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ABBOTT, RUSSELL BIGELOW: 1823-?
Russell Bigelow Abbott , son of Joseph Jackson and Mary Osborn Abbott, was born near Brookville, Ind., on Aug. 8, 1823. He was educated at Indiana University, receiving the A.B. degree in 1847 and the A.M. in 1850. For a number of years he was principal of the public schools of Muncie and New Castle, Ind., and of the Whitewater Presbyterian Academy. Following his ordination as a Presbyterian minister in 1857 he was pastor of churches in Brookville and Knightstown, Ind., and in Albert Lea, Minn. He was a founder and for several years president of Albert Lea College.
Information from Who's Who in America and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Bible History. 2 vols.
- History and Analysis of the Books of the Bible.
- History of the
Winona
Presbytery.
- A Chapter of Autobiography. n.p., n.d.
ABBOTT, WILBUR CORTEZ: 1869-1947.
Wilbur Cortez Abbott , one of the foremost historians of the Twentieth century, was born in Kokomo, Ind., on Dec. 28, 1869. His parents were Thomas W. and Eleanor L. Holliday Abbott.
He was educated at Wabash College, where he received the A.B. degree in 1892 and the A.M. in 1904. He continued graduate study at Cornell and Oxford universities and received advanced and honorary degrees from Wabash College and Yale University.
Beginning in 1893, Dr. Abbott was for a time an instructor in Indiana high schools. He then began a career as professor of history at various leading educational institutions, including Cornell, Michigan, Dartmouth, Kansas, Yale and Harvard. At the same time he carried on an exhaustive study of the Cromwellian period in England , on the continent, and in the United States . He became the acknowledged authority on the subject. He retired from teaching in 1941 and devoted the remainder of his life to research and writing.
In his youth Dr. Abbott wrote a great deal of poetry which was published in periodicals and in the INDIANAPOLIS page: 2[View Page 2] NEWS, for which he acted as correspondent while teaching in Indiana .
Dr. Abbott married Margaret E. Smith on Sept. 6, 1899. He died on Feb. 3, 1947.
Information from Wilbur Cortez Abbott.
- Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown-Stealer, 1618-1680.
Rochester, N. Y., 1910.
- The Expansion of Europe. A History of the Foundations of the
Modern World. New York, 1918. 2 vols. (Also published under other
titles.)
- Colonel John Scott of Long Island, 1634 (?)-1696.
New Haven, 1918.
- Conflicts with Oblivion. New
Haven, 1924.
- The New Barbarians. Boston,
1925.
- A Bibliography of Oliver Cromwell. A List of Printed
Materials Relating to Oliver Cromwell, Together with a List of Portraits and
Caricatures. Cambridge, Mass., 1929.
- New York in the American Revolution; Illustrations byVictor H. Paltsits. New York, 1929.
- An Introduction to the Documents Relating to the
International Status of Gibraltar, 1704-1934. New
York, 1934.
- Index to Periodicals, Publications of Societies, Series, etc.
[of material on Oliver Cromwell]. Cambridge,
Mass., 1934.
- Adventures in Reputation, with an Essay on "Some New
History and Historians." Cambridge,
Mass., 1935.
- The Writings and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell; with an
Introduction, Notes and a Sketch of his Life …
with the Assistance ofCatherine D. Crane. Cambridge, Mass., 1937, 1939, 1945.
3 vols.
ADAMS, ANDY: 1859-1935.
Andy Adams , writer of popular Western fiction, was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Elliot Adams. Born in Whitley County, Ind., on May 3, 1859, he was reared on the family farm and attended the country schools–probably for not more than the five or six years customary at that time.
Evidently affected by the epidemic of Texas fever which well nigh depopulated the Middlewest of male youths in the Seventies, Adams made his way to that state and spent ten years as a cowhand. At the end of that period he went to the Cripple Creek country in Colorado in order to try his hand at mining. Through some strange transition he eventually took up writing and produced several successful books.
In his later years he made his home at Colorado Springs, Colo. He died on Sept. 26, 1935.
Information from Who's Who in America and Burke and Howe–American Authors and Books, 1640-1940.
- The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail
Days; Illustrated byE. Boyd Smith. Boston, 1903.
- A Texas Matchmaker. Boston,
1904.
- The Outlet. Boston, 1905.
- Cattle Brands. A Collection of Western Camp-fire
Stories. Boston, 1906.
- Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography.
Boston, 1907.
- Wells Brothers; the Young Cattle Kings.
Boston, 1911.
- The Ranch on the Beaver; A Sequel to 'Wells
Brothers, the Young Cattle Kings'; with Illustrations byEdward Borein. Boston, 1927.
- Golden Tales of the Far West.
- North Platte.
- The Western Himalayas and Cashmere.
ADAMS, ESTELLA: ?-
Estella Adams , a resident of Kokomo, Ind., was the author of children's books. She also compiled several books of quotations not listed here.
Information from the Federal Writers Project–Indiana Authors, 1937.
- Indiana for Little Children.
Indianapolis, 1915.
- Pioneer Life for Little Children.
Indianapolis, 1916.
ADDINGTON, THOMAS: 1829-?
Thomas Addington , born in Wayne County, Ind., in 1829, attended local schools, the Union Literary Institute, and Liber College, in Jay County, Ind. He married Martha Ann Hughes in 1851 and was ordained to the Christian ministry in 1858.
