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William N. Thompson cyphering book
Collection — Folder: S1308
Identifier: S1308
Scope and Contents
This cyphering book is written in both ink and pencil. The pages are numbered in ink through 48, followed by 14 blank pages. On the first page is a drawing of a house (side view) under construction, with the following words below: "When this you see, remember me." Some headings on the pages are: "Simple Reduction," "Rule of Three," and "Simple Interest." The arithmetic is neatly written in blue or black ink. On pages 45, 46, and 48, names with birthdates are written. Also on page 48 are the...
Dates:
1842-1869
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Nail daybook
Collection — Folder: S1008
Identifier: S1008
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the daybook of William Nail of Lawrence County, Indiana. The entries range from 1854 to 1874 and contain information about his carpentry and coffin making business and farming activities.
Dates:
1854-1874
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Newman personal narrative
Collection — Folder: S1014
Identifier: S1014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the manuscript, "The Experiences of Lt. William Newman as Told by Himself, Sunday Evening, August 6, 1944." The typewritten narrative was sent to Eli Lilly in September, 1944 by Lt. Newman's father, Henry L. Newman, and describes the Army Ranger's experiences in World War II after being taken prisoner by German forces during the Battle of Cisterna (January 30-February 2, 1944). After 8 or 9 days, William Newman was able to escape and traveled more than 200 kilometers by...
Dates:
1944
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William P. Evans oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH021
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a transcript and a reel-to-reel audiotape of an interview with William P. Evans conducted by Thomas Krasean for the Indiana State Library Oral History Project on May 2, 1969. Evans discusses his family and schooling; Governor Hanly and his interests in prohibition; his military service; his wife; the Ku Klux Klan; some of his more prominent cases; and his work for the Public Service Company of Indiana. He also talks about Governors Warren T. McCray and Ed Jackson and...
Dates:
1969/05/02
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William P. Fishback collection
Collection
Identifier: S0464
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two letters written by Fishback to family members and a small scrapbook with clippings and notes on political matters, ranging from 1859 to 1876.
Dates:
1859-1876
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William P. Long diaries
Collection
Identifier: L302
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of William P. Long's pocket diaries from 1897, 1900, and 1903, with daily entries covering various topics such as the weather, family, friends, church news, and farm activities.
Dates:
1897-1903
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Palmer Dole collection
Collection — Folder: S0363
Identifier: S0363
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence to and from William and Jane Dole in Indiana and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1836 to 1861 regarding family life, business, politics, meeting with President Abraham Lincoln, politics, the appointment of the librarian of Congress, and the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1836-1861
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Polke collection
Collection
Identifier: L333
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection is photostat copies of William Polke’s correspondence regarding the Potawatomi people and his role in their removal from northern Indiana as well as other political matters. There are also letters from his daughter, Mary Polke Niles, and between he and his son-in-law, John B. Niles. Among his other correspondents are Samuel Merrill, Samuel Milroy, and Waller Taylor. In addition to the correspondence, the collection includes a transcript of Polke’s account of...
Dates:
1808-1853, bulk 1832-1841
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Price diary
Collection — Folder: S2196
Identifier: S2196
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a photostatic copy of Dr. William Price's diary from a trip to London, England ranging from September 16 to October 17, 1816. In 1937, the original diary was in the possession of Dr. C. N. Frazier, Peiping Union Medical College, Peiping, China.
Dates:
1816
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Prince land grant certificate
Collection — Folder: OB174
Identifier: OB174
Dates:
1813/02/27
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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