Indiana State Library
Organization
Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:
Daniel W. Voorhees letters
Collection — Folder: S1343
Identifier: S1343
Scope and Contents
The two letters in this collection were written in ink and signed by D. W. Voorhees. The oldest letter, dated June 20, 1860, was written to Colonel Richard W. Thompson in Washington, D.C. about Daniel's trip to the nation's capital. He wrote: "I start tomorrow to Charlottesville, Va. I will spend some time on the way and will reach there on Saturday the 30th, and one of the chief pleasures I anticipate is in meeting you and George Hughes according to promise. I do wish you will come. I am...
Dates:
1860, 1873
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel W. Voorhees letters
David A. Rothrock letter
Collection — Folder: S346
Identifier: S0346
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from D. A. Rothrock in Bloomington, Indiana on September 18, 1907 regarding additional copies of the proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. Of special note is that the letterhead reads "University of Indiana," instead of Indiana University.
Dates:
1907/09/18
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David A. Rothrock letter
Demarchus C. Brown papers
Collection — Folder: S0176
Identifier: S0176
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a carbon copy of an unsigned, undated tribute to Demarchus Brown, a typed, signed letter from G. W. Wadsworth in Chicago, Illinois in 1928 and an autographed, unsigned, undated original poem regarding Demarchus Clariton Brown. There is also a document appointing Demarchus C. Brown as a delegate of Indiana at the American Prison Association conference, signed by Lieutenant-Governor Edgar D. Bush on Octobber 18, 1917.
Dates:
1908-1928, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Demarchus C. Brown papers
Don Albietz oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH006
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an audiotape reel and transcript of an interview with Don Albietz, conducted by Susan Bell of the Indiana State Library on February 20, 1975. In the interview, Albietz discusses his work as a property manager and his experiences working with inmates from local prisons.
Dates:
1975/02/20
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Don Albietz oral history
Dorothy Gardner oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH114
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a transcript and 2 reel-to-reel audiotapes from 3 interviews with Dorothy Gardner, conducted by Susan Bell of the Indiana State Library, on August 19, 1974 and February 16-17, 1977. Gardner discusses her experiences with the Indiana Woman’s Prison, as well as the changes she made to the prison and her various roles in the state government. She also discussed her family, mainly her children and grandchildren, visiting her at the prison.
Dates:
1974/08/19; 1977/02/16; 1977/02/17
E. A. Richardson correspondence
Collection — Folder: S852
Identifier: S0852
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed, signed letters from E. A. Richardson and the Indiana State Library director in Evansville, Indiana and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1929/02/25-1934/12/17 regarding orders and payments for E. A. Richardson's books.
Dates:
1929/02/25-1934/12/17
E. Ross Adair oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH001
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 6 audio tapes of 5 interviews and a transcript of the first three interviews for an oral history with E. Ross Adair, conducted by Randall W. Jehs and F. Gerald Handfield on March 4, April 13, and June 2, 1971; September 25, 1974; and August 25, 1977. In the discussion, Adair describes his family, upbringing, World War II, his political career, life as a student, political campaigns, Vietnam, and many other topics as well as his career as a U.S. congressman and...
Dates:
1971-1974; 1977
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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E. Ross Adair oral history
E. Ross Adair oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH002
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a transcript and a shared reel-to reel audio tape from a videotapeed oral history interview with E. Ross Adair, conducted by F. Gerald Handfield on April 12, 1975 at Turkey Run State Park In his discussion, Adair describes his trip to Paris as a United States delegate to a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) meeting.
Dates:
1975/04/12
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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E. Ross Adair oral history
Edward Beecher Bender oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH036
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a transcript and an audiotape reel of an oral history with Edward Beecher Bender conducted with Tom Krasean for the Indiana State Library on October 31, 1968. Bender discusses growing up on a farm, his association with the Ku Klux Klan and Indiana politics during the 1920s, the Boone County R.E.M.C. and farming in the 1960s.
Dates:
1968/10/31
Edward D. Pierre collection
Collection
Identifier: L611
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, clippings and other ephemera; architectural drawings and blueprints; photographs and photograph albums; scrapbooks and illustration boards from Edward D. Pierre and his architectural firms, Pierre and Wright and Edward D. Pierre and Associates, in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1925 to 1962. The materials cover a surfeit of topics such as Pierre's architectural projects and contests, including the Indiana State Library and Historical...
Dates:
circa 1925-1962
