Maud Neal Doughty papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and other documents from Maud Neal Doughty in Muncie, Indiana ranging from1895 to 1995.
See container list filed within collection for item level descriptions of correspondents and photographs.
Dates
- 1894-1973
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Biographical Note
Maud Neal Doughty was born near Cowan, Indiana on May 19, 1885. She lived in Richmond, Indiana from 1912 until 1920, and lived most of her life in East Central Indiana. She was employed in dining services at Ball State University, and was a member of Unity Spiritualist Church. Maud was married to Ancil Doughty, but she was widowed at the time of her death. She died at the age of 99 on October 31, 1984 in Muncie, Indiana. She is buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Hagerstown, Indiana.
For a more detailed account of Maud's life, see file located within collection: Murray, Rosemary A. "Reconstructing a Life: the Story of Maud Neal Doughty." Master's thesis, Ball State University, 1995 Dec.
Extent
0.9 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Maud Neal Doughty papers, 1894-1973
Series 2: Maud Neal Doughty photographs, 1902-1969, undated
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Joan Schreiber on 1994/12/04.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/11 by Leslie Nellis. EAD finding aid created 2009/03/26 by Maren Read. EAD finding aid revised 2013/11/20 by Leslie Nellis.
- Clippings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Local history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Obituaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Maud Neal Doughty papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
libarchives@bsu.edu
