Zachariah Stanley Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of bound volumes, correspondence, and financial records belonging primarily to Zachariah Stanley. There are account books in the collection, from Boston, Indiana. While most of the material is financial in nature, there is at least one piece of correpondence discussing the apparent murder of Stanley's brother and who guilty parties might be.
Dates
- 1858-1899
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials may be protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce and to publish for commercial purposes must be requested from the Archivist.
Biographical or Historical Information
Zachariah J. Stanley was born in Union County, Indiana, July 3, 1819, the son of Zachariah and Mary (Bedwell) Stanley, natives of Guilford County, North Carolina, who settled in Union County in 1812. He was married Nov. 7, 1847, to Martha Williams (1823-1887), a native of Wayne County and the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Williams. He built a considerable fortune as a landowner and money lender. At his death, November 8, 1901, he bequeathed land to Earlham College to endow a scholarship, open to any Earlham student who could prove a relationship to the Stanley family. Among the beneficiaries were Wendell M. Stanley, class of 1926, the 1946 Nobel laureate in chemistry.
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Extent
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two acount books, business papers, and a letter, 1858-1899, of Zachariah J. Stanley, a farmer and merchant who lived in Boston, Wayne County, Indiana, and in adjacent Union County, Indiana.
Method of Acquisition
Purchase March 2009 from Ron Purcell, Richmond IN.
Accruals and Additions
No accruals are expected.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Thomas Hamm, May 2009
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository