Skip to main content

Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Gatling photographs

 Collection — Folder: SP070
Identifier: SP070
Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs of Richard Jordan Gatling's tomb in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana and his invention the Gatling gun taken by the Indiana Department of Conservation in March 1964. There is also the front page of the February 7, 1874 issue of Scientific American, which features the Gatling gun.
Dates: 1874/02/07; 1964
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Gatling photographs

Indiana inventors and patent list of 1862

 Collection — Folder: S2766
Identifier: S2766
Dates: 1862-1863
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Indiana inventors and patent list of 1862

Maurice Thompson collection

 Collection — Folder: S1307
Identifier: S1307
Scope and Contents This collection contains hand-written letters and documents by Maurice Thompson, as well as three letters written to him in 1897 by Dr. Richard Gordon Gatling, inventor of the Gatling Gun. A hand-written manuscript entitled "The Spirit of Specialization" is enclosed in a blue folder. The "Hoosier Listening Post" article dated November 18, 1934, published in the Indianapolis Star, describes Maurice and his brother Will going hunting with bows...
Dates: 1882-1934
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Maurice Thompson collection

315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 232-3675 | Ask-A-Librarian
Hours and Directions

LIBRARY QUICK LINKS

About Genealogy
About Rare Books and Manuscripts
Evergreen Catalog
Digital Collections
Rules Governing the Use of Materials
Service Fees and Fines

Accessibility Settings

Statement

Reset Settings

Contrast Adjustments

Light mode

Dark mode

Overlay Adjustments

Big cursor

Highlight focus

Reading mask

Disable animation

Content Adjustments

Adjust font style

Adjust font size

Adjust line height

Adjust paragraph spacing

Adjust letter spacing

into

Adjust word spacing

Color Adjustments

Adjust heading colors

Adjust link colors

Adjust text colors

Adjust background colors

The Indiana State Library will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. If you require an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in this program, service, or activity of the Indiana State Library, please contact Diana Doore at ddoore@library.in.gov or at 317-232-6276 in advance of the event. Notice of a needed accommodation should be provided as soon as possible to allow time for the State Library to arrange for the accommodation; however, notice of a needed accommodation must be provided to one of the above contacts no later than 48 hours in advance.