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Ellis J. Baker letter
Collection — Folder: S1027
Identifier: S1027
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a September 22, 1973 letter written by Ellis J. Baker of Tucson, Arizona to Edwin V. O'Neel of Hagerstown, Indiana regarding information about the Amos Butler family of Hanover, Indiana. Baker also shared information about his grandfather, Dr. Theophilus Parvin, a well-known authority in the field of obstetrics in the 1800s.
Dates:
1973/09/22
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Elwood Haynes biography
Collection — Folder: S0660
Identifier: S0660
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed copies from Bernice Haynes Hillis and various biographical sources in Indiana and other states ranging from 1912 to 1927 regarding Elwood Haynes.
Dates:
1912-1927
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Evans W. Cottman manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: L038
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three autobiographical typescripts of Evans W. Cottman, two of which were later published. Cottman's "Green Cross Doctuh" was published in 1963 as "Out Island Doctor", and his work, "Early Twentieth Century Irvington" was published as "Oh Little Town of Irvington" in 1990.
Dates:
1963-1973
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Felix Marcus McWhirter collection
Collection — Folder: S1877
Identifier: S1877
Scope and Contents
This collection includes "Felix Marcus McWhirter: 'This is My Life,'" a brief biographical sketch written by his wife, Marguerite G. McWhirter (September 1975); photocopies of a computer printout proof for his entry in Who's Who in America signed by Felix McWhirter and dated November 29, 1974; and the tri-fold pamphlet "Condensed Statement of Condition June 30, 1975" for the Peoples Bank and Trust Company.
Dates:
1974-1975
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Frances Marvel Gnass collection
Collection
Identifier: L042
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items from Frances Marvel Gnass’s family, including Joseph Brown’s ciphering book of mathematical operations and business accounting practices (1840-1843); a promissory note for payment to Isaac Brown (1857), and a page of accounting notations of the Brown family (1869-1877); Edith Walker’s autograph book (1888-1893); and a full-page from the Crawfordsville Journal and Review that lists soldiers buried in Montgomery County, Indiana by...
Dates:
1840-2008
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Frank D. Johnston papers
Collection — Folder: S740
Identifier: S0740
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a typed manuscript from Frank D. Johnston in Plainfield, Indiana ranging from circa 1923-1942 regarding the life of Thomas Paine Westendorf.
Dates:
undated, ca. 1923-1942
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
George Knight Hester collection
Collection — Folder: S2185
Identifier: S2185
Scope and Contents
There are four items in this collection: (1) Rev. George Knight Hester's 1851 Diary, which is really a memoir, consisting of 18 typed pages; (2-3) a partial letter from Saguaches, Colorado, written on November 14, no year, to "Sister dear" on brown paper with no signature, accompanied by a transcription of the letter; and (4) "Papers Relating To The Hester Family" compiled by the Indiana State Library, 1926. The 1851 document gives the family history from Germany to America,...
Dates:
1851, 1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
George T. Williams manuscript
Collection — Folder: S2332
Identifier: S2332
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, 40-page manuscript, including a 4-page addendum, by Dr. George T. Williams in Crawfordsville, Indiana, from 1942, titled "Pioneer Physicians and Surgeons of Montgomery County, Indiana." The manuscript chronicles Montgomery County's earliest physicians, organized by township.
Dates:
1942
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
George Winter papers
Collection — Folder: S1445
Identifier: S1445
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of an autobiography and papers concerning the life and artwork of George Winter. There is also an announcement of George Winter’s annual distribution of paintings sent to Hon. Horace P. Biddle of Lafayette, Indiana.
Dates:
1854-1873
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Gideon Stevens biography
Collection — Folder: S0355
Identifier: S0355
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a biographical article written by Elba Depue for the Franklin Evening Star in Franklin, Indiana on April 23, 1906 regarding the life of Gideon Stevens, an Indiana pioneer.
Dates:
1813-1906
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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