John Brown Dillon collection
Collection
Identifier: L377
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of John B. Dillon’s historical notes on people and events relating to the early exploration and settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Also included is a scrapbook of Dillon’s letters published in newspapers on the U.S. Civil War, the Republican Party, and Indiana history (1861–1876); letters to Dillon regarding the Historical Society, the Indiana Sanitary Fair (1864), and Dillon’s historical work; and a memorial by John Coburn on the life of John Brown Dillon.
Dates
- 1859-1886
Creator
- Dillon, John B. (John Brown), 1808?-1879 (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
John Brown Dillon (1808?–1879) was the editor of Logansport, Cass County Canal-Telegraph (1834-1842), the Indiana State librarian (1845–1851), the secretary for the State Board of Agriculture (1850s), a clerk in the U.S. Department of the Interior (1863–1871), the House Military Affairs Committee (1871–1875), secretary of the Indiana Historical Society (1859–1879), and author of the History of Indiana (1843) and other works on the history of Indiana, Indians and the Old Northwest.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Amy L. Baskette. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/07 by Lauren Patton.
- Banks and banking
- Civil service -- Indiana
- Civil service -- United States
- Civil service reform
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Crime
- Education
- Fairs
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
- Historians
- Indiana Historical Society
- Indiana State Fair
- Indiana State Library
- Indiana Territory
- Indiana. State Board of Agriculture
- Pioneers
- Pioneers -- Indiana
- Politics and government
- Railroads
- Religion
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- Sanitary Fair (1864 : Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Science
- Scrapbooks
- Slavery
- Slavery -- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Creator
- Dillon, John B. (John Brown), 1808?-1879 (Compiler, Person)
- Title
- John Brown Dillon collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
