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Delevan Smith Papers, 1868-1921 Collection # M 0255 OM 0243 DELAVAN SMITH PAPERS, 1868–1921 (BULK 1879–1913) Collection Information Biographical Sketch Scope and Content Note Series Contents Cataloging Information Processed by Paul Brockman 9 April 1999 Revised 3 July 2002 Visuals Revised by Dorothy Nicholson 20 September 2005 Manuscript Collections Department William Henry Smith Memorial Library Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269 www.indianahistory.org COLLECTION INFORMATION VOLUME OF 31 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 box of photographs, 2 boxes OVA COLLECTION: photographs, 1 box OVB photographs, 2 OVC graphics COLLECTION 1868–1921 (bulk 1879–1913) DATES: PROVENANCE: Delavan Smith estate, Lake Forest, IL, 1922 RESTRICTIONS: None COPYRIGHT: REPRODUCTION Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection RIGHTS: must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. ALTERNATE None FORMATS: RELATED William Henry Smith Papers (M 0258); Hilton U. Brown Papers HOLDINGS: (M 0031); Charles W. Fairbanks Papers (M 0100) ACCESSION 1922.0001 NUMBER: NOTES: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Delavan Smith (1861–1922) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to newspaper publisher William Henry and Emaline Reynolds Smith. He was educated at Lake Forest (Illinois) Academy and Lake Forest University. Smith also earned an engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was briefly employed as an engineer before following his father into the newspaper publishing field. Like his father, Delavan Smith was involved in several newspaper-related industries, including serving as vice-president for both the Oliver Typewriter Company and the Cox Multi-Mailer Corporation, which produced bundling machines for newspaper mailings. In addition to his newspaper ventures, Delavan Smith was an astute businessman with an estate worth over $2 million at the time of his death. Besides his publishing and related businesses, Smith was also involved with timber and land speculations and small manufacturing enterprises. The personnel involved often carried over from one business to another and usually revolved around a small group of wealthy Chicago residents including Cyrus McCormick, Louis Swift, and John Harlan. Smith's main business undertaking was the ownership and publication of the Indianapolis News, which he ran at one time or another with his father, William Henry Smith; his brother-in-law, Charles Richard Williams; his cousin, Charles W. Fairbanks; and Major William J. Richards. Delavan Smith was involved with the ownership and publication of the News from 1892 until his death in 1922. Among Smith's chief philanthropic causes was his involvement with Lake Forest University, for which he served on the board of trustees beginning in 1906; he often assumed financial responsibility for many of the college's debts. With no direct heirs at the time of his death, Smith bequeathed millions of dollars to several Indianapolis charities including the Indianapolis Foundation, Methodist Hospital, the Art of Association of Indianapolis, and the Flower Mission. His will included the donation of his and his father's papers, his father's library, and a sizeable endowment to the Indiana Historical Society for the establishment of the Society's William Henry Smith Memorial Library. Sources: Guide to Manuscripts of the Indiana Historical and the Indiana State Library, p. 167; The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, p. 1270; Information in collection. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection consists of Smith's personal and business papers, primarily from the period 1879–1913. Included are papers relating to the Indianapolis News, principally from the period 1900–13, including correspondence regarding the paper's operations and policies; its circulation and advertising reports; employee information; and financial records. Papers relating to Smith's other business interest include those for the American Corporation for Investors, 1900–12; the Cass Cigar Manufacturing Company, 1897–1900; the Cox Multi-Mailer Company, 1905–14; the Oliver Typewriter Company, 1896–1921; the Refugio Syndicate, 1907–14; and the Securities Corporation Limited, 1906–12. Also contained in Smith's papers are materials related to his charitable and educational endeavors, including those relating to Lake Forest University and the university's Alice Home Hospital and Ferry Hall, 1878–1912. The collection also includes Delavan Smith's personal correspondence from his father and other family members and friends such as Charles Fairbanks, Hilton U. Brown, Jacob P. Dunn, Cyrus and Medill McCormick, and Louis F. Swift. Other materials in the collection include Smith's investment notebooks, bank books, and other personal financial