Grand Army of the Republic (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Emma Gray scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: V317
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Emma C. Gray regarding the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 and the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, programs, delegate ribbons, and other mementos. Most of the items in the scrapbook range from 1935 to 1956, but there is a bookplate on the inside front cover that notes that the scrapbook was presented in memory of Emma Gray at the GAR State Day held at the Indiana State...
Dates:
1935-1974
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Emma Gray scrapbook
Francis Marion Van Pelt family collection
Collection
Identifier: L168
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Van Pelt family correspondence ranging from 1863 to 1929 and includes letters written by Frank, Madge and their children; letters sent to Frank's mother, Almira Van Pelt Smith, by her children and grandchildren; and letters sent by Madge's relatives in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Family documents range from 1879 to 1936 and include Frank's promotion and resignation certificates from the Railway Mail Service; "The Bee-Hive" cover pages from College Temple of...
Dates:
1861-1936
