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Autobiographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered collections of autobiographies. When this heading is subdivided by place, a second heading is assigned for the name of the place with the subdivision Biography.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Clarence LaRue Goodwin autobiography, circa 1935

 File — Box 3
Identifier: MSS-SM 023
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography of Clarence LaRue Goodwin.

Dates: circa 1935

Eva Young Wiles autobiography, 1962 - 1971

 File — Box 1
Identifier: MSS-SM 005
Scope and Contents Eva Young Wiles wrote the story of her life in multiple installments. She attended Butler University and then went on to lead a life of service as a teacher and principal in Indianapolis. Within the collection, she writes about her travels around the world to several different countries. There is also an extensive list of service clubs she was a member of, as well as other organizations she took part in. The collection holds letters written by Eva Young Wiles during different time periods...
Dates: 1962 - 1971

Horace Tudor's "A Book of Memories", 1985

 File — Box 7
Identifier: MSS-SM 048
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a booklet written by Horace Tudor about his life. He writes of his life from a young age to his time at Butler University, law school at Indiana University, and his retirement from the Indiana Lumberman’s Mutual Insurance Company, where he worked for most of his adult life. It also details his post-retirement travels, describing his experiences in each region of the world, including all continents except Antarctica.

Dates: 1985

"Leo Remembers," memoir of Leo Harper, 2006

 File — Box 8
Identifier: MSS-SM 051
Scope and Contents

Files include the memoir of Dr. Leo Harper's military service in World War II and the Korean War as well as genealogical information and family recipes.

Dates: 2006

"Treasures," autobiography of Norman Wilkins, 2020

 File — Box 8
Identifier: MSS-SM 050
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Small Collections are a grouping of small archival acquisitions from many different sources. More detailed notes about the scope, contents, and history of each small collection may be found at the file level. The collections are housed and described together for administrative purposes.

Dates: 2020

William R. Mathews autobiography, 1893 - 1950

 File — Box 3
Identifier: MSS-SM 026
Scope and Contents

Autobiography of William R. Matthews, documenting his life as a soldier in World War I as well as his career as the editor and publisher of The Arizona Daily Star, which included traveling to Germany right before the start of World War II.

The autobiography is typed and roughly 250 pages. It appears to be an unfinished work; it is undated but tells the story of Matthews’ life from 1893 until 1950.

Dates: 1893 - 1950