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Woodburn mss. II, ca. 1911-1974

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
Woodburn family.

Title
Woodburn mss. II, ca. 1911-1974

Collection No.
LMC 2770

Extent
750 items

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
The Woodburn mss. II, ca. 1911-1974, consist of letters and papers of the Woodburn family. The majority of the collection belongs to James Albert Woodburn, 1856-1943, and his son, James Gelston Woodburn, 1894-1980.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

James Albert Woodburn, 1856-1943, was born in Bloomington, Indiana, and received his A.B. from Indiana University in 1876, his A.M. in 1885, and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1890. He taught in the public schools of Grayville, Illinois, and in the Preparatory Department of Indiana University before becoming Professor of American History at Indiana University in 1890, a position which he held until his retirement in 1924. Outside of his career as a historian, he worked to further efforts of the League of Nations by promoting their world peace programs.

James Gelston Woodburn, 1894-1980, was born in Bloomington, Indiana to James Albert Woodburn and Caroline Louise Gelston. He received college degrees from Indiana University and Purdue University before earning his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1929. Over the course of his career as a civil engineer, he held faculty positions at Wisconsin State College and the University of Wisconsin before serving as the chair of his department from 1949-1958.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Ephemera; III. Legal Documents; IV. Personal; V. Professional; VI. Photographs; VII. Print Materials and VIII. Realia.

Scope and Content Note

Biographical and genealogical information on members of the Woodburn family may be found in James Albert Woodburn's Woodburn History: Some Generations of a Family, 1936. Keepsake letters and notes for James Albert Woodburn's fiftieth wedding anniversary to Caroline Louise Gelston are also included in the collection.

Related Material

Woodburn mss.; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2012
Usage Restrictions
Prior 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], Woodburn mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Casey Blackmore and Susan Bogner.

Completed in 2013

Series: Correspondence
A1, 1915-1934 
Box 1 Actuary (Postal Life Insurance Company). 1915 
Appleby, J.F.R. 1934 
B1, 1891-1974 and undated 
Bailey, Margaret Dickinson (Christian Endeavor). Undated 
Ballantine, W.G. 1891 
Barney, Harlow. 1934 
Barrett, Wendree (?). 1918 
Beck, J.W. (The Scarbough Company). 1913 
Biddle, F. W. (Beta Eta). 1923 
Biddle, Donna. 1962 and undated 
Biddle, Ward G. 1915-1946 and undated 
Bloomington High School. 1911 
Bowman, Catherine. 1913 
Brewer, J.L. 1917 
Bryan, Grace. Undated 
Bryan, Lowe Charlotte. 1949 
Bryan, Lowe Enoch. 1924 
Bryan, Lowe William. 1882-1951 
Bucher, Clum C. 1974 
Burlingame, H. J. 1917 
C1, 1911-1974 
Carney, Margarita. 1947 
Chambers, Geo C. 1915 
Chenoweth, Wilson. 1911-1913 
Collins, Dorothy. 1971-1974 
Cosgrove, Dorthea. Undated 
Culver, Harold E. 1928 
Culver Military Academy. 1917 
Curry, Mae Orpha. 1946 
D1 and E1, 1912-1931 
David, Dorothy. 1915-1930 
Davis, Edward Hatton. 1917 
Davisson, Schuyler C. 1924 
Dickerman, Minerva. 1912 
E, Simon (?). 1915-1918 
Engle, C. W. 1919 
Engles, Hubert. 1931 
F1 and G1, 1903-1986 
F., J.B. 1912 
Fantoli, Gaudenrio. 1931 
Fisher, L.L. 1942 
Foot, R. 1931 
Foote, W.W. 1945 
The Forrest Club. 1918 
Fraenkel, Peter. 1959 
Franklin, J.A. 1968 
Freeman, John R. 1929 
G. H. R. 1917 
Gabrielle, Hugh P. (Pendennis Club). 1918 
Galbraith, Mary Lee. 1914-1918 
Gasser-Fox Agency. 1925 
Gelston, Anna (?). 1900-1924 and undated 
Gibbons, W.H. 1925 
Givan, George N. 1922 
The Globe Department Store. 1918 
Gray, Harry. 1943 
Gray, Lucile Charman. Undated 
H1, 1911-1949 
H, C.H. 1913 
H, F.H. 1913 
Hanna, Jr. Thomas H. 1911-1914 
Haskell, Howard H. 1927 
Hatt, W.K. 1917 
Heighway, George F. 1945 
Hepburn, Sam. 1911-1917 
Hershey, Amos S. 1911 
Hildretd (?), Barbara. 1924 
Holland, E.O. 1924-1946 
Holter, M.L. 1933 
Houghton, Woodburn Mary. 1911-1928 and undated 
Huber, Carl G. 1929 
Hunter, Paul F. 1949 
I1 and J1, 1915-1926 
Indiana University. 1915 

