Francis Marion Van Pelt
Francis Marion Van Pelt
L168
1860-1929
5 manuscript boxes
Manuscript & Rare Books Division
Indiana State Library
Processed by: Jessica Combs, September 2010
Biographical Note:
Francis Marion Van Pelt was an officer in the 17th Indiana Regiment (1861-1865), serving in Wilder’s Brigade in Tennessee; employed by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Galesburg, Illinois (1865-1870); married Amanda Slater, Galesburg (1868); worked in the post office, internal revenue service, and private business in Atlanta, Georgia (1870-1893); resident of Anderson, Madison County (1895-1929(; Anderson Justice of the Peace (1902-1908?, 1919-1929); active in Civil War veterans organizations; state commander, Grand Army of the Republic (1925).
Scope and Content Note:
The collection includes Van Pelt’s family correspondence (1863-1929), including letters from Van Pelt and his wife in Atlanta, Georgia (1870-1892), and letters from relatives in Galesburg and Wataga, Illinois (1878-1907), Creston, Iowa (1878-1909), Lincoln, Nebraska (1894), Taiban, New Mexico (1908-1909), and Pittsburg and Yeoman, Carroll County (1863-1865, 1883-1896), Anderson (1873-1909), and Monticello, White County (1879-1890); orders, quartermasters reports, and other official military papers of Van Pelt and the 17th Indiana (1862-1865); papers regarding veterans activities, including letters to Van Pelt from James T. Wilder (1903-1917), reunion record books and scrapbooks for the 17th Indiana and Wilder’s Brigade (1880-1925), and Van Pelt’s speech as GAR commander (1925); family scrapbooks (1910s); and record book of the Anderson Township Progressive Club, for which Van Pelt was secretary. Also included are papers of Van Pelt’s son-in-law, Henry M. Phipps, and his family, including Phipps’ letters to his wife in Indianapolis from New York, England, and France while he was working with the YMCA during World War I (1918-1919); and diaries (1890-1921) of George A. Phipps, a farmer near Pendleton, Madison County.
Photocopying Policy:
Manuscript materials CANNOT be photocopied or digitized in their entirety. Photocopies and/or digital images cannot exceed 25% of a collection or a folder within a collection. In some cases, photocopying may not be permitted due to the condition of the item. Check with a Manuscript Librarian for other options.
Box and Folder Listing:
Box 1. Phipps Letters and Almanacs 1881-1919
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Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Phipps 1881-1919 |
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George A. Phipps Almanacs 1881-1895 |
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Letters of H.M. Phipps 1916-1919 |
Box 2. Diaries of George A. Phipps 1890-1919
Box 3. Per- Francis M. Van Pelt- Correspondence and Papers 1860-1881
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Francis M. Van Pelt Family Correspondence 1860-1880 |
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Francis Van Pelt Family Correspondence 1881-1909 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Civil War Papers, Orders and Quartermaster Papers 1862-1863 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Civil War Papers, Orders and Quartermasters papers 1864-1865 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Postcards 1878-1904 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Correspondence 1878-1919 |
Box 4. Per- Francis M. Van Pelt- Papers and Correspondence 1900-1929
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Correspondence, Papers and Receipts 1900-1929 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Correspondence 1903-1917 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Military and Army Papers and Material 1914-1924 |
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Francis M. Van Pelt- Commander’s Address, also non-dated material |
Box 5. Francis M. Van Pelt- Record books, rosters, and ledgers 1861-1936
Collection Information
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Size of Collection: |
5 manuscript boxes |
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Collection Dates: |
1860-1929 |
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Provenance: |
Adah Hayes, 5/11/1966 and 2/28/1968 |
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Access : |
The collection is open for research use |
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Restrictions: |
none |
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Reproduction Rights: |
Permission to reproduce, exhibit, or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Manuscript Section, Indiana State Library. |
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Language: |
Materials are entirely in English |
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Alternate Formats: |
None |
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Related Holdings: |
None |
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Notes: |
Item by item listing available upon request. |
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