Frontier and pioneer life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:
Mary J. Aborn collection
Collection
Identifier: L001
Scope and Contents
The largest part of the collection consists of papers of Ebenezer F. Lucas (1807-1871), which include his correspondence regarding the operation of the Wabash and Erie Canal; correspondence, surveys, and legal documents relating to his business and land interests in Warren County, Indiana; and papers relating to the 1860 census. The collection also includes Mary J. Aborn’s correspondence and writings in relation to early Warren County history and the removal of Native Americans from...
Dates:
1815-1907
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mary J. Aborn collection
Mary Louise Sator family collection
Collection
Identifier: L488
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, papers, diaries, genealogical research materials, books, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs--including cartes de visite, tintypes, and negatives--35mm slides, and realia from Mary Louise Sator, Mary Cleason O'Hair, and O'Hair, Brady, and Sator families in the Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the United States, ranging from 1827 to 1994, and undated, relating to family life and homes, interests, careers, and family history pertaining to the O'Hair,...
Dates:
1870-1995
Mrs. Emery G. Bounell papers
Collection — Folder S144
Identifier: S0144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, signed document from Mary Jane Bounell in Indiana, written during the war years, regarding pioneer life in Hillsboro and Cain Township, Fountain County, Indiana.
Dates:
1943?
Peter Shaffer letter
Collection — Folder S1761
Identifier: S1761
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter written by Peter Shaffer on January 17, 1858 and sent to John and Mary Smith of Vandalia, Owen County, Indiana. In the letter he mentions that their "dear sister Eve Ann departed this life and died last October 13th."
Dates:
1858/01/17
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Peter Shaffer letter
Pioneer songs collection
Collection — Folder S2103
Identifier: S2103
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a hand written copy of "The Pioneer" and a printed copy of "My Native Land" and "Our Country" regarding American Pioneers.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Pioneer songs collection
Posey County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1687
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to Posey County, Indiana, comprising copies of handwritten minutes and constitution of the Society of New Harmony Community of Equality, New Harmony, Indiana (1825-1826); a typed, translated copy of a February 1, 1837 letter from Prince Maximilian von Wied to Charles Lesueur of New Harmony, Indiana regarding a visit to New Harmon y in 1832-1833 (original at Indiana Historical Society); a handwritten letter from W.H. Watkins in New Harmony to A.M....
Dates:
1825-1959
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Posey County collection
Putnam County collection
Collection — Folder S1688
Identifier: S1688
Scope and Contents
The collection includes miscellaneous historical papers and documents of Putnam County, Indiana, including advertising cards from Russelville and Greencastle, Indiana; manuscripts and narratives about courthouses, African-American citizens in Greencastle, and various county personalities; handwritten legal documents, including land records, indentures, warrants, and estate papers (1831-1886); and a January 27, 1963 letter from Mrs. John R. Stevens to Mr. Guthrie regarding an article about a...
Dates:
1831-1886
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Putnam County collection
Rachel R. Lockwood letter
Collection — Folder S0848
Identifier: S0848
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten copy of a letter written by Rachel Lockwood and sent to her uncle Dr. Edward Dingle Sr. in Sussex County, Delaware. The original letter was written on February 24, 1834 and postmarked from New Paris, Ohio. In the letter, Rachel offers news regarding her mother's purchase of property and describes pioneer life and the advantages of living in Ohio.
Dates:
1834/02/24
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Rachel R. Lockwood letter
Randolph County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1689
Scope and Contents
Folder one contains a January 28, 1929 letter from Melvin B. Stratton to Louis J. Bailey, and two typed copies of typed papers by Stratton. Each paper is 14 pages long, and recounts Stratton's life in Ridgeville, Indiana, in the 1870s and 1880s. The first is titled, "The Old Home town in the Late 70’s", and the second, "Politics in the Old Home Town", and were read to the Century Club on April 27, 1926 and December 18, 1928, respectively.
Folder two contains five items, including three...
Dates:
1870-1965
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Randolph County collection
Robert and Alexander Miller, "True Stories of Pioneer Life in Jefferson County" manuscript
Collection — Folder S2806
Identifier: S2806
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a nine-page typed manuscript from Robert and Alexander Miller in Jefferson County, Indiana dated October 22, 1915, regarding pioneer life in Indiana.
Dates:
1915/10/22
