Lawyers -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:
Vance Hartke letters and newsletters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0606
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one letter sent to Vance Hartke from Harry S. Truman in 1958 and five letters sent by Hartke and his staff to constituents ranging from 1965 to 1973, regarding visits to Indiana, public policy, and Senator Hartke's continuing concerns about the war in Cambodia. It also includes newsletters from Senator Vance Hartke's Washington, D.C. office from 1960 to 1973.
Dates:
1958-1973
Wabash Carnegie Public Library oral history transcripts
Collection
Identifier: OH033
Scope and Contents
This collection contains oral history transcripts of interviews with 45 individuals, conducted by George Dingledy for the Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project ranging from 1971 to 1986, regarding their lives and the history of Wabash, Indiana and the surrounding area.
Dates:
1971-1986
Walter E. Barton papers
Collection
Identifier: L252
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Walter E. Barton’s articles and speeches including those for the Rigby Star describing the nation’s capital and others on the topic of taxation; legal briefs regarding cases Barton argued before the U.S. Supreme Court; and the manuscripts of his two memoirs, The Lost Heritage and In the Twilight of My Memory, as well as published copies. Also included is a photograph of...
Dates:
1912-1981
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walter E. Barton papers
Walter Q. Gresham letters
Collection — Folder S541
Identifier: S0541
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters written by Walter Q. Gresham to various lawyers and to his friend, Tom Slaughter, as well as copies of letters written to Gresham during his service as a general in the U.S. Army, ranging from 1869 to 1898. A handwritten note from Grover Cleveland praising Gresham is also included.
Dates:
1869-1898
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walter Q. Gresham letters
Wendell Willkie collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1411
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four letters written by Wendell Willkie (1936-1943); an early draft of a biography by Will Hays titled “Wendell L. Willkie: A Great Liberal” (May 1940); a typewritten copy of “Gentleman From Indiana,” an essay by Janet Flanner that was published in Harper’s Bazaar (September 15, 1940); other documents related to his 1940 presidential campaign; rough drafts of editorials following Willkie’s death (October 1944); carbon copies of letters...
Dates:
1936-1945
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Wendell Willkie collection
Will H. Hays collection
Collection
Identifier: L560
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Will H. Hays' correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, notebooks and photographs, principally from the period of 1914-1954. His political papers include correspondence and other papers regarding his work as Indiana and National Republican Party Chairman; his work with the State Council of Defense during World War I; his efforts to unite the liberal and conservative wings of the Republican Party for the 1920 election, including his correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt on...
Dates:
1857-1957
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Will H. Hays collection
William H. Matthew papers
Collection
Identifier: L104
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original and photostats of typed and autographed correspondence, notebooks with personal notes, and other documents from William H. Matthew and others in Gary, Indiana and elsewhere in the United States, ranging from 1837 to 1956, regarding Indiana law, Pottawatomi Indians, the Presbyterian church in Plymouth, Indiana, the Detroit to Chicago Road and other subjects.
Dates:
1837-1956
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William H. Matthew papers
William Hendricks papers
Collection — Folder S0636
Identifier: S0636
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consists of letters written by William Hendricks, ranging from 1815 to 1850. His primary correspondents were N. D. Gallion, a lawyer in Brookville, Indiana, and William Gallion. There are also letters from Hendricks to Presidents Jackson and Polk. Most of the letters appear to be of a personal nature.
Dates:
1815-1850
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Hendricks papers
William Henry Harrison Miller collection
Collection
Identifier: L108
Scope and Contents
The collection includes indentures, mortgages, abstracts of titles, and other legal documents from William Henry Harrison Miller regarding his property ownership in Indianapolis (1874-1906) as well as correspondence, reports, and financial papers regarding the construction and maintenance of said properties; letters of condolence to his wife and children at his death; several of Miller’s speeches; and a report to the U.S. Circuit Court on the case of James R. Jessup vs. the Wabash, St. Louis...
Dates:
1862-1919
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