According to Tucker's History of Randolph County, "Elder Thomas Addington is ready with the pen as well as fluent in speech, and has contributed many valuable articles to the press upon important subjects pertaining to religion and morality."
His one recorded book purports to be the true story of a runaway slave who attended Union Literary Institute with the author.
Information from Tucker–History of Randolph County (1882) and the Indiana State Library.
- Jim Baker. Winchester, Ind.,
1898.
ADE, GEORGE: 1866-1944.
George Ade was an author who proved that writing as a profession would pay a handsome living to a man with the right combination of human sympathy, good craftsmanship and steady application. His Fables In Slang, published in periodicals, syndicated and collected in several books, brought him fame as a humorist, a classification he never quite accepted for himself.
His musical comedies and plays brought him a larger income and international fame. His poetry was undistinguished. His travel sketches gave him satisfaction but added little to his luster. He lives on as a "warm-hearted satirist," the title given him by his biographer, Fred C. Kelly. (George Ade: Warmhearted Satirist, by Fred C. Kelly, 1947.)
Born in Kentland, Ind., Feb. 9, 1866, George Ade had a happy childhood and later a gay youth at Purdue University, where he graduated in 1887 without having displayed any interest in either engineering or agriculture but where he shone modestly in the literary field. He did journalistic work in Lafayette until June, 1890, when he went to Chicago and started work on the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS (which became the CHICAGO NEWS RECORD, then THE CHICAGO RECORD). For ten years he was a prolific writer and was closely associated with his friend, John T. McCutcheon, the cartoonist. It was in his daily column, captioned "Stories of the Streets and of the Town," that his "Pink Marsh," "Doc' Home," and "Artie" stories appeared, as well as his earliest fables. Scattered through the column were embryonic plays, "playlets" and dialogue, all containing shrewd observations, brevity of wit and entertainment.
His reports of the Columbian Exposition in 1893 had made him aware of the foreign world and had given him a thirst to travel. In 1895 and 1898 he visited the strange places he had seen in miniature at the Chicago Fair. Throughout his life he enjoyed trips around the world and particularly cruises to the West Indies.
In 1900 his fables were syndicated. By this time several books had appeared, collected from his newspaper column, and he started his play-writing career in earnest. The first decade in the Twentieth Century saw them written, produced and published; later Ade received further dividends when they were in demand for motion pictures.
His summer home near Brook, Ind., called "Hazelden," was built in 1903, and his hospitality brought him more fame. Here he entertained political rallies and community parties, as well as his friends and brothers in Sigma Chi. His private golf course became a regional club under his fine organizing ability. From December to May he was usually at home in Miami Beach, Fla., the most agreeable spot for winter-living that he found in his travels. He never married.
Why is George Ade's name generally placed with Booth Tarkington's, next to James Whitcomb Riley's, at the top of the list of Indiana's literary men? Good writing and hard work and a sincere love for his fellow man must be the answer. He touched more lives than most of us because he was not content to meet people and pass on; he kept them as friends up to his death on May 16, 1944, and on beyond. His personal correspondence approached literary production, for he never neglected it, and when it became too much for individual response he issued mimeographed "news bulletins." The quality of friendship is therefore proved to be a good companion to literary ability and effort, in the life and work of George Ade.
Dorothy R. Russo.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town [First Series].
Chicago, 1894.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Second
Series. Chicago, 1894.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Third Series.
Chicago, 1895.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Fourth
Series. Chicago, 1895.
- What a Man Sees Who Goes Away from Home.
Chicago, 1896.
-
Circus Day
. Chicago and New York [1896].
- Stories from History. (pseudonym,John Hazelden) Chicago and New York
[1896].
-
Artie
. Chicago, 1896.
-
Pink Marsh
. Chicago and New York, 1897.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Fifth Series.
Chicago, 1897.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Sixth Series.
Chicago, 1898.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Seventh
Series. Chicago, 1899.
-
Doc' Horne
. Chicago and New York, 1899.
-
Fables in Slang
. Chicago and New York, 1900
(sic).
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town: Eighth
Series. Chicago, 1900.
-
More Fables
. Chicago and New York, 1900.
-
Forty Modern Fables
. New York, 1901.
- Grouch at the Game. [Madison,
Wis., 1901].
-
The Girl Proposition
. New York, 1902.
- The Sultan of Sulu. New York,
Chicago, etc., 1902. (Musical
comedy.)
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- Peggy from Paris. New York,
Chicago, etc., 1903. (Musical
comedy.)
-
People You Know
. New York, 1903.
- The Sultan of Sulu. New York,
1903. (Play.)
-
In Babel
. New York, 1903.
- The Rolling Peanut. Detroit,
Mich., n.d.
- Handsome Cyril. (Phoenix, Ariz.,
1903.) (Strenuous Lad's Library,
No. I)
- Clarence Allen. (Phoenix, Ariz.,
1903.) (Strenuous Lad's Library,
No. 2)
- Rollo Johnson. (Phoenix, Ariz.,
1904.) (Strenuous Lad's Library,
No. 3)
-
Breaking into Society
. New York and London, 1904.
- The Sho-Gun. New York, Chicago,
etc., 1904. (Comic opera.)
-
True Bills
. New York and London, 1904.
-
In Pastures New
. New York, 1906.
-
The Slim Princess
. Indianapolis [1907].
- The Fair Co-ed. New York,
Chicago, etc., 1908. (Musical
comedy.)
- Chapter Houses, with Particular Reference to Purdue
University. [Lafayette, Ind., n.d.].
- I Knew Him When–.
Chicago, 1910.
- Hoosier Hand Book and True Guide for the Returning
Exile. Chicago, 1911.
-
Verses and Jingles
. Indianapolis [1911].
- A Picture Book for Purdue Sigs. n.p., n.d.
[Lafayette, Ind., 1912.]
- The Revised Legend of One Who Came Back.
New York, 1912.
-
Knocking the Neighbors
. Garden City, N. Y., 1912.
-
Ade's Fables
. Garden City, N. Y., 1914.
- An Invitation to You and Your Folks from Jim and Some More of
the Home Folks. Indianapolis [1916].
- Marse Covington. Washington,
D.C., 1918.
- The Fable of the Hostess and the Hikers and the Party Under
the Trees. Issued by the American Red Cross, 1918.
- Not a Fable. New York, n.d.
-
Hand-Made Fables
. New York, 1920.
- Fred Stone Jingles for Good Little Girls and Good Little
Boys, n.p., n.d. [1921].
-
Single Blessedness and Other Observations
. Garden City, N.Y., 1922.
- The Mayor and the Manicure. New
York and London, 1923.
- Nettle. New York and
London, 1923.
- Speaking to Father. New York and
London, 1923.
- The College Widow. New York and
London, 1924.
- Father and the Boys. New York
and London, 1924.
- The County Chairman. New York
and London, 1924.
- Just Out of College. New York
and London, 1924.
- L'Opera La Veuve Academie, n.p., n.d.
[Chicago, 1924.]
- Thirty Fables in Slang. New
York, 1926.
- Bang! Bang!
New York [1928].
- John Hertz: An Appreciation. Miami,
Fla., 1930.
- The Old-Time Saloon Not Wet–Not Dry Just
History. New York, 1931.
- Revived Remarks on Mark Twain. (Compiled byGeorge Hiram Brownell) Chicago, 1936.
- One Afternoon With Mark Twain.
Chicago, 1939.
- Notes & Reminiscences. (withJohn T. McCutcheon) Chicago, 1940.
- Stories of the Streets and of the Town. (Edited byFranklin J. Meine) Chicago, 1941.
ALBERTSON, CHARLES CARROLL: 1865-
Charles Carroll Albertson was born at Plainfield, Ind., Feb. 11, 1865. His parents were Benjamin and Martha Bowman Albertson. Originally educated for the law, he turned to the ministry, studied theology in the Garrett Bible Institute, and received the D.D. degree from Allegheny College in 1899.
From 1888 to 1892 he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Goshen, Ind. He then held pastorates in several cities in Pennsylvania and New York until 1928, at which time he became a lecturer at Biblical Seminary in New York .
He was twice married–first to Florence Edith Romer, who died in 1926, then, in 1928, to Permelia Hogg Lindridge. In addition to his books, he wrote poems and essays and edited and compiled several works.
Information from Who's Who in America and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Safe Counsel and Sweet Comfort: Messages for the
Young. New York, 1891.
- The Gospel According to Christ. 1898.
- Verba Consolantes for the Use of Ministers in Pastoral
Visitation and at Funerals; Containing Appropriate Scriptural Selections,
Prayers, Poems, and the Burial Service: Also Three Funeral
Addresses. Buffalo, N.Y., 1901.
- Probationer's Book. Buffalo,
N.Y., 1900.
- Many Voices. Philadelphia, 1904.
- Death and Afterwards. 1907.
- Lincoln the Lawyer. Dr. Charles C. Albertson's
Address at the Annual Dinner of the Bar Association, at Genesee Valley Club,
January Twenty-first, Nineteen Hundred and Eight.
[Rochester, N.Y., 1908.]
- College Sermons. Philadelphia,
1909.
- Joint Debate Hubbard-Albertson. Question: Resolved That
Christianity Is Declining. East Aurora, N.Y.,
1909.
- The Distinctive Ideas of Jesus.
Philadelphia, 1914.
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- Chapel Talks: A Collection of Sermons to College
Students. New York [1916].
- The Prophets and the War. New
York (1917).
- The Reality of Religion. New
York [1928].
- Prayers and Reflections of a Modern Disciple.
London, 1933.
- Voices in the Night; Poems of the Nazi-Conquered
Peoples. New York, 1943.
ALERDING, HERMAN JOSEPH: 1845-?
