Collection ID: LMC 1709
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Summary

Creator:
Magee, Rufus, Justice, Robert S., and Magee, Margaret
Abstract:
The Magee mss., 1845-1929, consists of the papers of Rufus Magee, 1845-1929, lawyer, Indiana state senator, and diplomat.
Extent:
1 folio
Language:
Materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Item], Magee mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Rufus Magee, 1845-1929, was a lawyer, Indiana state senator, and diplomat. He was born on October 17, 1845 in Logansport, Indiana. He studied at Indiana University before becoming the Managing Editor for the Indianapolis Herald in 1865 and the City Editor for the Indianapolis Sentinel the following year. In 1869, he acquired the Logansport Pharos newspaper, and he served as its editor until 1876. Magee's political career began in 1883 when he served the first of two terms as an Indiana state senator. He is best known for serving as the United States Minister to Norway and Sweden from 1885 to 1889. He married Maria Jane (Mussleman) Magee, 1845-1886, and their daughter Margaret Magee was born on November 8, 1869. Rufus Magee died on April 25, 1929.

Scope and Content:

The Magee mss. are papers of Rufus Magee, 1845-1929. They consist of an undated typewritten copy of a newspaper article, "An Indian Summer Day," by Rufus Magee, under the pseudonym "A Ruralist"; a printed copy of his Indiana Senate bill no. 275, A bill for an act to regulate the employment of officers and persons in the service to the state in benevolent institutions in the state, 1891; and a letter regarding the above bill from Robert S. Justice, member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Carroll and Cass counties, to Miss Margaret Magee, Logansport, Indiana, October 8, 1951.

Acquisition information:
Gift: 1953
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged following original order.

Physical location:
Lilly - Folio

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Magee mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu