Case Family Papers
Summary
This collection consists of the contents for four notebooks containing correspondence (original and carbon copies), newspaper clippings, and other information related to Herbert L. Case, Mary E. Case, and their children and families. Two of the Case children, Francis Higbee Case and Leland Davidson Case, had public careers as a politician and a magazine editor, respectively. There is also information related to Herbert Case’s affiliation with the Methodist Church and Upper Iowa University.
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 1954
Creator
Biographical Note
Herbert Llywellyn Case (1871-1956) was a Methodist minister who studied at Upper Iowa University. He married Mary Ellen Grannis Case (1868-1959) in 1894. They had five children: Joyce Case Wilson (1895-1982), Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962), Leland Davidson Case (1900-1986), Caroline “Carol” Case Goddard (1903-1998), and Josephine Esther Case Sunderman (1907-1996). Herbert and Mary’s two sons went on to have public careers. Francis Case was a member of the U.S. Congress representing South Dakota, serving in the House from 1937 to 1951 and in the Senate from 1951 until his death in 1962. Leland D. Case was a journalist and editor of the Rotarian. He also co-founded the Westerners.
Extent
1 Boxes
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Organization of the Collection
Correspondence by person; other files arranged by topic.
Administrative Information
Received in 2017 from the D. C. Booth Historic Fish Hatchery.
Subject
- Case, Herbert L. (Herbert Llywellyn), 1871-1956 (Person)
- Case, Mary E. (Mary Ellen), 1869-1959 (Person)
- Case, Francis H. (Francis Higbee), 1896-1962 (Person)
- Case, Leland D. (Leland Davidson), 1900-1986 (Person)
- Wilson, Joyce, 1895-1982 (Person)
- Goddard, Caroline, 1903-1998 (Person)
- Sunderman, Esther (Josephine Esther), 1907-1996 (Person)
- Upper Iowa University (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Case Family Papers
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Lori Terrill
- Date
- March 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu