Denver C. Harlan papers 1866-1927, undated.
This collection includes letters, maps, photographs, real estate descriptions, bills, Arbutus (Indiana University year book), documents concerning legislation and politics and college class notes from Denver C. Harlan and others in Indiana and Iowa from 1866-1927 regarding education, map selling, census taking, yearbook publishing, realty transactions, legislation and politics.
Record details
- Physical Description: 2.4 Cubic feet
Content descriptions
General Note: | Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2016/06/08 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/06/08 by Edythe Huffman. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | This collection is open for research. |
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note: | Denver C. Harlan papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. |
Biographical or Historical Data: | Denver Carl Harlan was born Mar. 6, 1886 to Milton M. and Sarah Jane Van Nuys Harlan in Wayne County, Indiana. He had an older sister, Grace G. Harlan attended Valparaiso University, receiving a B.S. in 1906, Indiana University, receiving an A.B. in 1909 and Indiana Law School in Indianapolis in 1910-1911. Harlan worked as a map salesman in Iowa for the Scarborough Company of Indianapolis in 1908. He was admitted to the bar in 1911. He married Pauline Mesle Salmon in 1910 or 1911, and she died in 1912. He then married Laveno [Lavene] Melinda Caldwen Bowermaster in Wayne County on April 30, 1914, with whom he had one son, John Marshall. Denver was a lawyer in Wayne County and a partner in Harlan, Harlan, Schussler and Keller. He served in the Indiana General Assembly as a senator from 1923-1929 and was president pro tempore. He also served as a director of the Richmond First National Bank from 1953 on and vice president of the Richmond Home Telephone Company. He died on Jan. 17, 1968 and is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County.Information found within the collection."Harlan, Denver" 1940 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2016/06/06. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Harlan, Denver C.". Indiana, Marriage Index,, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2016/06/06. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Harlan, Denver C.". North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Retrieved 2016/06/06. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Harlan, Denver C.". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-current. Retrieved 2016/06/06. http://www.findagrave.com"Harlan, Denver C.". Wayne County, Indiana, Quaker Funeral Home Records, 1939-1974. Retrieved 2016/06/06. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Harlan, Denver Carl". Indiana Legislator Biographies. Retrieved 2016/06/08. http://legdb.iga.in.gov/#!/legislator/4672/Denver-Harlan |
Ownership and Custodial History: | This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from John Marshall Harlan on 1971/08/30. |
Accumulation and Frequency of Use Note: | No further additions are expected. |
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Subject: | Indiana. General Assembly. Senate. College students > Indiana > Social life and customs. Indiana > Politics and government > 20th century. Indiana > Maps. Iowa. Wayne County (Ind.) |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | [Mss I] ISLI L238 (Text) | 00000106353014 | Manuscripts Collection | Available | - |
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | [Mss I] ISLI OBC140 (Text) | 00000107168528 | Manuscripts Collection | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Related Resource: https://archives.isl.lib.in.us/repositories/2/resources/348
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