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Charles Franklin Coffin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSD-1881-005

Collection Statement

News clippings, obituaries, memorials.

Dates

  • 1935 - 1936

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Copyright interests for this collection are held by DePauw University.

Biographical Sketch

Charles Franklin Coffin, June 2, 1856 - December 16, 1935. DePauw University, class of 1881, graduate. Son of Benjamin F. Coffin and Emily J. Harlan. Brother of Martha Coffin and Kate Coffin. Married Sarah (Sallie) I. Dowling on October 26, 1887. Lawyer and prominent businessman in Indianapolis. Founder of State Life Insurance Company. Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 file folder)

Language of Materials

English

Status
Completed
Author
John Riggs
Date
11/08/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository

Contact:
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States