Kit

Netta Pratt letters 1960-1965.

Summary:

This collection includes four handwritten letters from Netta Pratt to Mary P. (Long) Frison in Rockville, Indiana, ranging from 1960 to 1965 regarding history of the Hollandsburg Baptist Church, and information about the people connected to it. There is also a clipping from an envelope indicating Netta's home address with notes on her maiden and married names, and date of death. The surnames mentioned in the letters include Shawley, Ball, Stout, Swain, Thomas, Spencer, Porter, Baker, Asbury, and Collings families of Rockville, Indiana.

Record details

Physical Description: 0.01 Cubic feet

Content descriptions

General Note:	Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2015/07/30 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/30 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/02/09 by Brittany Kropf.
Restrictions on Access Note:	This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:	Netta Pratt letters, 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:	Netta Ann Pratt was born in Parke County, Indiana, on October 13, 1878 to Cyrus and Mary (Collings) Shawley. Netta married Marion Curtis Pratt in 1955. Netta was a member of the Hollandsburg Baptist Church, where she served as its treasurer. She died on September 24, 1966 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. Source: Items in the collection.Ancestry.com. Accessed July 30, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ownership and Custodial History:	This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. E.B. Ferguson on 1969/04/18.
Accumulation and Frequency of Use Note:	No further additions are expected.