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B. J. Warden Battle of Gettysburg personal narrative

Collection — Folder: S1361

Identifier: S1361

Scope and Contents The collection contains one document on three full sheets and one half sheet of green paper detailing B. J. Warden’s experience at the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War, July 1-4, 1863.July 1, 1863 B. J. Warden was in the 4th Brigade under John R. Brook, 1st Division, 2nd Corps. The men came from Centerville across the Potomac River. He was not in the first day’s fighting, on July 1, because they stopped for muster so payrolls could be made out. They arrived in...

Dates: 1863/07/01-1863/07/04

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Carl E. Austin collection

Collection

Identifier: L275

Scope and Contents This collection contains documents related to the Austin family. Items include a school journal, songs and poems written by Carl Austin, Sr. A miscellaneous folder also contains a card from the Progressive Spiritualist Church, his work done during elementary school and a memo listing the owners of 340 W. 30th Street from 1930 to 1961.This collection also contains information about his son, Carl E. Austin, Jr. This includes his military service records, notes taken while a student at...

Dates: 1913-1961

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Civil War lantern slides

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: P014

Scope and Contents This collection includes glass lantern slides in the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1864 regarding the U.S. Civil War, with images of maps, forts, battles, military ordnance, and prominent politicians and military leaders.

Dates: circa 1861-1864

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Civil War paper soldiers

Collection — Folder: S3145

Identifier: S3145

Scope and Contents This collection consists of five paper soldiers--likely Union soldiers in the Civil War from the late 19th century. Four of them are the same soldier aiming a gun and the fifth soldier is standing face-forward holding a sword.

Dates: 19th century

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Civil War pension claim book

Collection — Volume: 270

Identifier: V270

Scope and Contents This collection includes a record book used to document information ranging from 1887 to 1891 regarding pension claims in Clark County, Indiana. Most claims are identified with either Maring and Slusher or Maring, Slusher and Company, but a few note Evans, Jewel and Company as the claimant's representative. A number of the claims are for soldiers who had served in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois regiments. There are more than 30 claims by African-American soldiers and widows regarding...

Dates: 1887-1891

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Civil War travel passes

Collection — Folder: S2561

Identifier: S2561

Scope and Contents This collection includes travel passes to various individuals during the Civil War by members of the United States Army from 1861 to 1862.

Dates: 1861-1862

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Claude M. Gray papers

Collection

Identifier: L540

Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, military documents, such as telegrams, transport orders, and bulletins, pay record book, tickets, identification cards, Gray's World War I diary, World War I photographs and postcards, Rose Polytechnic Institute school materials, recommendation letters, service records, photocopies of newspaper clippings, autobiographical materials, memorials, insurance vouchers, a charcoal drawing of Gray during WWI, and realia from World War I and Rose Polytechnic...

Dates: 1910-1948

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Harry H. Coburn photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: SP032

Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs from Harry H. Coburn in Indianapolis and Greenfield, Indiana ranging from 1913 to 1927, regarding the impact of the 1913 flood on the White River and the surrounding areas, such as Riverside Park, near downtown Indianapolis; James Whitcomb Riley attending his final birthday celebration at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis (October 7, 1915) and the parade at the the Riley celebration in Greenfield, Indiana (October, 1925); and events in Indianapolis during...

Dates: 1913-1927

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Ida Strawn Baker collection

Collection

Identifier: L006

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 1 folder and 7 volumes from Ida Strawn Baker, ranging from 1912 to 1940. The folder contains an undated poem titled, "Black Billy." The 7 volumes are diaries and sketch books of Baker. The diaries include information about Baker’s daily like, business affairs, and various trips to Europe, California, and World War I army camps.

Dates: 1912-1940

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Indiana War History Commission collection

Collection

Identifier: L585

Scope and Contents This collection contains the administrative files of the Indiana War History Commission, including a detailed history of the group, publication plans and ingoing and outgoing correspondence. The commission collected information from most Indiana counties during World War I. This information falls into two categories: service records of soldiers, used for the publication of the "Gold Star Honor Roll" and "Indiana's Roll of Honor"; and war histories, records of civilian activities,...

Dates: 1917-1989

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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B. J. Warden Battle of Gettysburg personal narrative

Carl E. Austin collection

Civil War lantern slides

Civil War paper soldiers

Civil War pension claim book

Civil War travel passes

Claude M. Gray papers

Harry H. Coburn photograph collection

Ida Strawn Baker collection

Indiana War History Commission collection

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