Richard Banta collection L631
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Rare Books and Manuscripts 140 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 317-232-3671 Richard Banta collection L631
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical Note...... 4 Scope and Contents...... 4 Arrangement...... 5 Administrative Information ...... 5 Controlled Access Headings...... 6 Collection Inventory...... 7 Series 1: Research documents, 1945-1949...... 7 Series 2: Manuscript drafts, 1945-circa 1948...... 11
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Summary Information
Repository Rare Books and Manuscripts
Creator Banta, R. E. (Richard Elwell), 1904-1977
Title Richard Banta collection
Date 1945-1949
Extent 3.6 Cubic feet 11 manuscript boxes
Language English
Preferred Citation Richard Banta collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library
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Biographical Note
Richard Elwell Banta was born in Martinsville, Indiana on February 16, 1904 to William and Pearl Banta. By 1920, Richard and his family had moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana where he attended Crawfordsville High School and Wabash College. From 1925 to 1935, Banta ran his own advertising business. On November 29, 1926, Richard married Caroline French and together they would have a daughter named Kathleen. He later held various positions at Wabash College including bookseller, director of public relations, and assistant to the President. Banta wrote or edited four books including: Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816-1916; The Ohio; Hoosier Caravan: A Treasury of Indiana Life and Lore; and Life in America: The South. Richard Banta died on December 4, 1977 and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville. Sources: 1930 United States Census. Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana. Page 5A, family 131. Ancestry.com. Accessed October 3, 2017. Death Certificates. 1977. Indiana Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com. Accessed October 3, 2017. "Dr. Frank H. Sparks Tribute Set Tomorrow." The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), January 5, 1965. Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001. 1926, page 414. Ancestry.com. Accessed October 3, 2017. "'Monon Bell' Has Vanished Up At Wabash." The Daily Banner (Greencastle, IN), October 11, 1941. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. 1940, page 24. Ancestry.com. Accessed October 3, 2017.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials created and compiled by Banta and his secretary, Mrs. Margaret Husting, between 1945 and 1949 during the writing and editing of Indiana Authors and Their Books: 1816-1916. The book was published in 1949 by Wabash College. Materials included are note cards with information about the 900-plus authors in the work, biographical sketches with bibliographies of each author's work, and correspondence related to gathering information about the authors from libraries throughout Indiana as well as with the editorial committee. Among the biographies compiled in the book include those of George Ade, Theodore Dreiser, Gene Stratton-Porter, James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, and Lew Wallace.
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Arrangement
Series 1: Research documents, 1945-1949
Subseries 1.1: Correspondence, 1945-1949 Subseries 1.2: Manuscript notes, 1945-c1948
Series 2: Manuscript drafts, 1945-c1948
Subseries 2.1: Original Manuscript drafts, 1945-c1948 Subseries 2.2: Additional Manuscript drafts, 1945-c1948
Administrative Information
Publication Information Rare Books and Manuscripts
Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use 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.
Custodial History
- Page 5 - Richard Banta collection L631 This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Richard Banta on 1998/03/20.
Accruals No further additions are expected.
Processing Information Collection processing completed 1998 by Andrea Bean Hough. Collection reprocessing completed and EAD finding aid created 2017/10/03 by Kristin Lee.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Bibliographic guides • Manuscripts
Subject(s)
• Authors--Indiana
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Collection Inventory
Series 1: Research documents, 1945-1949
Subseries 1.1: Correspondence, 1945-1949
Box Folder
1 1 Editorial Committee correspondence, 1945
1 2 Editorial Committee correspondence, 1946-1947
1 3 Individuals and Companies correspondence, A-E, 1945-1947
1 4 Individuals and Companies correspondence, F-L, 1945-1947
1 5 Individuals and Companies correspondence, M-R, 1945-1947
1 6 Individuals and Companies correspondence, S-W, 1945-1947
1 7 Public Libraries correspondence, A-E, 1945-1947
1 8 Public Libraries correspondence, F-I, 1945-1947
1 9 Public Libraries correspondence, K-O, 1945-1947
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1 10 Public Libraries correspondence, P-R, 1945-1947
1 11 Public Libraries correspondence, S-W, 1945-1947
1 12 Schools and Colleges correspondence, B-T, 1946-1947
1 13 Replies Received correspondence, 1945-July 1946
1 14 Replies Received correspondence, August-October 1946
1 15 Replies Received correspondence, November-December 1946
1 16 Replies Received correspondence, January-February 1947
1 17 Replies Received correspondence, March 1947
1 18 Replies Received correspondence, April-June 1947
1 19 Replies Received correspondence, July-October 1947, n.d.
