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Aaron Hill diary and newspaper clippings
Collection — Folder: S656
Identifier: S0656
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a transcript of Aaron Hill's diary and clippings from Indianapolis Star ranging from 1829 to 1935 in Indianapolis regarding Hill's journey on horseback from North Carolina to Indiana.
Dates:
1829-1935
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Albert E. Wiggam letter
Collection — Folder: S1403
Identifier: S1403
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Albert E. Wiggam's handwritten letter that he sent to Christopher B. Coleman, Director of the Indiana Historical Bureau. Written from New York and dated May 14th, the letter included page 205 from Wiggam's manuscript for his 1923 book The New Decalogue of Science and was sent circa 1924 to 1926.
Dates:
circa 1923-1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Albert Gallatin papers
Collection — Folder: S499
Identifier: S0499
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed transcription of al letter from Albert Gallatin in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 1806 regarding the surveying of several roads through Indiana to Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky.
Dates:
1806/08/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Albert Mock collection
Collection
Identifier: L470
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection consists of Albert Mock's unpublished manuscripts, "Three Centuries of Hoosier Education" and "Three Centuries American Life" compiled and written circa 1960. The collection includes typewritten drafts; typewritten and handwritten rough drafts; newspaper clippings; research notes; and various publications regarding education ranging from 1856 to 1967. Items of note include a copy of the 1856 "A Sketch of the Educational History of Wayne County, and the Proceedings of...
Dates:
1856-1967
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Alice "Allie" Ferguson collection
Collection — Folder: S2990
Identifier: S2990
Scope and Contents
This 13-page paper entitled "Allie Ferguson of Brown County" was written by Katharine McAfee Parker (Mrs. Albert G. Parker, Jr.) of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana. She wrote a biography of Alice "Allie" Lucas as well as her sister Malissa, called "Aunt Mollie." Their father was a farmer and "a hauler of loads" in Brown County, where the sisters lived all their lives. Malissa never married. Allie married William Ferguson and had five children. Twins died as infants. In 1900, the census taker...
Dates:
1856-1931
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Anna E. Kruger papers
Collection — Folder: S0791
Identifier: S0791
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of an essay about William Bratton, a member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and later resident of Waynetown, Indiana, written by his great-granddaughter, Maud Bratton Chesterson, and read at the Daughters of 1812 meeting at Indianapolis, Indiana on April 12, 1931. The research for Mrs. Chesterson's article was done by Anna Kruger and the collection contains photocopies of Anna's essay on William Bratton (ca. 1930s) as well as her essay on the history of...
Dates:
1931-1965
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Asa J. Smith collection
Collection
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.
Dates:
1901-1973
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
B. F. Wissler, "Life of Patrick Beard" manuscript
Collection — Folder: S0086
Identifier: S0086
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an onion-skin copy of a typewritten manuscript, entitled "Life of Patrick Beard" by B. F. Wissler. A penciled note reads, “Life and ancestry of Patrick Beard by B. F. Wissler, 1910.” It begins by discussing “an act of Congress, organizing the Indiana territory." Indiana’s early history is detailed, mentioning Jeremiah Cox, Joseph Holman, and Hugh Cull. The writer discusses the difficulty of obtaining information about Patrick Beard (Baird). He also mentions that...
Dates:
1910
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Benjamin Hicks commission
Collection — Folder: S650
Identifier: S0650
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a military commission from Governor David Wallace in Indiana in 1837 regarding Captain Benjamin Hicks.
Dates:
1837
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Blanche Eggleston Goode, "Sketches of Madison, Indiana" collection
Collection — Folder: S2810
Identifier: S2810
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two handwritten copies of historical sketches titled "Sketches of Madison, Indiana" by Blanche Eggleston Goode on September 25, 1915 in Madison, Indiana, containing city, county, and school histories. The first sketch (2 pageS) comprises general history of the area of Madison, Indiana, from about 1808 through 1813.The second sketch (19 pages) recounts the history of schooling and education in the Madison area, and goes into detail of the teachers, schools, and...
Dates:
1915
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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