(includes correspondence from President Bryan)

Institut Tilly (Berlin). 1911 
Isaacs, C. A. 1924 
Jameson, Arthur W. 1926 
K1, 1916-1933 and undated 
Kelley, F.L. 1928 
Kenyon, H.M. 1916-1917 and undated 

(Includes additional correspondence)

King, Horace W. 1927-1933 
Knapp, Robert and Pearl. Undated 
Koehler, Arthur. 1928 
Kruegel, J. 1929 
Kuck, Cecil E. 1931 
L1, 1911-1948 
Longmans, Green and Co, Inc. 1948 
Looss (?), Helena. 1911-1912 
M1, 1898-1911 and undated 
All correspondence from "mother" to James Woodburn.1898-1911 and undated 
M2, 1911 
All correspondence from "mother" to James Woodburn. 1911 
M3, 1913 
All correspondence from "mother" to James Woodburn. 1913 
M4, 1915-1918 
All correspondence from "mother" to James Woodburn and additional family members. 1915-1918 
M5, 1919-1945 
All correspondence from "mother" to James Woodburn.1919-1943 and undated 
Masow, Ida Lora. 1908 and undated 
McDowell, "Mac" M. E. 1917 
Mead, Daniel W. 1945 
Miller, E.B. 1924 
Mitchara (?), S. (The Psychological Laboratory at Cornell University) 1918 
Misay (?), R. 1929 
Myers, Burton D. 1943 
N1, 1971-1974 
Nottingham, Nan. 1971 
Nugent, W.T.K. 1974 
P1, 1899-1915 
All correspondence from "papa/father" to James Woodburn. 1899-1915 
P2, 1917-1918 
All correspondence from "papa/father" to James Woodburn. 1917-1918 
P3, 1919-1928 
Box 2 All correspondence from "papa/father" to James Woodburn and other family members. 1919-1928 
P4, 1929-1943 and undated 
All correspondence from "papa/father" to James Woodburn and other family members. 1929-1943 and undated 
P5, 1917-1934 
Parker, Glenn L. 1934 
Penrod, Anna A. 1943 
Penington, C.A. 1923 
Piper, Arthur M. 1934 
Pullman, George. 1930 
Purdue University (various correspondents). 1917-1971 
R1, 1907-1974 
Randall, David A. 1974 
Rawson, J.R. 1919 
Rich, Claude. 1949 
Richards, H. 1912 
Riley, Lucille. 1917-1918 
Rinder, Herbert G. 1926 
Rinne, William. 1965 
Roberts, Kitchel Arthur. 1906-1914 
Roberts, Carl. 1928 
Rounds, Fred G. 1927 
Ryan, John W. 1971 
S1, 1911-1971 
Scarborough Company. 1914 
Schmid, Erwin E. 1930 
Schumacher Hardware Company. 1914 
Scobie, James R. 1971 
Seabury, George T. 1929 
Seward, Austin. 1911 
Sheldon, H.D. 1911 
Sigma Nu Fraternity. 1916 
Slagle, Robert L.1916 

(Includes additional correspondence)