" Herman Joseph Alerding was born in Westphalia, Germany, April 13, 1845, a son of B. Herman and Theresa (Schrameier) Alerding. He was too young to remember the voyage which brought his parents to America and to a new home at Newport, Ky. At Newport he attended the parochial school of Corpus Christi Church … and from 1858 until 1859 attended the Diocesan Seminary at Vincennes, Ind. The next year he was a student in the old St. Thomas Seminary at Bardstown, Ky., and in the fall of 1860 entered St. Meinrad's Abbey of the Benedictine Fathers in Spencer County, Ind. There under Bishop de St. Palais he received his … priesthood Sept. 22, 1868. Following that for three years he was assistant at St. Joseph's Church at Terre Haute and also had charge of neighboring missions. Oct. 18, 1871, he became pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church at Cambridge City, where he remained until August, 1874 …
"In the summer of 1874 Father Alerding was transferred to Indianapolis as procurator for the newly established St. Joseph's Seminary, and was also pastor of the congregation that worshipped in the Seminary chapel. After a year the Seminary was abandoned and Father Alerding was directed to build a new church. St. Joseph's Church of Indianapolis was dedicated July 4, 1880 …
"Father Alerdlng was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne Nov. 30, 1901 … both his work and personal character have earned him a high place among the Catholic dignitaries of America."
Condensed from Dunn–Indiana and Indianans, Vol. 4.
- A History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of
Vincennes. Indianapolis, 1883.
- Plymouth Rock and Maryland. 1886.
- The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857–September 2, 1907;
A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907. Fort Wayne,
Ind., 1907.
ALEXANDER, GRACE CAROLINE: 1872-
Grace Caroline Alexander was born in Indianapolis in 1872. She attended the Indianapolis public schools and was employed in them as a teacher for many years.
From 1891 to 1903 she acted as music critic and as an editorial writer for the INDIANAPOLIS NEWS and, after 1904, as a reader for the Bobbs-Merrill Company.
Information from the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Judith: A Story of the Candle-Lit Fifties; with Illustrations byGeorge Wright. Indianapolis, 1906.
- The Camden Circle.
- Prince Cinderella. Indianapolis,
1921.
ALEXANDER, JOHN D.: 1839-1931.
Born in Bloomington, Ind. , on Feb. 6, 1839, John D. Alexander moved with his parents to Greene County, Ind., in 1843. He graduated from Indiana University in 1861.
On Aug. 18, 1862, he volunteered as a private in Company E, 97th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and before the end of the war had advanced to captain of Company D of the same regiment.
Following his discharge from the service he entered the law school of the University of Michigan. He practiced law in Bedford and Bloomfield, Ind.
At the time of his death, which occurred on Feb. 27, 1931, he was the oldest living graduate of Indiana University and the oldest living member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Information from the INDIANAPOLIS STAR, June 8, 1925 and Feb. 28, 1931.
- History of the 97th Regiment of Indiana Volunteer
Infantry. Terre Haute, Ind., 1891.
ALEXANDER, MATILDA GREATHOUSE (MRS. ANDREW): 1842-1892.
Matilda Greathouse , youngest child of George Washington and Martha Harshman Greathouse, was born in Mount Vernon, Ind., on June 14, 1842. She was married to Andrew Alexander in 1864.
According to Leffel, Posey County Indiana, 1913: "Mrs. Alexander was a woman of broad education, possessed intellectual ability of a high order and gained extended reputation as an author."
page: 6[View Page 6]She founded and liberally endowed the Alexandrine Library of Mount Vernon.
Mrs. Alexander died on April 22, 1892.
Information from Leffel–Posey County Indiana, 1913.
- Going West: or, Homes for the Homeless. A Novel.
Indianapolis, 1881.
- Worth Wins: A Novel. St. Louis,
1882.
-
[The following titles are listed as works of the author on the
title page of Worth Wins. No other data is available]:
- The Outcast Reclaimed.
- A Widow's Life.
- Christianity and Infidelity.
- From the Hovel to the Hall. (5 act drama about
Lincoln).
- Married, Not Mated.
ALEY, MAXWELL: 1889-
Born at Vincennes, Ind., in 1889, Maxwell Aley , son of Robert Judson and Nellie Archer Aley, was educated at Indiana University, from which he received the A.B. degree.
He was managing editor of CENTURY MAGAZINE (1921-22), fiction editor of WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION (1922-29), and, beginning in 1932, an editor for Longman's Green & Company. He also acted as literary advisor to Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company, Indianapolis , and lectured on the short story at New York University. His short stories have been published in numerous periodicals, including GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, DELINEATOR, WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION, PICTORIAL REVIEW, MC CALLS, and COLLIER'S.
Information from Who's Who Among North American Authors and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- The Story of Indiana and Its People. (withRobert Judson Aley) Chicago [1912].
- The Barnstormers …
New York, 1914.
ALLY, ROBERT JUDSON: 1863-1935.
Robert Judson Aley , son of Jesse J. and Paulina Moyer Aley, was born May 11, 1863, at Coal City, Ind. In 1882 he received the B.S. degree from Valparaiso College, in 1888 and 1890, respectively, the A.B. and A.M. degrees from Indiana University, the A.M. from Stanford University in 1895, and the Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1897; He also received LL.D. degrees from Franklin College (1909), the University of Pennsylvania (1917) and Butler University (1922).
His career as an educator includes time spent as a teacher and administrator in public schools and as professor of mathematics at various universities. From 1910 to 1921 he was president of the University of Maine and, from 1921 to 1931 president of Butler University.
He wrote, edited and revised several text books and contributed many articles on biography, education, history, and mathematics to educational journals. Dr. Aley died in Indianapolis , Nov. 18, 1935.
Information from Who's Who Among North American Authors; Who Was Who in America; and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Graphs, a Monograph. Boston,
1902.
