Dunn, Caroline, 1903-1994
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Raymond Miles letter
Collection — Folder: S952
Identifier: S0952
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one typed letter, dated January 27, 1948, written by Albert Raymond Miles to Miss Caroline Dunn of the Smith Memorial Library in Indianapolis, Indiana regarding a donation of a book.
Dates:
1949/07/27
Connersville, Indiana collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1661
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two historical sketches regarding the Whitewater Canal Company building located in Connersville, Indiana. Both sketches were written in November 1938, with the first compiled from notes furnished by Mrs. Portia Vance Hanson and the second prepared by Caroline Dunn. A page from a periodical with an undated picture of "Elmhurst," a historic mansion in Connersville, is also included. The Connersville, Indiana oversize collection (OBC237) is also part of this...
Dates:
circa 1884, 1938, undated
James Elmore collection
Collection — Folder: S2135
Identifier: S2135
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence regarding the authorship of “Sassafras,” a poem first published in the Crawfordsville Journal and attributed to James Elmore. Elmore denied authorship and it was later believed to have been written as a joke by Jesse A. Greene, editor of the Crawfordsville Journal. The collection includes typewritten copies of letters written in April 1945 by Caroline Dunn, Indiana Historical Society...
Dates:
1945-1955
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James Elmore collection
John W. Wilson collection
Collection — Folder: S1413
Identifier: S1413
Scope and Contents
This collection includes eight typed pages about John W. Wilson, son of the original Uncle Sam. The material was compiled by Caroline Dunn, in April 1960, in connection with an article by Mrs. Floyd Shively and a query from Mrs. J. Q. Adams to H. H. Hawkins. Ms. Dunn typed information from various sources about Samuel Wilson (born September 13, 1766; died July 31, 1854; buried in Troy, New York), from whom we get the use of Uncle Sam in reference to the United States. Sam Wilson was a meat...
Dates:
1766-1960
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John W. Wilson collection
Robert S. Jones collection
Collection — Folder: S2771
Identifier: S2771
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of a census list and maps from Robert S. Jones' survey in the Midwest during the 1930s, regarding the speech patterns found in some midwestern states to illustrate the evolution of different "Hoosierisms", or words and phrases used by people in Indiana which differ from dictionary speech patterns. There is also a photostat of a letter from Jones to Caroline Dunn.
Dates:
1930s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Robert S. Jones collection
