Indiana. General Assembly. Senate
Organization
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Arcada Balz collection
Collection
Identifier: L009
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, notes, articles, and other materials from Arcada Balz in Indiana ranging from 1928 to 1959, relating to the following organizations: the Indiana Federation of Women’s Cubs, New Harmony Memorial Commission, and the Fauntleroy House (1934–1964). The collection also contains papers relating to her work in the Indiana Senate, family correspondence, and her genealogical research. There is also a paper on the Edworthalean Society, a woman’s club in...
Dates:
1928-1959
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Arcada Balz collection
B. F. Wissler, "Life of Patrick Beard" manuscript
Collection — Folder: S0086
Identifier: S0086
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an onion-skin copy of a typewritten manuscript, entitled "Life of Patrick Beard" by B. F. Wissler. A penciled note reads, “Life and ancestry of Patrick Beard by B. F. Wissler, 1910.” It begins by discussing “an act of Congress, organizing the Indiana territory." Indiana’s early history is detailed, mentioning Jeremiah Cox, Joseph Holman, and Hugh Cull. The writer discusses the difficulty of obtaining information about Patrick Beard (Baird). He also mentions that...
Dates:
1910
Charles H. Test letters
Collection — Folder: S1296
Identifier: S1296
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises photocopies of letters to Charles H. Test in Indiana ranging from 1840 to 1843, regarding his political career and abolitionism.
Dates:
1840-1843
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Charles H. Test letters
Indiana General Assembly rosters
Collection — Folder: OBD050
Identifier: OBD050
Scope and Contents
This collection contains member lists and rosters of the Indiana Senate and Indiana House of Representatives from 1831 to 1880.
Dates:
1831-1880
Kirby L. Gray letters
Collection — Folder: S601
Identifier: S0601
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters sent to Kirby L. Gray in Indianapolis, Indiana from Indiana politicians in U.S. Congress, Congresswoman Julia Carson and Senator Richard G. Lugar in Washington, D.C. ranging from 2001 to 2005 regarding child support and renewable energy and environmental conservation, specifically concerning Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Dates:
2001-2005
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kirby L. Gray letters
Lawrence M. Borst collection
Collection
Identifier: L495
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers collection by Lawrence Borst while serving in the Indiana House of Representatives and in the Indiana Senate. Materials collected during Borst’s service in the Indiana House primarily reflect his work with the Committee on the Affairs of Marion County and the Committee on Public Policy. Collectively, part one documents the formation of UNIGOV, unified government for Indianapolis and Marion County.The second series, consisting of materials from...
Dates:
1957-1985
Oliver P. Davis family correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3478
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostats of correspondence of Oliver P. (O.P.) Davis and his family. The correspondence from 1846 to 1861 includes letters written by Davis to his wife Eliza during his travels for business and while he was in Indianapolis during the Indiana Constitution Convention and his service in the Indiana Senate; three letters from Congressman Edward W. McGaughey; and letters sent by Davis to the Oldridge family. The correspondence from 1864 to 1868 conisists of...
Dates:
1846-1899, circa 1927
Oliver P. Morton papers
Collection
Identifier: L113
Scope and Contents
This collection consist primarily of correspondence and papers from Oliver P. Morton’s senatorial career with an emphasis on the 1876 presidential election and Louisiana politics in 1873 and 1874. There is also family correspondence, financial papers, speeches and notes on Republican politics, the U.S. Civil War, secession, and Reconstruction.There are also an oversize folder and a volume, which include extractions and a letter from R.R. Barrow, 1872/08/05 and 1872/09/29; speeches by...
Dates:
1855-1909
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Oliver P. Morton papers
Reginald Hall Sullivan oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH019
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a transcript, 3 audio cassette tapes, and a reel-to-reel audiotape of four oral history interviews with Reginald Hall Sullivan conducted by Jerry Handfield for hte Indiana State Library Oral History Project in March-April, 1976. Sullivan was interviewed at Hooverwood Home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Only three of the four interviews were transcribed because some of the tapes were inaudible.In the transcribed interviews, Sullivan discusses his youth in...
Dates:
1976 March-April
Von A. Eichhorn papers
Collection
Identifier: L266
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from Von A. Eichhorn and others in Indianapolis and other cities in Indiana; newspaper clippings, departmental reports; committee reports, minutes and administrative papers; maps; photographs; agendas; memoranda; Senate and House bills; and newsletters ranging from 1938 to 1978 regarding state legislation, committee reports and studies, political news and analysis, statistics and financial information.
Dates:
1938-1978, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Von A. Eichhorn papers
