Dean of Faculties in 1940. Orah was active in university life, and in 1947 she
founded the General Association of Teachers, Employees, Wives, Administrators of the
Yooniversity (GATEWAY) club to promote sociability among members of the entire
University. Orah died in 1972.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Research and writings, and
General files.
Scope and Content Note
The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Research and writings,
and General files. The Correspondence consists largely of letters from Indiana
University friends and faculty and also includes letters of sympathy following the
death of Herman T. Briscoe in 1960.
The Research and writings series consists primarily of papers relating to her
master’s thesis on Indiana authors. Included are author correspondence files which
hold letters from Indiana authors, authors’ family members, public libraries, and
publishing companies. The general research correspondence includes a letter from the
English Department awarding her MA. Also included is a typed and handwritten draft
of her thesis, The Hoosier School of Fiction, pt. 1: Indiana Fiction Before 1870, as
well as poetry authored by Briscoe.
General files include clippings, programs for musical performances, and GATEWAY
meeting announcements on index cards.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives Photographs Database
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession numbers: 0458, 2006/020
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University
through a Deed of Gift. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility
for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials.
Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these
materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.
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and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its
inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Orah Cole Briscoe papers, Collection C460, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Accession 0458 came to the Archives after 1972; gifted to the Archives by son Robert Briscoe; Accession 2006/020 was found
in Chancellor Wells’ office after his death.
Processing InformationProcessed by Dina Kellams and Danielle Emerling.
Completed in 2012
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Correspondence, 1936-1972
General, 1936-1972
Sympathy Letters, 1960
(3 folders)
Series:
Box 1
Research and Writings, 1933-1949,
undated
Author correspondence,
A-H, 1933-1934
I-R, 1933-1934
S-W, 1933-1934
General correspondence, 1933-1934
Thesis draft, circa 1934
Poetry, circa 1949
Typescript,
Comfort Me with Apples: A Book of Poems,
undated
Series:
Box 2
General files, 1929-1972,
undated
Bank Book, 1929
Programs and Invitations, 1941-1948
General Association of Teachers, Employees, Wives, Administrators of the Yooniversity (GATEWAY), 1947
Clippings, 1949-1952
Remembrance book, Herman T. Briscoe, 1960
IUB Press Release, Orah Briscoe’s Death, 1972
Notes and Club Card, undated