1 20 Omissions correspondence, 1947-1948
1 21 Additional correspondence, 1949
Subseries 1.2: Manuscript notes, 1945-circa 1948
Box Folder
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2 1 Note cards, A, 1945-circa 1948
2 2 Note cards, Ba-Bay, 1945-circa 1948
2 3 Note cards, Be-Bi, 1945-circa 1948
2 4 Note cards, Bl-Bo, 1945-circa 1948
2 5 Note cards, Br-Bry, 1945-circa 1948
2 6 Note cards, Bu-By, 1945-circa 1948
2 7 Note cards, C-Cl, 1945-circa 1948
2 8 Note cards, Co, 1945-circa 1948
2 9 Note cards, Cr-Cu, 1945-circa 1948
2 10 Note cards, D-Do, 1945-circa 1948
2 11 Note cards, Dr-Dy, 1945-circa 1948
2 12 Note cards, E, 1945-circa 1948
2 13 Note cards, F, 1945-circa 1948
3 1 Note cards, G, 1945-circa 1948
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3 2 Note cards, H-Ha, 1945-circa 1948
3 3 Note cards, He-Hi, 1945-circa 1948
3 4 Note cards, Ho, 1945-circa 1948
3 5 Note cards, Hu-Ji, 1945-circa 1948
3 6 Note cards, Jo-Ke, 1945-circa 1948
3 7 Note cards, Ki-Ku, 1945-circa 1948
3 8 Note cards, L, 1945-circa 1948
3 9 Note cards, Mc, 1945-circa 1948
3 10 Note cards, M-Me, 1945-circa 1948
3 11 Note cards, Mi-Mu, 1945-circa 1948
4 1 Note cards, N-O, 1945-circa 1948
4 2 Note cards, P-Pl, 1945-circa 1948
4 3 Note cards, Po-Re, 1945-circa 1948
4 4 Note cards, Ri-Ru, 1945-circa 1948
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4 5 Note cards, S-Se, 1945-circa 1948
4 6 Note cards, Sh-Sm, 1945-circa 1948
4 7 Note cards, Sn-Su, 1945-circa 1948
4 8 Note cards, Sw-Th, 1945-circa 1948
4 9 Note cards, Ti-V, 1945-circa 1948
4 10 Note cards, W-Wh, 1945-circa 1948
4 11 Note cards, Wi-Z, 1945-circa 1948
Series 2: Manuscript drafts, 1945-circa 1948
Subseries 2.1: Original manuscript drafts, 1945-circa 1948
Box Folder
5 1 Original Manuscript drafts, Preface, 1945-circa 1948
5 2 Original Manuscript drafts, A-Am, 1945-circa 1948
5 3 Original Manuscript drafts, An-Bay, 1945-circa 1948
5 4 Original Manuscript drafts, Be, 1945-circa 1948
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5 5 Original Manuscript drafts, Bi, 1945-circa 1948
5 6 Original Manuscript drafts, Bl-Bo, 1945-circa 1948
5 7 Original Manuscript drafts, Br-By, 1945-circa 1948
5 9 Original Manuscript drafts, Ch-Cl, 1945-circa 1948
5 8 Original Manuscript drafts, C-Ca, 1945-circa 1948
5 10 Original Manuscript drafts, Co-Con, 1945-circa 1948
5 11 Original Manuscript drafts, Coo-Coy, 1945-circa 1948
5 12 Original Manuscript drafts, Cr-Da, 1945-circa 1948
5 13 Original Manuscript drafts, De-Di, 1945-circa 1948
5 14 Original Manuscript drafts, Do-Dy, 1945-circa 1948
5 15 Original Manuscript drafts, E-Es, 1945-circa 1948
5 16 Original Manuscript drafts, Ev-Fl, 1945-circa 1948
5 17 Original Manuscript drafts, Fo-Fu, 1945-circa 1948
6 1 Original Manuscript drafts, G-Go, 1945-circa 1948
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6 2 Original Manuscript drafts, Gr-Han, 1945-circa 1948
6 3 Original Manuscript drafts, Hap-Hay, 1945-circa 1948
6 4 Original Manuscript drafts, He-Holl, 1945-circa 1948
6 5 Original Manuscript drafts, Holm-How, 1945-circa 1948
6 6 Original Manuscript drafts, Hu-Je, 1945-circa 1948
6 7 Original Manuscript drafts, Jo, 1945-circa 1948
6 8 Original Manuscript drafts, Ju-Ki, 1945-circa 1948
6 9 Original Manuscript drafts, Kl-La, 1945-circa 1948
6 10 Original Manuscript drafts, Le-Lo, 1945-circa 1948
6 11 Original Manuscript drafts, Lu-McG, 1945-circa 1948
6 12 Original Manuscript drafts, McK-May, 1945-circa 1948
6 13 Original Manuscript drafts, M-Min, 1945-circa 1948