- The Story of Indiana and Its People. (withMaxwell Aley) Chicago [1912].
ALFORD, LOYAL ADOLPHUS: 1814-1883.
Loyal Adolphus Alford , physician and minister, was born in Ferrisburg, Vt., on May 29, 1814.
He first studied medicine and began to practice in 1835, but he soon turned to the ministry, to which he was ordained in 1844, and became pastor of the First Baptist Church at Erie, Pa. After serving as pastor of churches in Rollins and Litchfield, Mich., during the 1850'S he came to Elkhart, Ind., where he established the First Baptist Church. In 1863 he moved to Logansport, Ind. There he was a minister as well as a physician and there began the writing of his books.
Dr. Alford established the Commercial Publishing Company and published the SUNDAY SCHOOL VISITOR, a semi-monthly paper, using the profits to assist destitute Sunday Schools and churches. He was a member of scientific societies in Europe and America and wrote much on religious and semi-scientific subjects.
He died at Logansport on Dec. 20, 1883.
Information from Powell History of Cass County and Mrs. W. A. Bicker, granddaughter of Dr. Alford.
- Masonic Gems; Consisting of Odes, Poem and Dirge. Being a
Miniature Sketch of Esoteric and Exoteric Masonry.
Cincinnati, 1867.
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- The Great Atonement Illustrated. A Poem Concerning a Plea of
all the Subsidiary Attributes of Deity, Before the Grand Council in
Heaven–the Seven Spirits of God–the Seal of the
Eternal Covenant. Cincinnati, 1868.
- The Biblical Chart of Man. 1868.
- Mystic Numbers of the Word: or, Five Hundred Important
Theological and Scientific Questions Answered; Also, the Existence of the
Mystic Numbers, as Revealed in the Sciences of Geology, Botany, Chemistry
and Anthropology. Logansport, Ind., 1870.
- A Trip to the Skies. The Stars! The Stars! Ecce
Ccelum. Logansport, Ind., 1884.
ALLEN, ALBERT J.: 1856-
Albert J. Allen was born a slave in Tennessee in 1856. He came to Logansport, Ind., as a young man some years after the Civil War and made that place his home for most of the remainder of his life.
Information supplied by the Logansport Public Library.
- John's Message to Christ and Other Poems.
Fairland, Ind., 1906.
ALLEN, ROBERT: 1815-1886.
There is no information available on the life of Robert Allen , except for the facts that he was born in Ohio in 1815, resided in Tippecanoe County, Ind., and died in 1886.
Information from Federal Writers Project–Indiana Authors, 1937.
- Letters of an Old Methodist to His Son in the
Ministry. New York, 1904.
- The Life, Times, and Travels of Abraham.
- The Words of Christ.
ALLISON, GEORGE WILLIAM: 1887-
George William Allison , son of John W. and Eva May Shimmin Allison, was born in Reddick, Ill., on Dec. 26, 1887. He graduated from Hanover College in 1910, receiving the A.M. degree in 1916 and the D.D. in 1926. Following his graduation he was a student at McCormick Theological Seminary, Auburn Theological Seminary, from which he received the B.D. degree in 1913, and the University of Chicago. On Aug. 26, 1913, he married Edna C. Kunkel.
Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1913, in the same year he organized Hope Church at South Bend, Ind., and served as its pastor until 1918. From 1919 to 1930 he was a pastor in Indianapolis , from 1930 to 1935 in Topeka, Kan., and after 1935 in Fort Wayne, Ind. During the first World War he was a chaplain with the A.E.F.
Information from Who's Who in America.
- A Place in the Sun. South Bend,
Ind., 1916.
- Out of the Ashes, and Other Sermons.
Nashville, Tenn., 1928.
- With Christ in Kansas. 1935.
- Our Heritage, an Historical Address Delivered …
February 7, 1943. Fort Wayne, Ind. [1943].
- The Fort in the Forest. [1944].
- Forest, Fort and Faith. Historical Sketches of the Presbytery
of Fort Wayne, Organized January 1, 1845. [Fort Wayne,
Ind., 1945.]
ALTER, JAMES LEANDER: ?-
No biographical information on James Leander Alter has been located. Obviously, from the titles of his two books, he was a citizen of Indiana whose books were published prior to 1916; obviously, also, he must have spent some time outside the limits of Hoosierdom.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Books of Poems; Tales of the Hoosier Traveler Embracing the
Following Subjects: Travels Through the United States and Mexico, Canada,
Alaska, West Indies and the Philippines; the Inferno and Essays on
Astronomy. Remington, Ind., 1904.
- Book of Song Poems; the Hoosier Rambler.
Remington, Ind., 1905.
ALTER, JOHN E.: 1853-1934.
On Nov. 13, 1934, the RENSSELAER [ Ind. ] REPUBLICAN carried an article on the death of John E. Alter , which stated, in part:
" John E. Alter a picturesque figure in the daily life of Rensselaer and farming community, a man whose interesting career reached far back into the county's history, died at his farm home north of Rensselaer at 8:30 this morning…
"Mr. Alter … was born in this county on Feb. 14, 1853, a son of Isaac and Eliza Willet Alter.
