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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...
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Joseph A. Wright collection
Collection
Identifier: L183
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters to Wright in Washington from his family in Rockville (1843-1844); letters from his district regarding local and national politics (1844); letters to Wright as Governor of Indiana regarding appointments, railroad development, the Indiana State Bank, criminal cases, agricultural societies, and politics (1849-1857); letters to him as U.S. Minister to Prussia (1857-1861), including letters from Americans traveling in Europe and letters from American diplomats;...
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Joseph Henry Livsey papers
Collection — Folder: S0841
Identifier: S0841
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of a biographical outline provided by Charles R. Bick of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, of Joseph Livsey's service in the 11th Indiana Regiment, ranging from 1861 to 1863 and a copy of Livsey's birth certificate at Woolrich Arsenal, Kent, England.
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Joseph Lane biography
Collection — Folder: S0804
Identifier: S0804
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a two-page photostat of a handwritten narrative of Joseph Lane's life and political activities in Indiana that appeared in a magazine from 1858. The original papers are held by the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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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...
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Josiah Hutchison biographical sketch
Collection — Folder: S2574
Identifier: S2574
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a 3-page biography of Josiah Hutchison, written by J. Quigg. Quigg's relation to Hutchison is not known. Quigg provides an overview of Hutchison's life and personality. The biography closes with comments on which of Josiah's children were surviving at the time of J. Quigg's writing and where they were living. The biography mentions the 1885 murder of Josiah's daughter Mary and her husband James McMullen.
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Julia and John Seagley collection
Collection — Folder: S1160
Identifier: S1160
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the biographical manuscript, “The Lives of Julia and John Seagley, My Great Grand Parents” by Birdena Voight. Voight wrote the manuscript on 26 Nov 1934 as part of a course requirement when she was a student. The collection includes two manuscripts, one original and one copy, 13 pages each, with an additional cover page.
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Karl John Schoen collection
Collection — Folder: S1144
Identifier: S1144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten letter from Karl John Schoen to his brother, Joe Schoen, on October 28 regarding family news and flying against the German aviators, biographical information about Karl Schoen, several newspaper clippings about Karl Schoen and other American aviators during World War I, and a CD-ROM with a digital copy of a photograph of Effie May Schoen at Karl Schoen's gravesite in France as well as a photocopied version of the photograph.
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Leslie E. Werry collection
Collection — Folder: S1385
Identifier: S1385
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers concerning Leslie E. Werry in Hartford City, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 1962, regarding his life and medical career. They include a three-page biography by Cecil Beeson, Jr. entitled "Our Doctor," as well as photocopies of a 1957 daily diary written by Leslie E. Werry, and an obituary for his wife, Clara Werry.
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Lucy Morerod Detraz collection
Collection — Folder: S0357
Identifier: S0357
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an undated 11-page handwritten biography about Lucy Morerod Detraz by her niece or nephew in Indiana regarding Detraz and the history of Vevay, Switzerland Couny, Indiana.
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