George S. Cottman papers, 1857-1937, undated

The Resource George S. Cottman papers, 1857-1937, undated
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George S. Cottman papers, 1857-1937, undated
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1857-1937, undated
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eng
Summary
This collection includes correspondence, research, newspaper articles and drafts of speeches and articles from George S. Cottman in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1872 to 1937 regarding Indiana history, business and family business and articles by other writers concerning history
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George Streibe Cottman was born on the square opposite the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 10, 1857 to John A. and Julia A. Wilkins Cottman; he was one of three children. The family moved to a farm in Beech Grove when he was young. From 1873-1877 he was an apprentice printer at the Indianapolis Sentinel, then returned to the farm and began writing. He married Vida C. Tibbott on July 5, 1900 in Irvington, Marion County, Indiana, and they had one son, Evans, born around 1902. He worked as a printer in Irvington, beginning in 1888, and also farmed. He was the founder and publisher of Indiana Quarterly Magazine of History in 1905, then the Indiana Historical Society assisted him with it from 1907 until 1913, when Indiana University became the publisher. He was the author of numerous articles and pamphlets on Indiana history and nature study, and of "A Centennial History and Handbook of Indiana" and "Indiana, Its History, Constitution and Present Government". He died May 18, 1941 at the home of his son in Madison, Indiana. "Cot[t]man, George [H]." 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/05/20. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Cottman, George S." 1910 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/05/20. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Cottman, George S." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Retrieved 2015/05/20. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com"Cottman, George S.". In Indiana Biographical Series, v.9, pp.4-5. Print. "Cottman, George Streibe". (1949) In Indiana Authors and their books, 1816-1916: biographical sketches of authors who published during the first century of Indiana statehood, with lists of their books. (pp. 72-73). Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College. Print. ISLI 16.810 B291I"Cottman, George Streibe". In Indiana Biographical Series, v.4, pp.74-75. Print.
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