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Social reformers -- Indiana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Indiana Department of Public Welfare collection

 Collection
Identifier: L196
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, reports, essays, organizational histories, newsletters, and constitutions from Indiana Department of Public Welfare, and its predecessor, the Indiana Board of States Charities, ranging from 1847 to 1964 regarding charity work, welfare topics, vulnerable groups, and institutions in the state.
Dates: 1847-1964

Indiana State Civic Union collection

 Collection — Folder S1586
Identifier: S1586
Scope and Contents This collection includes a two page brief written by D. B. Johnson, state superintendent of the Indiana State Civic Union, regarding his opposition to Indiana Senate Bill No. 259. The 1917 bill to legalize the showing of motion pictures on Sundays thoughout Indiana was signed by Governor Goodrich on March 8, but then withdrawn by him and vetoed the following day after he learned that an amendment requiring that movies not be shown until after 2:00 p.m. had been removed from the bill.
Dates: 1917

Lucius Burrie Swift collection

 Collection
Identifier: L155
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of Lucius B. Swift’s correspondence from the period 1885-1908 relating to his work with federal civil service reform, including correspondence relating to the work of the National Civil Service Reform League; Swift’s publication of the Civil Service Chronicle; federal appointments in Indiana and elsewhere, and the work of the U.S. Civil Service Commission; and the role of reformers in state and national elections. Also included...
Dates: 1851-1931

Wiley family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1410
Scope and Contents This collection contains mostly financial documents including indentures, tax receipts and bills of the Wiley family ranging from 1845 to 1896. Also, included are personal papers, correspondence, and newspapers.

There is also 2 oversize publications in OB190: 1845 June Herald of Progression, June 1845 and The Cincinnati Enquirer, August 8, 1874.
Dates: 1845-1896