records. Business and personal papers of William Henry Smith include papers relating to the Western Associated Press and national Republican Party politics, 1868–91. Visual materials include two illustrated Christmas cards from Indianapolis News employees to Delavan Smith; photograph portraits of Delavan Smith, William Henry Smith, and other family members and friends; Smith's home in Lake Forest, Illinois; Lake Forest University; the offices of the Indianapolis News; and the Davis Grove, San Fernando, California. SERIES CONTENTS Series 1: Correspondence CONTENTS CONTAINER William H. Smith, correspondence, 1868–99 Box 1, Folder 1 William H. Smith, Associated Press, 1876–91 Box 1, Folder 2 William H. Smith, politics, February 1876–March Box 1, Folder 3 1878 William H. Smith, politics, April 1878 Box 1, Folder 4 William H. Smith, politics, June 1878–July 1880 Box 1, Folder 5 William H. Smith, President Hayes' Midwest trip, Box 1, Folder 6 September 1878 William H. Smith, President Hayes' Midwest trip, Box 1, Folder 7 September 1879 Delavan Smith, correspondence, August 1879– Box 1, Folder 8 September 1882 Delavan Smith, correspondence, October 1882– Box 1, Folder 9 December 1884 Delavan Smith, correspondence, 1885 Box 1, Folder 10 Delavan Smith, document of introduction, June 1886 Box 1, Folder 11 Delavan Smith, correspondence, 1886–March 1887 Box 1, Folder 12 Delavan Smith, correspondence, April–December Box 1, Folder 13 1887 Delavan Smith, correspondence, January–August Box 1, Folder 14 1888 Delavan Smith, correspondence, September 1888– Box 1, Folder 15 August 1889 Delavan Smith, obituary, 1922 (Indianapolis News) Box 1, Folder 16 Delavan Smith, clippings, 1878–82 Box 1, Folder 17 Emaline Reynolds Smith letters to Delavan Smith, Box 1, Folder 18 n.d. (1 of 2) Emaline Reynolds Smith letters to Delavan Smith, Box 1, Folder 19 n.d. (2 of 2) Correspondence, n.d. (1880s) Box 1, Folder 20 Correspondence, January–May 1890 Box 1, Folder 22 Correspondence, June–December 1890 Box 1, Folder 23 Correspondence, January 1891 Box 1, Folder 24 Correspondence, February–March 1891 Box 1, Folder 25 Correspondence, April–May 1891 Box 1, Folder 26 Correspondence, May–June 1891 Box 1, Folder 27 Correspondence, July 1–15, 1891 Box 2, Folder 1 Correspondence, July 16–August 1891 Box 2, Folder 2 Correspondence, September–October 1891 Box 2, Folder 3 Correspondence, November–December 1891 Box 2, Folder 4 Correspondence, January 1892 Box 2, Folder 5 Correspondence, February 1892 Box 2, Folder 6 Correspondence, March 1892 Box 2, Folder 7 Correspondence, April 1892 Box 2, Folder 8 Correspondence, May 1–17, 1892 Box 2, Folder 9 Correspondence, May 20–June 1892 Box 2, Folder 10 Correspondence, July 1892 Box 2, Folder 11 Correspondence, August–September 15, 1892 Box 2, Folder 12 Correspondence, September 16–October 1892 Box 2, Folder 13 Correspondence, November–December 12, 1892 Box 2, Folder 14 Correspondence, December 13–31, 1892 Box 2, Folder 15 Correspondence, January–February 1893 Box 2, Folder 16 Correspondence, March–June 1893 Box 2, Folder 17 Correspondence, July–September 1893 Box 2, Folder 18 Correspondence, October–December 1893 Box 2, Folder 19 Correspondence, January–June 1894 Box 2, Folder 20 Correspondence, September–December 1894 Box 2, Folder 21 Correspondence, 1895 Box 2, Folder 22 Correspondence, 1896 Box 2, Folder 23 Sympathy letters on death of W.H. Smith, July 27– Box 3, Folder 1 29, 1896 Sympathy letters on death of W.H. Smith, July 30– Box 3, Folder 2 December 11, 1896 Correspondence, 1897 Box 3, Folder 3 Correspondence, 1898 Box 3, Folder 4 Correspondence, January–October 1899 Box 3, Folder 5 Correspondence, November–December 1899 Box 3, Folder 6 Correspondence, January–March 1900 Box 3, Folder 7 Correspondence, April–May 1900 Box 3, Folder 8 Correspondence, June–August 1900 Box 3, Folder 9 Correspondence, September–December 1900 Box 3, Folder 10 Correspondence, 1901–March 1902 Box 3, Folder 11 Correspondence, April–May 1902 Box 3, Folder 12 Correspondence, June–December 1902 Box 3, Folder 13 Correspondence, February–June 1903 Box 3, Folder 14 Correspondence, July–October 1903 Box 3, Folder 15 Correspondence, November–December 1903 Box 3, Folder 16 Correspondence, January–March 1904 Box 3, Folder 17 Correspondence, January–April 1905 Box 3, Folder 18 Correspondence, June 1–15, 1905 Box 4, Folder 1 Correspondence, June 17–July 31, 1905 Box 4, Folder 2 Correspondence, August 1905 Box 4, Folder 3 Correspondence, September 1905 Box 4, Folder 4 Correspondence, October 1905 Box 4, Folder 5 Correspondence, December 1905 Box 4, Folder 6 Correspondence, January–February 1906 Box 4, Folder 7 Correspondence, March 1906 Box 4, Folder 8 Correspondence, April 1906 Box 4, Folder 9 Correspondence, May 1906 Box 4, Folder 10 Correspondence, June 1–15, 1906 Box 4, Folder 11 Correspondence, June 16–30,
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