6 14 Original Manuscript drafts, Mit-Mor, 1945-circa 1948
7 1 Original Manuscript drafts, Mot-Ni, 1945-circa 1948
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7 2 Original Manuscript drafts, No-O, 1945-circa 1948
7 3 Original Manuscript drafts, P-Pi, 1945-circa 1948
7 4 Original Manuscript drafts, Pl-Re, 1945-circa 1948
7 5 Original Manuscript drafts, Ri-Ro, 1945-circa 1948
7 6 Original Manuscript drafts, Ru-Sco, 1945-circa 1948
7 7 Original Manuscript drafts, Scr-Sl, 1945-circa 1948
7 8 Original Manuscript drafts, Sm-Sp, 1945-circa 1948
7 9 Original Manuscript drafts, St, 1945-circa 1948
7 10 Original Manuscript drafts, Su-Th, 1945-circa 1948
7 11 Original Manuscript drafts, Ti-V, 1945-circa 1948
7 12 Original Manuscript drafts, W-We, 1945-circa 1948
7 13 Original Manuscript drafts, Wh-Wil, 1945-circa 1948
7 14 Original Manuscript drafts, Wi-Z, 1945-circa 1948
Subseries 2.2: Additional manuscript drafts, 1945-circa 1948
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Box Folder
8 1 Manuscript drafts, Preface, 1945-circa 1948
8 2 Manuscript drafts, A-An, 1945-circa 1948
8 3 Manuscript drafts, Ar-Bay, 1945-circa 1948
8 4 Manuscript drafts, Be-Bi, 1945-circa 1948
8 5 Manuscript drafts, Bl-Bro, 1945-circa 1948
8 6 Manuscript drafts, Bru-Ch, 1945-circa 1948
8 7 Manuscript drafts, Ch-Colf, 1945-circa 1948
8 8 Manuscript drafts, Coll-Coy, 1945-circa 1948
8 9 Manuscript drafts, Cr-Da, 1945-circa 1948
8 10 Manuscript drafts, De-Dy, 1945-circa 1948
8 11 Manuscript drafts, E-En, 1945-circa 1948
8 12 Manuscript drafts, Es-Fl, 1945-circa 1948
8 13 Manuscript drafts, Fo-Gr, 1945-circa 1948
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8 14 Manuscript drafts, H-He, 1945-circa 1948
8 15 Manuscript drafts, Hi-Hy, 1945-circa 1948
8 16 Manuscript drafts, I-J, 1945-circa 1948
9 1 Manuscript drafts, K-L, 1945-circa 1948
9 2 Manuscript drafts, Mc-May, 1945-circa 1948
9 3 Manuscript drafts, Mak-Mil, 1945-circa 1948
9 4 Manuscript drafts, Min-N, 1945-circa 1948
9 5 Manuscript drafts, O-Pa, 1945-circa 1948
9 6 Manuscript drafts, Pe-Pr, 1945-circa 1948
9 7 Manuscript drafts, Q-Sa, 1945-circa 1948
9 8 Manuscript drafts, Sc-Sp, 1945-circa 1948
9 9 Manuscript drafts, St-Sw, 1945-circa 1948
9 10 Manuscript drafts, T-Th, 1945-circa 1948
9 11 Manuscript drafts, Ti-Wa, 1945-circa 1948
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9 12 Manuscript drafts, We-Wil, 1945-circa 1948
9 13 Manuscript drafts, Win-Z, 1945-circa 1948
9 14 Manuscript drafts, Not included, 1945-circa 1948
10 1 Manuscript drafts, Preface, 1945-circa 1948
10 2 Manuscript drafts, A, 1945-circa 1948
10 3 Manuscript drafts, B-Bi, 1945-circa 1948
10 4 Manuscript drafts, Bl-By, 1945-circa 1948
10 5 Manuscript drafts, C, 1945-circa 1948
10 6 Manuscript drafts, D, 1945-circa 1948
10 7 Manuscript drafts, E, 1945-circa 1948
10 8 Manuscript drafts, F-G, 1945-circa 1948
10 9 Manuscript drafts, H-He, 1945-circa 1948
10 10 Manuscript drafts, Hi-Hy, 1945-circa 1948
10 11 Manuscript drafts, I-J, 1945-circa 1948
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11 1 Manuscript drafts, K-L, 1945-circa 1948
11 2 Manuscript drafts, M, 1945-circa 1948
11 3 Manuscript drafts, Me-My, 1945-circa 1948
11 4 Manuscript drafts, N-O, 1945-circa 1948
11 5 Manuscript drafts, P-Re, 1945-circa 1948
11 6 Manuscript drafts, Ri-Sh, 1945-circa 1948
11 7 Manuscript drafts, Si-Sw, 1945-circa 1948
11 8 Manuscript drafts, T-V, 1945-circa 1948
11 9 Manuscript drafts, W-Z, 1945-circa 1948
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