Sloan, Anna. 1918 
Smith, Julia. 1913 
Smith, Paul. 1911-1913 
Smith, Shirley W. 1927-1928 
Snyder, M.K. 1923-1930 
Spaets (?), Nelson J. 1921 
Stahr Jr, Elvis J. 1963-1966 
Stanley, W. E. 1917 
Suthe (?), Carl E. 1928 
Sutton, L. Joseph. 1970 
T1, 1914-1960 
Taylor, Emma. 1914 
Taylor, R.N. 1914 
Thoma, Dichu. 1931 
Thomas, Rolla K. 1916 
Tiffany, R.K. 1934 
Tilden, F. W. 1914 

(Includes additional correspondence)

Tierney, Jo. 1960 
Titus, J. 1919-1922 
Turring (?), Simon. (The Sentinel-Tribune) 1914 
U1, 1879-1964 and undated  - V1, 1918 
All unidentified correspondence and blank envelopes in back of folder
United States Department of Agriculture. 1921-1923 
Upham, J.S. 1917 
Van Tyne, Claude H. 1918 
W1, 1911-1993 
Waller, O. L. 1924-1929 
War Department. (Various correspondents and enclosed forms) 1918-1920 
Wells, Herman B. 1937-1993 
Wicks, Lewis W. 1918 
Wiecking, Janet Woodburn. 1907-1970 and undated 
Wilson, Francis I. 1941 
Winslow, Charles. 1920 
W2, 1890-1941 
Woodburn, Robert (Bobby). 1906-1941 
Woodburn, Caroline Gelston. 1890-1931 and undated 
Woodburn, Delma Gelston. 1923-1939 
W3, 1891-1941 
Woodburn, Donnie. 1935-1941 and undated 
Woodburn, James Albert.1891-1930 and undated 
W4, 1917-1938 
Woodburn, James Albert. 1917-1938 
W5, 1899-1937 
Woodburn, James Gelston. 1899-1937 
W6, 1937-1968 - Y, 1919-1923 
Woodburn, James Gelston.1899-1968 and undated 
Woodburn family. 1912-1934 

(Various correspondents in one letter)

Yeoman, R. C. 1919-1923 
Series: Ephemera
Box 2 Flyers for the orchestra, receipts, newspaper clippings, materials related to education, and ticket stubs, 1911-1918 and undated 
Items relating to education, the Sigma Nu fraternity, and newspaper clippings and a Purdue University pin, 1913-1919  and undated 
Receipts, flyers and bulletins, drawings, and a university instructor pamphlet, 1925-1930 and undated 
Series: Legal Documents
Box 2 Probate Court documents including the last will and testament of Mary C. Gelston, 1910-1940 
Warranty deeds created by Gelston family members, 1909-1927 
Series: Personal Items
Box 3 Awards given to James Gelston Woodburn, 1927-1965 
Finances of James Albert Woodburn, 1929-1946 
Foreign materials, including written accounts of trips, 1955 
Forest Hill Cemetery memorial fund certificate, 1905 
Funeral service receipts, 1903-1926 
Gelston farming materials, 1940-1979 
Report cards for James Gelston Woodburn and James Albert Woodburn, various schools, 1907-1918 
Woodburn History: Some Generations of a Family by James Albert Woodburn, (Folder 1)1936 
Woodburn History: Some Generations of a Family by James Albert Woodburn (Folder 2)1936 
Coasters from various establishments, 1911 and undated 
Journal of James Gelston Woodburn, 1907 
Journals of James Gelston Woodburn dated from 1906 to 1912 and two undated  journals attached together
Journals of James Gelston Woodburn, six in total and written in German (?), undated 
Journals of James Gelston Woodburn, six in total and seem to be used for academic work, 1914 and undated 
Journal of James Gelston Woodburn, diary of JGW's travel to Germany, enclosed letter from Herman B Wells, 1911 
Junior Movies pamphlet, Indiana University junior class pamphlet discussing sports, fraternities and sororities, and literary works created by students, 1915 
Keepsake notes given to James Albert Woodburn on his fiftieth wedding anniversary, 1943 
School essays, written by James Gelston Woodburn, 1913-1914 and undated 
School work by James Gelston Woodburn, 1909 and undated 
Travel booklet by James Gelston Woodburn, 1932 
Various articles and newspaper clippings saved by James Gelston and James Albert, 1923-1930 
Various awards and condolences in regards to James Gelston Woodburn, 1980 
Box 4 Memorial articles and papers for James Gelston Woodburn, 1981 
Miscellaneous items pertaining to James Gelston Woodburn, 1912-1971 
Miscellaneous items pertaining to James Gelston Woodburn, 1893-1912  and undated 
Miscellaneous items pertaining to James Gelston Woodburn, 1912-1914  and undated 
Obituaries for James Gelston Woodburn, photocopies of news paper entries, 1980 
Purdue materials, pertaining to James Gelston Woodburn, includes awards, alumni magazines, and articles, 1945-1969 
Sale of 12 Geddes Heights house located in Ann Arbor Michigan, 1950 
Sympathy and condolence letters/telegrams, sent to James Albert Woodburn and family, 1943-1953 
Series: Professional
Box 4 Materials pertaining to Indiana University and both James Gelston and James Albert, 1962-1969 
Materials pertaining to Indiana University and both James Gelston and James Albert, 1970 
Materials pertaining to Indiana University, 1938-1959 
James Gelston Woodburn lecture on Columbia power plant, 1943-1974 
Materials pertaining to the Woodburn Fellowship, includes correspondence, 1973-1993 
Miscellaneous materials, 1929-1994 
Series: Photographs
Box 4 Cardboard photographs of various Woodburn family members, 1874 and undated 
Engineering Society, 1925 
Woodburn family members, 1867-1890 
Woodburn office at IU, undated 
James Albert Woodburn, 1895-1912  and undated 
James Albert Woodburn passport photo, undated 
Laboratory class, 1931 
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, photocopy, undated 
Photo album that goes with James Gelston Woodburn's diary of his trip to Germany, 1912 
Photo album, unidentified subjects, 1911 
Woodburn family, undated 
Indiana University, faculty and campus photos, 1916-1962  and undated 
Miscellaneous photographs, unidentified subjects, undated 
Negatives 91-102, unidentified subjects and locations, undated 
Negatives, group titled "Coble,"undated 
Negatives, Ithaca and Ann Arbor, undated 
Negatives, James Woodburn, undated 
Negatives, travels to England, undated 
Negatives, travels to Berlin and Potsdam, undated 
Negatives, miscellaneous, unidentified subjects and locations, undated 
Unidentified group photo, 1932-1933 
Box 9 (Oversize) Photograph album, photos of various trips including Germany, England, Ithaca, and Indiana University campus, 1911 
Box 10 (Oversize) Chi Epsilon fraternity of University of Wisconsin photograph, 1929 
Series: Print Materials
Box 5 Curry and Woodburn House, 1983-1984  and undated 
German items, possibly from Woodburn's trip in 1912, 1911-1912 
Map of water works system in Madison, Wisconsin, undated 
New paper clippings, 1911-1971  and undated 
Newspaper clippings, most from Madison, Wisconsin newspapers, 1943-1979 
Political newspaper clippings, 1911 and undated 
Education materials pertaining to James Gelston and Indiana University, 1908-1940 
Indiana University and general interest materials, 1914-1917  and undated 
Indiana University materials, 1903-1950 
Congressional record, remarks of Honorable Knute Hill, 1940 
Congressional records, second and third session, includes enclosed handwritten note, 1914 
Congressional records, third and first sessions, 1914-1916 
Congressional records, second and first sessions, 1927-1928 
Congressional records, second session, 1930 
Newspaper clippings on taxes, 1972-1980 
Newspaper clippings on historical events, 1915-1976 
Sesquicentennial Observance, 1950 
Series: Realia
Box 6 (Oversize) Correspondence case

(actual letters moved to Correspondence series)

Box 7 (Oversize) Diploma collection, 1855-1918 
Box 8 (Oversize) Decorative gift box, undated 
Box 11 (Oversize) Metal trunk, undated 
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