Daughters of the American Revolution
Organization
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Wilson Smith collection
Collection
Identifier: L146
Scope and Contents
This collection includes writings and papers from Benjamin WIlson Smith in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1858 to 1949, regarding the history of Warrick, Spencer, and White counties, Indiana; Harrison County, West Virginia; Manchester Academy; and the postal system. Also included are his accounts of a trip from Virginia to White County, Indiana in 1846 and an autobiography. Also, his scrapbook of clippings and notes on politics, his advice to students in Dearborn County, Daughters...
Dates:
1858-1949
Charles Osborn grave marker dedication photographs
Collection — Folder: SP168
Identifier: SP168
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 4 black-and-white photographs taken at the dedication for the Charles Osborn historical plaque in Quakerdom Cemetery in Porter County, Indiana on September 28, 1958. The images most likely appeared in the July 1959 Indiana History Bulletin. A small group of African American girls sang at the event.
Dates:
1958/09/28
Daughters of the American Revolution, Ann Rogers Clark Chapter collection
Collection — Folder: S2226
Identifier: S2226
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typewritten copies of "Early Industries in Clark County," a paper read before the Ann Rogers Clark Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution (DAR) by Fannie B. Pile Sparks in April 1923 and "Indiana as a Manufacturing State," a paper read for the chapter by Cora Howard Sweeney in March 1924.
Dates:
1923-1924
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Chapter collection
Collection — Folder: S1513
Identifier: S1513
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two sets of typed histories of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Chapter in Indianapolis, Indiana. One set ranges from 1907 to 1957 and the second set ranges from 1907 to 1946.
Dates:
1907-1957
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), General J. Tipton Chapter collection
Collection — Folder: S1514
Identifier: S1514
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of meeting minutes, membership rosters, and annual reports of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), General John Tipton Chapter in Tipton, Indiana ranging from 1928-1933.
Dates:
1928-1933
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Joseph Hart Chapter, Columbus, Indiana papers
Collection — Folder: S1000
Identifier: S1000
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typewritten copies of the 1945 pamphlet, "Elizabethtown, 1845-1945"; "Church History of the Free Methodist Church, Columbus, IN" covering the years 1921-1968; and "Historical Sketch of Jennings County, Indiana" with biographical information about the Vawter family and historical information about the towns, churches, and businesses of the county. The copies were made by Mrs. Hershel E. Murphy for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Joseph Hart Chapter,...
Dates:
circa 1966-1968
Della Lindley collection
Collection — Folder: S1893
Identifier: S1893
Scope and Contents
This collection is divided evenly between two families, the Denny family of LaGrange County and the McConnell family of Noble County. Materials related to the Denny family date from 1858-1939 and include a teacher's license, academic admission slips, a license to practice medicine issued by the United States Internal Revenue, and receipts. Items relating to the McConnell family date from 1849-1932 and include the diagram of a plat for a graveyard, a teacher's license, a notice of acceptance...
Dates:
1849-1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Della Lindley collection
Helen F. Bennett papers
Collection — Folder: S2220
Identifier: S2220
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, clippings, articles of incorporation and other organizational documents, photographs, and postcards from the Navy Comforts Committee in Indiana and the United States, as well as documents used or created by Helen F. Bennett ranging from 1888 to 1939 regarding the Comforts Committee of the Navy League. Correspondents include the Navy League of the United States, the Secretary of the Navy, Studebaker, the U.S.S. Indiana, Daughters of the American...
Dates:
1888-1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen F. Bennett papers
Helen Glessner Scott papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2865
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials dating from circa 1870 to 1975 related to organizations in which Mrs. Scott was active. The collection is, overall, in the organization created by Mrs. Scott.Folder 1 has material from the Indianapolis Parliamentary Law Club dating from 1946 to 1975. It contains letters, newsclippings, directories, a written motion, a mimeographed sheet of by-laws, and a sliding-rule device for answering parliamentary questions.Folder 2 contains...
Dates:
circa 1870-1975
John N. and Martha Denny papers
Collection — Folder: S2493
Identifier: S2493
Scope and Contents
This collection includes documents regarding the affairs of Dr. John N. Denny and his wife, Martha McConnell Denny in Indiana, ranging from 1849 to 1939. The bulk of materials are related to Dr. Denny concerning his medical training and practice, as well as his license to teach in the Common Schools of LaGrange County, Indiana and matters relating to family burials.Martha Denny's papers concern her work as a schoolteacher, including two licenses, and as a member of the Daughters of...
Dates:
1849-1939