"After completing his district school training, Mr. page: 8[View Page 8] Alter kept his mind active by turning to … the study of principles of civil engineering, in the meanwhile spending his winters in teaching school. He served three terms as surveyor … Although thus engaged, he never neglected his farm interests and accumulated 200 acres of land in Union Township where he lived …
"Mr. Alter loved Nature to an intense degree. His was the typical Hoosier home of song and story, wholesome, hospitable, inviting, with the pleasant atmosphere of the early pioneer days. He was associated with all phases of community life and county interests.
"He has written for the local press many interesting stories of pioneer days and reminiscences of his boyhood days."
Clipping from the files of the Rensselaer Public Library.
- Hoosier Hunting Grounds or the Beaver Lake Trail. (Bill Bat,
pseud.)
New York and Washington, 1904.
ANDERSON, CARL: 1875-1943.
Carl Anderson was born in Brooklyn, Ind., on Sept. 1, 1875. His parents–John Wesley and Lide Spaulding Anderson–took him to Spencer, Ind., in 1877, and there he maintained residence until his death.
He attended local schools and De Pauw University. He founded and edited the OWEN LEADER, taught commercial art in Indianapolis and traveled as a lecturer and chalk-talk artist.
He died in May, 1943.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Owen County Centennial Pageant. Spencer,
Ind., 1916.
- With Pad and Pencil. Spencer,
Ind., n.d.
- The Wagons: A Story of Owen County.
Spencer, Ind., 1935.
ANDERSON, DAVID WILSON: ?-
David Wilson Anderson , a teacher, spent his entire life in LaFayette, Ind. No facts as to his date of birth, his education or his death are available. His one known book is a juvenile.
Information from de Hart–Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, 1909.
- Oliver and His Friends. Terre Haute,
Ind., 1897.
ANDREEN, GUSTAV ALBERT: 1864-1940.
Gustav Albert Andreen was born in Porter, Ind., on Mar. 13, 1864, the son of the Rev. Andrew and Hilda Esping Andreen.
Following graduation from Augustana College in 1881, he studied law for a brief time, then taught at Augustana College for two years. The next two years he spent in study at various European universities. From 1886-1900 he was a professor at Bethany College ( Kan. ), in 1900-01 he taught at Yale, and from 1901 to 1935 he was president of Augustana College. He died Oct. 1, 1940.
Information from Who Was Who in America and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Det Svenska Sprâket I Amerika.
Stockholm [1900].
- Studies in the Idyl in German Literature.
Rock Island, Ill., 1902.
- History of the Educational Work of the Augustana
Synod. 1910.
- L. P. Esbjürn and the Pilgrim Fathers of
1849. [Rock Island, Ill., 1925.]
- The Early Missionary Work of the Augustana Synod in New York
City (1865-66). 1932.
- History of Augustana College at Its Seventy-Fifth
Anniversary. 1935.
ANDREWS, ALBERT CHARLTON: 1878-1939.
Charlton Andrews , son of Albert Munson and Marie Louise Newland Andrews, was born in Connersville, Ind., on Feb. 1, 1878. His mother was a writer, a leader in the woman's suffrage movement, and a founder of the Western Association of Writers. She died in 1891.
Charlton Andrews (he preferred to use this name) was educated in private schools and entered De Pauw University, where he graduated with the Ph.B. degree in 1898. The next two years he spent in France, studying at the University of Paris, writing, and engaging in newspaper work. After his return to the U.S. he taught in various high schools and colleges, and in 1914 he was on the editorial staff of the NEW YORK TRIBUNE. He died Aug. 13, 1939.
Besides the titles listed he translated several works from the French.
Information from Dunn–Indiana and Indianans, and Who's Who in America.
- A Parfit Gentil Knight. Chicago,
1901.
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- The Drama Today. Philadelphia,
1913.
- The Technique of Play Writing; Introduction byJ. Berg Esenwein. Springfield, Mass. [1915].
- The Lady of Gestures. New York
[1927].
- Don't Believe It; A One-Act Farce.
Chicago, 1930.
- The Butterfly Murder. New York
[1939].
- Chin-Music; A One Act Play. New
York, 1935.
- He Got the Job; A Comedy in One Act. New
York, 1935.
- A Night at Valley Forge; A Play in One Act.
New York, 1935.
- The Affair of the Malacca Stick. New
York [1936].
- The Affair of the Syrian Dagger. New
York [1937].
- Murder at the Class Reunion; A Farce in One Act.
Chicago, 1938.
- The Interrupted Revels. 1910.
- His Majesty the Fool. (A play; produced in
Philadelphia, 1913.)
- Get Me in the Movies. (WithPhilip Dunning) (A play; produced in 1927.)
- Ladies' Night. (collaborator)
1920.
- The Golden Age. (WithLester Lonergan) (A play; produced 1928.)
ARMSTRONG, DWIGHT LE ROY: 1854-1927.
Le Roy Armstrong was born in Plymouth, Ind., on May 13, 1854, the son of Augustus G. and Ara Strong Armstrong. He was educated in the local schools, entered Indiana University and studied law for a time but gave up study in his seventeenth year to take a newspaper job.
Armstrong left newspaper reporting at Ladoga, Ind., to become editor of the LAFAYETTE [ Ind. ] MORNING JOURNAL in 1896 and continued with it and with the LAFAYETTE DEMOCRAT until 1905, when he removed to Salt Lake City, where he edited the HERALD-REPUBLICAN. Mr. Armstrong was also connected with the daily papers of Chicago for many years.
He died at Salt Lake City on Mar. 29, 1927.
Information from de Hart–Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, 1909, and Who Was Who in America.
- An Indiana Man. Chicago, 1890.
- Washington Brown, Farmer.
Chicago, 1893.
- Byrd Flam in Town; Being a Collection of that Rising Young
Author's Letters, Written at Chicago …
Chicago, 1894.
- Dan Gunn, the Man from Mauston: A Countryman Who Did Up the
Town. Chicago [1898].
- Pictorial Atlas Illustrating the Spanish-American War:
Comprising a History of the Great Conflict of the United States with
Spain. Washington, D.G. [1898].
- The Outlaws: A Story of the Building of the West.
New York, 1902.
- Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of the United
States: A Typical American; Introductory Chapters by Gen. Joseph Wheeler and
Opie Read (withCharles Eugene Banks). Chicago, 1902.
- John Haliday's Work. 1909.
- Financial California: An Historical Review of the Beginnings
and Progress of Banking in the State (withJ. O. Denny). San Francisco, 1916.
- Field Book of Western Wild Flowers.
- Sergeant Gore.
ARTHUR, JOSEPH CHARLES: 1850-1942.
Joseph Charles Arthur , son of Charles and Ann Allen Arthur, was born in Lowville, N.Y., on Jan. 11, 1850, and moved with his parents to Iowa at the age of six. He graduated with the first class from Iowa State College in 1872, receiving the M.S. degree in 1877 and the Sc.D. in 1920. Following his education at Iowa State College he engaged in post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, the University of Bonn, and Cornell, receiving the Sc.D. from the last-named institution in 1886. He was also awarded honorary degrees by the University of Iowa and Purdue. On June 12, 1901, he married Emily Stiles Potter, who died in 1935.
After serving as an instructor of botany at the universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota, from 1884 to 1887 he was connected with the Experimental Station at Geneva, N.Y., and in 1887 became professor of botany at Purdue. The following year he was made the first botanist of the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station and held both positions until his retirement in 1915. He was one of the founders and twice president of the Botanical Society of America, as well as a member and officer of other scientific organizations. In addition to his books Dr. Arthur was the author of many scientific bulletins and articles, and several text books.
He died at Brook, Ind., on Apr. 30, 1942.
Information from the Purdue University Libraries and from Who's Who in America.
- Contributions to the Flora of Iowa; A Catalogue of the
Phaenogamous Plants. Charles City, 1876.
- Living Plants and Their Properties: A Collection of Es
says (withDaniel Trembly MacDougal). New York, 1898.
- page: 10[View Page 10]
- The Plant Rusts (with others). New
York, 1929.
- Manual of the Rusts in United States and Canada.
Lafayette, Ind., 1934.
ARTMAN, ADELIA COBB (MRS. SAMUEL R.): 1869-1936.
Adelia Cobb was born in Marion township, Boone County, Ind., in 1869. She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas and Julia Cobb. On May 1, 1889, she married Samuel Artman, then a Boone County teacher but later circuit judge and Indiana legislator.
Mrs. Artman was an active church worker and club woman both in Lebanon and Indianapolis, where the couple spent their last years. She died on May 2, 1936.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Glimpses of the Sunny South. New
York, 1903.
- Flower in the Rain. Kansas City,
Mo., 1931.
ARTMAN, SAMUEL R.: 1866-1930.
Samuel R. Artman was born near New Augusta, Ind., on May 15, 1866. Educated in the New Augusta schools, he later attended Indiana State Normal College at Terre Haute and taught school for four years. He married Adelia Cobb on May 1, 1889.
After his teaching experience he studied law, was admitted to the Boone County bar and, after practicing in Lebanon, Ind., for a time, was elected judge of the local circuit court. He also served in the Indiana State Legislature, on the State Industrial Board and on the State Public Service Commission. His later years were spent in Indianapolis.
He retired in 1929 and died in June, 1930, as the result of a fall.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Legalized Outlaw. Indianapolis,
1908.
- Within the Length of the Cable Tow.
Indianapolis, 1918.
ATKINS, GAIUS GLENN: 1868-
Gaius Glenn Atkins , son of Thomas Benjamin and Caroline Morris Atkins, was born in Mt. Carmel, Ind., on Oct. 4, 1868. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1888 and from the Cincinnati Law School in 1891 and attended Yale Divinity School. In 1904 he received the D.D. degree from the University of Vermont, in 1906 another D.D. from Dartmouth College, in 1923 the L.H.D. from the University of Vermont, and in 1933 the Litt.D. from Ohio State University.
He married Adaline Haynes on Aug. 25, 1892.
After spending three years as head of the history department at Mt. Hermon Fitting School, in 1895 he was ordained to the Congregational ministry. From 1895 until 1927 he served as pastor of churches in Greenfield, Mass., Burlington, Vt., Providence, R.I., and Detroit, Mich. He was professor of homiletics and sociology at Auburn Theological Seminary from 1927 to 1939. From 1942 to 1945 he acted as interim pastor of the First Congregational Church at Fall River, Mass. He edited and compiled several religious works.
Information from Who's Who in America.
- Things That Remain: Sermons.
Detroit, 1910.
- Pilgrims of the Lonely Road. New
York [1913].
- The Maze of the Nations and the Way Out.
New York, 1915.
- The Godward Side of Life.
Boston, 1917.
- Jerusalem, Past and Present; the city of Undying
Memories. New York, 1918.
- The Undiscovered Country, and Other Addresses.
New York, 1922.
- Modern Religious Cults and Movements. New
York, 1923.
- Craftsmen of the Soul, and Other Addresses.
New York, 1925.
- Rendezvous with Life. New York,
n.d.
- The Making of the Christian Mind. New
York, 1928.
- Reinspecting Victorian Religion; A Back to Normal Critique;
Being the Samuel Harris Lectures on Literature and Life Given at Bangor
Theological Seminary in 1928. New York, 1928.
- The Procession of the Gods. New
York, 1930.
- Life of Cardinal Newman. New
York, 1931.
- Religion in Our Times. New York,
1932.
- Preaching and the Mind of Today. New
York, 1934.
- Throne Rooms. New York, 1935.
- From the Cross–A Study of the Seven Last
Words. New York, 1937.
- Resources for Living: A Plain-man's
Philosophy. New York, 1938.
- Christianity and the Creative Quests.
Nashville, Tenn., 1939.
- History of American Congregationalism. (withF. L. Fagley) Boston, 1942.
ATKINSON, ELEANOR STACKHOUSE (MRS. FRANCIS B.): 1863-
Eleanor Stackhouse , daughter of Isaac and Margaret Smith Stackhouse, was born in 1863 in Rensselaer, Ind., where her father conducted a mercantile business.
She was graduated from the Indianapolis Normal Training School, taught for four years in the Indianapolis and Chicago public schools and became a special writer on the staff of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE in 1889, using the pen name Nora Marks.
On Mar. 14, 1891, she married Francis Blake Atkinson of Chicago .
In 1900 she became editor of THE LITTLE CHRONICLE and continued in this post until 1907.
During the latter part of her writing career Mrs. Atkinson made her home in Manhasset, L.I.
Information from the Rensselaer Public Library.
- Mamzelle Fifine; A Romance of the Girlhood of the Empress
Josephine on the Island of Martinique. New
York, 1903.
- The Boyhood of Lincoln. New
York, 1908.
- Lincoln's Love Story. New
York, 1909.
- The Story of Chicago and National Development, 1534-1910;
Edited and Extended by the Editorial Staff of the Little Chronicle
Company. Chicago [1909].
- A Loyal Love. Boston [1912].
- Greyfriars Bobby. New York,
1912.
- The "How and Why" Library: Little Questions
that Lead to Great Discoveries …
Chicago, 1913.
- Johnny Appleseed; the Romance of the Sower; with Illustrations byFrank T. Merrill. New York, 1915.
- Hearts Undaunted; A Romance of Four Frontiers.
New York, 1917.
- Poilu, a Dog of Roubaix. New
York, 1918.
AULLS, JOSEPH A.: ?-
No biographical facts regarding Joseph A. Aulls are available except that he was a resident of South Bend, Ind. Judging from the dedication of his book, "To all Railroad Men in General and to the Telegraphic Fraternity in Particular," he was probably a railroad telegrapher.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Sparks and Cinders. South Bend,
Ind., 1876.
AYDELOTTE, FRANK: 1880–
Frank Aydelotte , who was to become one of America's leading educators, was born Oct. 16, 1880, in Sullivan, Ind., the son of William E. and Matilda Brunger Aydelotte.
He was educated at Indiana University (A.B., 1900), Harvard (A.M., 1903), and at Oxford University (B.Litt., 1908), where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He received honorary doctorates from Allegheny College, Yale , Indiana University, New York University, Dickinson College, Pomona College, University of Iowa, University of California, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Oberlin, and Oxford.
In 1900 he began his teaching career as instructor in English at Southwestern State Normal School, California, Pa. The following year he taught at Indiana University and the next two years at Louisville Boys' High School. He returned to Indiana University in 1908 as associate professor of English. From 1915 until 1921 he was English professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a position he left in 1921 to become president of Swarthmore College. While at Swarthmore he became a convert to the Society of Friends, joining formally after he had resigned as head of Swarthmore. In 1939 he was appointed director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.
He married Marie Jeannette Osgood, of Cambridge, Mass., on June 22, 1907.
Information from Who's Who in America; Current Biography, 1941; and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- Elizabethan Rogues and Vagabonds and Their Representation in
Contemporary Literature. Oxford, 1913.
- The Oxford Stamp, and Other Essays; Articles from the
Educational Creed of an American Oxonian. New
York, 1917.
- Oxford of Today; A Manual for Prospective Rhodes
Scholars. (Joint editor withL. A. Crosby) New York, 1922.
- Swarthmore College. Adventure in Education.
New York, 1941.
- The City of Man; A Declaration on World Democracy, Issued byHerbert Agar,Frank Aydelotte,G. A. Borgese (and others)… New York, 1941.
- Breaking the Academic Lock Step; the Development of Honors
Work in American Colleges and Universities. New
York [1944].
- The American Rhodes Scholarships; A Review of the First Forty
Years. Princeton, N.J., 1946.
