Frontier and pioneer life

Alexis Coquillard papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S0298

Scope and Contents This collection includes original and photocopied documents from Alexis Coquillard (1795-1855) in South Bend, Indiana ranging from 1795-1840 regarding business matters, contracts and lists of merchandise, an original diary from Alexis Coquillard (1825-1890) in 1849 written on a journey to California in 1849, and typed stories as told to Mary C. Coquillard regarding pioneers.

Dates: 1795-1911

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Alexis Coquillard papers

Antoinette Wright letter

Collection — Folder S2439

Identifier: S2439

Scope and Contents This collection includes a May 30, 1823 letter written by Antoinette Wright of Madison, Indiana and sent to her friend Caroline Pratt of Sherburne, New York.

Dates: 1823/05/30

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Antoinette Wright letter

Bess V. Ehrmann papers

Collection — Folder S412

Identifier: S0412

Scope and Contents This collection includes a carbon copy of a typed speech from Bess V. Ehrmann in Rockport, Indiana ranging from 1816 to 1885 regarding pioneer churches in Spencer County, Indiana.

Dates: 1816-1885

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Bess V. Ehrmann papers

Christian Schrader collection

Collection

Identifier: L573

Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, pencil drawings, negatives, 35mm slides, and family photographs from Christian Schrader in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1842 to 1987, regarding Schrader’s family, friends, and early Indianapolis. Schrader includes rough dates for the subjects he depicts in the drawings, but many of them were created from his recollections later in life. There are also oversize drawings (OBE017).Negatives are available for most of the drawings. In...

Dates: 1842-1987

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Christian Schrader collection

Clara Gascho family history narrative

Collection — Folder S2851

Identifier: S2851

Scope and Contents This collection comprises a one-page, typed historical narrative about the Gascho family and their migration from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1847 created by Clara J. Gascho, wich is undated.

Dates: undated

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Clara Gascho family history narrative

Conner Prairie Farm photographs

Collection — Folder SP063

Identifier: SP063

Scope and Contents This collection includes 6 photographs from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana circa 1964 depicting images of Conner Prairie Farm in Fishers, Indiana, including William Conner's log cabin and trading post, house built in 1823, and individuals associated with the farm or college at the site: Opal Thornburg (Earlham College), Steve Anshutz (Earlham College), and Tillman Bubenzer (farm manager).

Dates: circa 1964

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Conner Prairie Farm photographs

Corinne H. Dahmen photograph collection

Collection — Folder SP065

Identifier: SP065

Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs from Corinne H. Dahmen in Indiana from circa 1927-1928 regarding buildings in Switzerland County, including residences, churches, and a dilapidated ink factory. Many of the photographs have some connection to the Schenck family.

Dates: 1927-1928

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Corinne H. Dahmen photograph collection

Dandridge E. Kelsey diaries

Collection — Folder S3035

Identifier: S3035

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photocopies of pages 1 to 211 and pages 932 and 933 from transcirpts of diaries from Dandridge Eliphant Kelsey in Dearborn County, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1853 to 1867, regarding his daily life, family, church and social activities, elections, travel, and military service during the U.S. Civil War. The transcripts were created by Gayle Harman Kelsey and concern the part of his diaries from when he and his family lived in Indiana. A child’s...

Dates: 1853-1867, 1982

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Dandridge E. Kelsey diaries

Ebenezer Sharpe diary

Collection — Folder S1167

Identifier: S1167

Scope and Contents This collection includes one diary from Ebenezer Sharpe in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1851 to 1853, concerning daily life in the capitol, family life, and teaching, as well as clippings of "A Hoosier Listening Post" by Kate Milner Rabb.

Dates: 1851-1853

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Ebenezer Sharpe diary

Ephraim Daugherty letter

Collection — Folder S0332

Identifier: S0332

Scope and Contents This collection comprises a letter written by Ephraim Daugherty in Fayette County, Ohio on May 25, 1852 to Thomas Ridge, regarding the death of his father, his mother's illness, land purchases, and other family news, including James Daugherty moving to Indiana.

Dates: 1852/05/25

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Ephraim Daugherty letter

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