Arthur Franklin Mapes
Arthur Franklin Mapes was a poet who lived between 16 March 1913 and January 4, 1986. Among his works is the poem "Indiana," adopted as the Official State Poem of Indiana in 1963. In 1977, he was designated Indiana State Poet Laureate, a position that was not officially recognized by the State of Indiana until July 1, 2005.
Arthur Franklin Mapes
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1986
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · writer
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Arthur Franklin Mapes was a poet who lived between 16 March 1913 and January 4, 1986. Among his works is the poem "Indiana," adopted as the Official State Poem of Indiana in 1963. In 1977, he was designated Indiana State Poet Laureate, a position that was not officially recognized by the State of Indiana until July 1, 2005.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Arthur Franklin Mapes. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q4798730 · wikipedia · Arthur Franklin Mapes
In this article
Works
Much of his poetry reflected his humble beginnings and the love he had for his hometown, Kendallville, and state. His poetry also reflected his feelings on God, family, and nature. Many of his poems were printed in national and international publications. Mapes was born and raised in Kendallville in a family of eight children. He married Ruth Acker and had ten children. He worked at Flint & Walling, Inc. For many years as a mechanic. During his career, he won eight awards at the state, national and international levels, which include The Golden Quill Award of 1965 for the poem '"Winter Cavern." He was a member of the Indiana Poetry Society, the Poets' Corner, and was a columnist for Cornucopia Poetry Magazine. In 1980, his collected poetry was published in a limited-edition hardcover book, Indiana Memories. Posthumously, his family published several topical paperback volumes. His poetry can be viewed today on a website created and maintained by his granddaughter, Angela Mapes Turner.
• Poems • The Blacklegs • The Big Tornado(unpublished) • Bixler Lake • Conner Prairie • I Remember Indiana (unpublished) • Indiana • My Hoosier Hills • Our Town • These Hills • Wabash River • Winter Cavern • Collections • Poems of the Hoosier Hills • The Hoosier Way • Indiana Memories
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Arthur DrewsAuthor
- Arthur Ernst RutraAuthor
- Arthur ffordeAuthor
- Arthur FitgerAuthor
- Arthur GoldenAuthor
- Arthur GoldingAuthor
- Arthur GorgesAuthor
- Arthur Graeme WestAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Arthur Franklin Mapes?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.