Brigham, Harold F. (Harold Frederick), 1897-1971
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Elmer Davis letters
Collection — Folder: S0337
Identifier: S0337
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises two letters from Elmer Davis in Washington, D.C. ranging from 1944 to 1945, regarding the Office of War Information (OWI), of which Davis was director during World War II. The first letter was sent to California Congressman Will Rogers, Jr. on April 29, 1944 informing him about the work of the Overseas Branch of OWI. The second letter was written to Harold F. Brigham at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on January 29, 1945, in response to his letter to...
Dates:
1944-1945
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elmer Davis letters
Franklin College collection
Collection — Folder: S1544
Identifier: S1544
Scope and Contents
There are four letters concerning the invitation to Harold Brigham, Director of the Indiana State Library, to serve as representative of Princeton University at the inauguration of Harold Wellington Richardson as 10th president of Franklin College and his response, as well as a letter from Dwight Heath, Chairman of the Faculty Committe on Inauguration. The five-page, typed speech entitled "Inaugural Charge" by Assistant Dean, Harlan C. Koch, is also in this collection.
Dates:
1950
Harold F. Brigham papers
Collection
Identifier: L282
Scope and Contents
This collection includes professional correspondence, speeches, notes, research, clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, bibliographies, and other materials created and compiled by Harold F. Brigham in Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1899 to 1967 regarding his work as a librarian in Kentucky and at the Indiana State Library. There are also a few materials relating to Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, which Brigham used in his talk at the Conversation Club in...
Dates:
1899-1967
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harold F. Brigham papers
Marcus A. Wolfe collection
Collection — Folder: S2338
Identifier: S2338
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three original items stemming from correspondence of Marcus A. Wolfe in Santa Barbara, CA, in a letter he wrote to Governor Ralph Gates, January 29, 1946.Wolfe requested that the Governor forward a poem he wrote in honor of Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln, to the Nancy Hanks Memorial Association. Because the Hanks Memorial Association had been disbanded several years earlier, Governor Gates forwarded Wolfe’s letter and poem to the Director of the...
Dates:
1946
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Marcus A. Wolfe collection
Orpha Maud Peters letter
Collection — Folder: S1725
Identifier: S1725
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from Orpha Maud Peters in Gary, Indiana on
1945/05/06 regarding Harold Brigham's speech.
Dates:
1945/05/06
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Orpha Maud Peters letter
Winfield Taylor Durbin collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0393
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an enlistment certificate, correspondence, a family history, and a biography from Winfield Taylor Durbin in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1899 to 1954.The oldest document in this collection is an 1899 certificate regarding the enlistment of Winfield T. Durbin as colonel of the 161st Indiana Volunteer Regiment on June 18, 1898 to serve for two years during the war. On April 11, 1903, Governor Durbin wrote to a colonel about the dedication of...
Dates:
1899-1954
World War II collection
Collection — Folder: S2125
Identifier: S2125
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items related to the "Book and Author Bond Rally" held on October 7, 1943 at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, including two admission tickets to the event, with one stamped "Reserved Section" on the front; a flyer advertising the rally; a form to be used to exchange for a ticket; a May 28, 1946 letter sent by Eugene Pulliam, State Chairman of the U.S. Savings Bond Division, to Harold F. Brigham regarding his awarding of a War Bond Rally Medal; Brigham's War...
Dates:
1941-1946
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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World War II collection
