Smithson College (Logansport, Ind.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cass County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1653
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a November 3, 1869 letter certifying that Rev. H. F. Miller was appointed fianancial secretary of Smithson College and was authorized to solicit funds for the Logansport institution; accounts, receipts and other documents ranging from 1869 to 1871 regarding the construction of the county jail and sheriff's residence; a May 29, 1889 application for natural gas to be used by D. D. (David Darwin) Dyeman; a circa 1888 document of the Dykeman, Wilson and Taber law office;...
Dates:
1846-1983
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Cass County collection
James A. Stoner collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2704
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the following items of Rev. James A. Stoner: two copy books used 1858-1859; a handwritten poem "My Dream" read by Mollie Strayer at the 1869 closing exercises of Peru High School; a carte de viste photograph of Stoner dated December 12, 1876; and his teacher's license for Miami County, Indiana dated January 31, 1880. Also included are items most likely kept by his wife, Sara "Lizzie" Stoner: a 1931 invitation to attend dedication service for a...
Dates:
1858-1937
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James A. Stoner collection
Lizzie Smelser collection
Collection — Folder: S1200
Identifier: S1200
Scope and Contents
There is one letter and the small yellow envelope in which it was mailed on August 28, 1873. The envelope is addressed to: Miss Lizzie S. Smelser, Richmond, Indiana. The letter is from P. R. Kendall, President Faculty, Smithson College. He wrote "To whom this may concern" recommending Lizzie who attended Smithson College from January 2, 1872 to March 2, 1873. Among the classes she took were: Roman history, geometry, German, zoology, and chemistry. Mr. Kendall wrote: "In the Literary Department...
Dates:
1873
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Lizzie Smelser collection
