Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Mackenzie, Anna (Rouch) and Killian, LaRita Jean Rouch
- Abstract:
- The Mackenzie, A. mss. consist of correspondence by nurse Anna Mackenzie, as well as research materials and transcriptions gathered by author Larita Killian.
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Mackenzie, A. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Born to Effie Chandler, a participant in the Orphan Train program to Indiana, Anna Rouch Mackenzie worked as a nurse in Chicago before marrying a South African rancher and moving to Zimbabwe (then called Southern Rhodesia).
LaRita Jean Rouch Killian, CPA, is a professor of accounting at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus and a faculty research fellow for the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of letters of Anna Mackenzie, along with transcriptions and related research materials gathered by Killian for her book Zimbabwe Bound: A Woman's Journey through Africa. Killian relies heavily on Mackenzie's correspondence in the book to chronicle her life.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2019
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Missing
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Mackenzie, A. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu