Waddell mss., 1944-1987
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
Waddell, Courtney
TitleWaddell mss.,1944-1987
Collection No.
LMC 2509
Extent
300 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
Collection consists of the World War II
correspondence between geologist (Byron) Courtney Waddell and his fiancée and then
wife, Australian-born Lola Yvonne Line.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Born in Indianapolis, Waddell attended Indiana University, earning a B.A. in Geology
in 1938, an M.A. in 1949 and his Ph.D. in 1952. He was a member of Sigma Gamma
Epsilon, an honorary and professional geology fraternity and Scabbard and Blade, a
national honorary military fraternity.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Legal
Documents; III. Memorabilia; IV. Miscellaneous; V. Writings.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence includes letters from Lola Yvonne Line to Courtney Waddell. Legal
Documents include immigrations and army records, as well as deeds and wills.
Memorabilia includes photographs and greeting cards. Writings include "A Product of
the Land Down Under," by Lola Yvonne Line, and
Geology and Economic Resources of the
Shelburn, Fairbanks, Hutton, and Pimento Quadrangles,
by Courtney Waddell.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2005
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
[Item], Waddell mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Craig Simpson.
Completed in 2012
Series:
Correspondence
Box 1
Lola to Courtney, 1944-1946
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View All (42)
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1944,
Jan.-Dec.
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1945, Jan.
18-31
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1945, Feb.
1-28
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1945, Mar.
1-16
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1945, Mar.
17-31
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1945, Apr.
1-15
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1945, Apr.
16-30
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1945, May
1-13
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1945, May
13-31
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1945, Jun.
1-15
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1945, Jun.
16-30
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1945, Jul.
1-15
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1945, Jul.
16-30
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1945, Jul.
31-Aug. 14
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1945, Aug.
15-31
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1945, Sept.
1-14
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1945, Sept.
15-Oct. 1
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1945, Oct.
2-15
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1945, Oct.
16-31
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1945, Nov.
1-14
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1945, Nov.
15-30
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1945, Dec.
1-14
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1945, Dec.
15-31
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1946, Jan.
1-14
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1946, Jan.
15-undated
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1946, Feb.
1-15
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1946, Feb.
15-Mar. 1
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1946, Mar.
2-14
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1946, Mar.
15-29
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1946, Apr.
2-15
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1946, Apr.
16-May 2
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1946, May
3-16
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1946, May
17-Jun. 3
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1946, Jun.
4-18
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1946, Jun.
18-Jul. 2
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1946, Jul.
2-15
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1946, Jul.
16-31
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1946, Aug.
1-16
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1946, Aug.
17-Sept. 2
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1946, Sept.
3-16
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1946, Sept.
17-30
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1946, Oct.
1-11
From Lola's Family and Friends, 1958-1971
Maud Courtney Waddell to Courtney, 1963-1966
William B. Waddell to Courtney, 1962-1966
Miscellaneous, 1966, Feb.-Oct.
Series:
Legal Documents
Box 1
Immigration Documents, 1945-ca.
1960s
Passports and Passport Documentation, 1945-ca.
1987
Courtney's Biographical Info, 1916-2003
Deeds and Wills, 1889-1975
Army Documents, 1942-1946
Series:
Memorabilia
Box 1
Photographs and Hair, 1938-undated
Greeting Cards, 1946-undated
William B. Waddell, 1908-undated
Nannie Bayly Waddell, 1975-1976
Series:
Miscellaneous
Box 1
1944-undated
Undated
Series:
Writings
Box 1
"An Outline of St. Mark's
Gospel," by J. C. Hurd, undated
"A Product from the Land Down
Under," by Lola, undated
Geology and Economic Resources of the
Shelburn, Fairbanks, Hutton, and Pimento Quadrangles,
by
Courtney Waddell, 1952,
Feb.