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Mabel Post Coulter papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 17, Placement: 22
Identifier: MSF 77

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one notebook of Mabel Coulter containing notations, compositions and Greek prose and some of her correspondence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1917

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material is in English.

Access Information

This collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Copyright held by Purdue University.

Biographical Information

Mabel Post (Coulter) Smith was born October 21, 1880, to Stanley Coulter, Purdue’s first Dean of Science, and grew up near Purdue University. She left Indiana to study and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1902 from Smith College. By 1907, Mabel had returned to Lafayette, Indiana, and married Albert Smith, a Purdue Civil Engineering graduate. They had two children, Catherine and Frederick. She died April 19, 1977, and is buried in Lafayette, Indiana.

Sources: Author: Emma Meyer.

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Extent

0.05 Cubic Feet (Two folders)

Processing Information

Material has been housed in acid-free folder and box.

Genre / Form

Title
Mabel Post Coulter papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Mary A. Sego
Date
2020-04-14
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Edition statement
Second edition. Collection description first completed 2010-09-07 by Mary Sego.

Revision Statements

  • 2020-04-14: Collection description updated by Amanda Rumba to align with data entry standards.

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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