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Abram W. Hendricks papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S0634

Scope and Contents The collection includes Abram Hendricks’ correspondence on Indiana politics (1859-1870); minutes of the Indianapolis Committee of Safety during the 1877 railroad strike; letters of Heinrich Schliemann to Hendricks & Hord regarding his property in Indianapolis (1870-1871); Hendricks’ receipts and invoices for personal expenses, particularly clothing, in Madison (1851-1866); a chart of the organization of the Union Army at Vicksburg (1863); papers of the Indianapolis Insurance Company...

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Albert H. Vestal collection

Collection

Identifier: L352

Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection is invitations, programs, and announcements for social events in Washington, D.C. Other items include clippings related to Vestal’s work in Congress; his diary and other materials from his trip to California and Alaska (1927); speeches; a record of assistance given to World War I veterans and their families in his congressional district; and a transcript of headlines made by Vestal during 1917.

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Albert J. Beveridge collection

Collection

Identifier: L016

Scope and Contents The collection consists largely of Beveridge’s correspondence with John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chicago Evening Post and the Indianapolis Star and president of a syndicate owning the Indianapolis street railways. Included are letters from Beveridge as Shaffer’s lawyer handling the dissolution of the Indianapolis street railways syndicate (1893) and letters on personal and political matters (1897-1914). The collection also includes Beveridge’s manuscript for his Senate speech on the...

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Alvin P. Hovey letter

Collection — Folder: S0686

Identifier: S0686

Scope and Contents The collection contains a letter written by Alvin P. Hovey to Isabelle de la Hunt in response to a kind letter she sent him while he was in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hovey was a friend of her son.

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Amos Lane letter

Collection — Folder: S0801

Identifier: S0801

Scope and Contents The collection contains a letter written by Amos Lane on December 20, 1817 to David Reese, a lawyer in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, notifying him that the bank bill they had desired passed. The bill was written by Amos Lane.

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Amos Wade Jackson collection

Collection

Identifier: L633

Scope and Contents This collection contains the business, political, and personal papers of Amos Wade Jackson, Lola Raper Jackson, Rowland H. Jackson and Ethel Jaekle Jackson ranging from 1825 to 1979. The bulk of the collection consists of legal correspondence and documents from Jackson Abstract, Inc. and Jackson and Jackson, Attorneys at Law and includes original and carbon copies of abstracts of title, warranty deeds, mortgages, attorney’s opinions, wills, estates, guardianships, divorces, and lawsuits. Also...

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Asa J. Smith collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: L368

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Asa J. Smith’s manuscript, drafts, and notes for a biography of Hiram I. Bearss of Peru, Indiana. Bearss served over 20 years in the United States Marine Corps from the Spanish-American War until World War I, obtaining the rank of Brigadier General. A few folders contain items for scrapbooks from Smith’s personal life and other literary interests.

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

B. V. Hubbard papers

Collection — Folder: S1010

Identifier: S1010

Scope and Contents This collection includes a letter from B. V. Hubbard in Chicago, Illinois on December 6, 1929 regarding sale of his books and his life's accomplishments.

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Benjamin Harrison collection

Collection — Box: 1-4

Identifier: L063

Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection consists of invoices and receipts for Harrison’s personal and household expenses in Indianapolis (1893-1897) and for expenses incurred in the construction of his Indianapolis home (1874-1875).The correspondence includes Harrison’s letter (1896-1900) to his law partner, W. H. H. Miller, regarding Republican Party politics, Harrison’s work in the Venezuelan boundary dispute, investments, and family and personal matters; letters regarding a federal...

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Brown family collection

Collection

Identifier: L020

Scope and Contents This collection contains Lyndsay Brown’s papers from the Indianapolis High School Alumni Association, his account of the Ohio River flood in 1937, and information from The Old Seminary Boys Group. Also included are papers of Ignatius Brown regarding road construction in the Pleasant Run area of Indianapolis circa 1898; and Hiram Brown's papers on water wheels and mills in Indianapolis.

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Abram W. Hendricks papers

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Alvin P. Hovey letter

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