Scott mss. II, 1854-1906
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
Creator
Scott, Emmet Hoyt,
1842-1924
TitleScott mss. II, 1854-1906
Collection No.
LMC 2114
Extent
1,521 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Scott mss. II, 1854-1906, are papers
of Emmet Hoyt Scott, 1842-1924, railroadman, lumberman, manufacturer, and mayor of
LaPorte, Indiana, and his brother, Arthur Lee Scott, 1845-1878,
businessman.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Career of Emmet Hoyt Scott: born Broome County, New York, July 20, 1842; son of Wiley
Huntington and Aseneth (Locke) Scott; taught school, Oswego, New York, December
1862-February 1863; employee in joint express office of the Adams & American
Express Company, Centralia, Illinois, March-September, 1863; assisted father,
September 1863-August 1864; construction department, Albany and Susquehanna
Railroad, August 1864-February 1867; superintendent, construction and operating
departments, Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company, building a line
from LaPorte to Peru, Indiana, 1867-1869; lumber industry, East Saginaw, Michigan,
1869-1887; partner, Niles & Scott, manufacturers of wheels for agricultural
implements and vehicles, 1876-1902; secretary-treasurer of Saginaw land, brown
stone, and copper mining company; and the Saginaw Copper Company, 1877; president of
the Lac La Belle Company, Munising, Michigan, organized to buy, manufacture and
dispose of timber and products thereof, and to purchase, hold, or sell the lands
connected therewith, 1894-1906; began development of Munising, Michigan, and was
general manager of the Munising Railway built from Munising to Little Lake to
connect with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, 1895; president of the Island
Coal Company, 1897; mayor of LaPorte, Indiana, 1889-1894; toured South America,
January-March, 1911; on European agricultural tour, June-August, 1912; visited
Central America, January-March, 1922; owned real estate and farms in Indiana and
Michigan; died on June 20, 1924, at LaPorte, Indiana.
Career of Arthur Lee Scott: Born Nineveh, New York, August 17, 1845; son of Wiley
Huntington Scott and Aseneth (Locke) Scott; served in 27th New York Regiment,
1861-1863; attended Cooperstown Seminary, Cooperstown, New York, August 1865-March
1866; messenger and agent of American Express Company, Chicago and Pana, Illinois,
1866-1871; partner in Scott Brothers brewing firm, 1871-1872; served in 5th U.S.
Artillery, Company C, 1872-1877; employee of Saginaw Copper Company, 1877-1878.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II.
Accounts; III. Printed; and, IV. Miscellaneous.
Scope and Content Note
The Scott mss. II, 1854-1906, are papers of Emmet Hoyt Scott, 1842-1924, railroadman,
lumberman, manufacturer, and mayor of LaPorte, Indiana, and his brother, Arthur Lee
Scott, 1845-1878, businessman. The collection consists of business, personal, and
family correspondence of Emmet Hoyt Scott and Arthur Lee Scott; contracts and
statements of accounts between tenants and Mary Relief Scott, wife of Emmet Hoyt
Scott; maps of Fulton County, Indiana; an autograph book of Arthur Lee Scott while
at Cooperstown Seminary; compositions written by Arthur Lee Scott while at
Cooperstown Seminary; and a messenger's log book, diary, and receipt book of Arthur
Lee Scott. Letters from Maria Amelia Scott, 1834-1889, who kept her father's hotel
at Nineveh, New York, to her brothers Emmet Hoyt and Arthur Lee Scott comment
extensively on contemporary social events as well as family matters. Correspondents
represented in the collection include: W.C. Attix, C.H. Board, Charles Printy
Drummond, Robert Holland Duell, John S. Gaylord, John W. Houghton, Samuel Franklin
Miller, William B. Niles, Arthur Lee Scott, Edwin Wiley Scott, Emmet Hoyt Scott,
Maria Amelia Scott, Jefferson Shafer, Milo R. Smith, and Horatio Governeur Wright.
Consult the Manuscripts Index in the Library for dates of letters of individual
correspondents.
Printed matter in the collection includes programs from the Artillery School, U.S.A.,
1873 and 1874; miscellaneous brochures and advertisements dealing with the brewing
industry. Miscellaneous items include pieces about ditches, fencing and
knitting.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Scott, Emmet Hoyt,
1842-1924.
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Scott, Emmet Hoyt,
1842-1924--Correspondence.
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Scott, Arthur Lee,
1845-1878.
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Scott, Arthur Lee,
1845-1878--Correspondence.
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Scott, Maria Amelia,
1834-1889.
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Scott, Maria Amelia,
1834-1889--Correspondence.
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Scott, Mary Relief.
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Related Material
Scott mss.; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1981
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
Scott II mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
I. Correspondence
1857-1892.
(42 folders)
Includes diary, autograph book, and receipt book of Arthur Lee Scott
Box 2
1893/1906
(10 folders)
Series:
Box 2
II. Accounts
Baldwin, George
Bisel, J.W.
Bowman, Gideon
Brady, Thomas J.
Brackett, Lyman M.
Clemens, Floyd
Crabill, J.W.
Eisenmann, Fred G.
Eisenmann, George
Engel, Jacob
Fagan, Henry C.
Felder & Sons
Felder & Bro.
Ford, Christopher
Hunter, Jefferson
Hunter & Son
Jackson, Henry
Latchaw, George
Morrill, R.M.
Rafeldt, Fred
Rice, O.H.P.
Rice, S.A.D.
Rice & Rice
Scott, A.S.
Wright, James
Series:
Box 2
III. Printed
Brewing
Includes price list and advertisements for brewing supplies, ca. 1872
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Includes newspaper clippings; New York Herald Almanac, 1875; Schenck's
Almanac, 1875, 1876; Business cards; items from Artillery School, U.S.A,
1873-1874, and Cooperstown Seminary, 1865 and undated; illustrations
removed from a bound volume; railway literature; product advertisements;
The Daily Herald (La Porte, IN), May 6, 1889; Sunday School Advocate,
Vol. XIII, no. 21, July 22, 1854
Series:
Box 2
IV. Miscellaneous
Ditches and fences.
Includes plaintiff's claims concerning the location of ditches and fences
on E.H. Scott's land
Envelopes addressed to Arthur Lee Scott
Fragments.
Includes notes on scrap paper, blank American Express checks and an
I.O.U.
Knitting.
Contains knitting patterns
Scott, Arthur Lee. School Essays
Includes essays and notes from Cooperstown Seminary, 1865-1866
Oversize 1
Certificates, clippings, contract, maps, etc.