Indiana State Fair
Organization
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Indiana State Fairgrounds, Manufacturers Building map
Collection — Folder: S3439
Identifier: S3439
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one map of the booths and booth space at the Manufacturers Building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1928.
Dates:
circa 1928
International Dairy Exposition records
Collection
Identifier: L394
Scope and Contents
This collection includes administrative records, correspondence, financial records, publications, and realia from Chester Parker in Indianapolis ranging from 1947 to 1951 regarding International Dairy Exposition Inc. Notable items include a page listing Wendell L. Willkie's wife as the chairman of the Women's National Advisory Committee in 1950, catalogs of entries for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd annual exposition, ticket passes, stickers, and flags.
Dates:
1947-1951
John Brown Dillon collection
Collection
Identifier: L377
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of John B. Dillon’s historical notes on people and events relating to the early exploration and settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Also included is a scrapbook of Dillon’s letters published in newspapers on the U.S. Civil War, the Republican Party, and Indiana history (1861–1876); letters to Dillon regarding the Historical Society, the Indiana Sanitary Fair (1864), and Dillon’s historical work; and a memorial by John Coburn on the life of John Brown...
Dates:
1859-1886
June Cox collection
Collection — Folder: S2026
Identifier: S2027
Scope and Contents
This collection is an assortment of items, dated from 1883-1926, possibly used for a speech on oral and family history. The items relate to the Cox and Clark families. Included is a French post card; Professor Paul Sebring of Vincennes University song recital program; two tickets for the 1924 Indiana Democratic State Convention at Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana; a Paramount Artists Service business card; Jeffersonville, Indiana, First Christian Church bulletin; Vincennes University...
Dates:
1883-1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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June Cox collection
Murray's Pills collection
Collection — Folder: S1553
Identifier: S1553
Scope and Contents
An envelope and a tiny advertising card are in this collection. The envelope has pencil notations but not an address. The return address is imprinted thus: Indiana State Board of Agricult, Secretary's Office. The envelope advertises the 18th Annual Fair, October 3, 1870.The second item is small (2 1/4 inches wide and one inch high) cardboard advertisement for trademark M.I.S.T., "Murray's Infallible Scrofula, Blood, Liver and Kidney Pills, 34 Circle Street, Indianapolis, Price One...
Dates:
1870
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Murray's Pills collection
William Elmer Henry collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0639
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 copies of W. E. Henry's article, "Thirty-Five Years Looking Backward", which appeared in the July-September, 1932 edition of the Indiana State Library's publication,Library Occurrent, and describes how he became the director of the Indiana State Library and the changes that took place during his tenure (1897-1906). The collection also contains Henry's autobiography, "Through Seventy-Seven Years, Nov. 1857-Nov. 1934: His Own Story", a letter of recommendation for Henry...
Dates:
1856-1934
