Rabb, Kate Milner, 1866-1937
Person
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Helen Clift clippings
Collection — Folder: S1183
Identifier: S1183
Scope and Contents
This collection includes forty-nine clippings of Kate Milner Rabb's Indianapolis Star newspaper column, "The Hoosier Listening Post," range from March 14, 1935 to July 25, 1935 that contain transcribed entries from diaries kept by Helen Clift of New Castle, Indiana in 1863 and 1865. Helen used her diary to record her daily chores, the weather, visitors, social activities, and other happenings in New Castle. Her 1863 diary also recorded her time teaching in Economy, Wayne County, Indiana and...
Dates:
1935
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen Clift clippings
Indiana State Fair collection
Collection — Folder: S1980
Identifier: S1980
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a commercially printed card from Braden and Burford in Indianapolis, Indiana regarding the Indiana State Fair, a brochure for the Hook's Historic Drug Store and Pharmacy Museum, and a newspaper clipping of "Hoosier Listening Post" by Katie Milner Rabb.
Dates:
circa 1851-1920s
John Newland clippings
Collection — Folder: S1013
Identifier: S1013
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three clippings of the column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," written by Kate Milner Rabb. The columns ran in the Indianapolis Star on August 29, 30 and September 4, 1930. The articles relate information supplied by Mr. Leon L. Newland regarding his ancestors and include reprintings of the text of the 1682 Quaker Certificate of Removal from Ireland to America of Nicholas Newland, letters sent in the 1820's and 1830's by Elijah and J.C. Newland to family in Indiana from...
Dates:
circa 1820-1930
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Newland clippings
Joseph Tarkington clippings
Collection — Folder: S0838
Identifier: S0838
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three clippings of the newspaper column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," written by Kate Milner Rabb. The 1931 columns ran in the Indianapolis Star on September 22, 23 and 25. Each column quotes from the papers of Joseph Tarkington and discusses items of interest, including a scholarship founded by Tarkington at Indiana Asbury University; an October 4, 1864 certificate stating that Mrs. Tarkington had contributed to the Indiana State Sanitary Fair for the relief of sick and...
Dates:
1931/09
Kate Milner Rabb, "A Hoosier Listening Post" clippings
Collection — Folder: S2133
Identifier: S2133
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two clippings of Kate Milner Rabb's Indianapolis Star column, "A Hoosier Listening Post." The first article was published on December 29, 1928 and relates information about an old pocketbook that once belonged to Hoosier pioneer James Marshall and was given to the museum of the Washington Historical Society in Salem, Indiana by Marshall's grandson Chalres W. Kinney. Rabb describes a list of goods to be disposed of at a sale...
Dates:
1928-1929
Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Collection — Folder: S0812
Identifier: S0812
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a clipping of Kate Milner Rabb's column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," printed in the Indianapolis Star on December 30, 1934. The article relates information that Mrs. Gene Lawrence sent to Rabb regarding her ancestor, John Adam Lawrence, and it includes a list of items offered for sale by Mr. Lawrence at an 1839 auction and his family genealogy.
Dates:
December 30, 1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Collection — Folder: S0577
Identifier: S0577
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a newspaper clipping of Kate Milner Rabb's column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," printed in the Indianapolis Star on December 2, 1934. The column reprints two letters sent by Robert Hamilton to his wife in Bourbon County, Kentucky during the War of 1812. The first letter, dated September 30, 1812, was sent from Vincennes, Indiana and recounts the marches made by his company from Kentucky to Vincennes. The second letter, written October 12, 1812, was sent from Fort...
Dates:
1934/12/02
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Kate Milner Rabb clippings on Bradley family
Collection — Folder: S0156
Identifier: S0156
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper clippings of Kate Milner Rabb's column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," from the Indianapolis Star during September 13-17 and 19, 1928, regarding the family letters from the Bradley children to their parents, Burr and Esther Bradley in Salem, Indiana and Warsaw, Illinois ranging from 1843 to 1849 concering community news, family events, and daily life.
Dates:
1928/09
Kate Milner Rabb collection
Collection — Folder: S1092
Identifier: S1092
Scope and Contents
This collection has includes three items, all of which are undated. A printed form on yellow paper is entitled, "List of Questions," with "188__" at the bottom. On the back, handwritten in pencil, it says: "Used by Miss Eubank of Guilford, Ind., in getting information in regard to soldiers of War of 1812.The second paper is a letter on Indianapolis Star letterhead, handwritten by Kate Milner Rabb, to "Dear Mrs. Livesey." Kate thanks Mrs. Livesey "for the use of this...
Dates:
undated
Levin B. Lewis newspaper clippings
Collection — Folder: S0832
Identifier: S0832
Scope and Contents
This collection contains eight clippings of Kate Milner Rabb's newspaper column "The Hoosier Listening Post" regarding Levin B. Lewis and range from January 18, 1935 to February 3, 1935. Rabb's articles relate a variety of experiences that Lewis describes in his autobiography and information shared in family letters. His autobiography (circa 1881) and letters (1852-1860) were provided to Rabb by his daughter, Prudence Lewis. Some of the topics recounted are Lewis's arrival in Lawrenceburg and...
Dates:
1935
