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Clergy -- Indiana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Hawley family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L064
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of Hawley family and professional correspondence. Included is correspondence with his family in Bridgeport, Connecticut while elder Ransom Hawley was a student at Auburn Seminary (1825-1828), as well as correspondence of Hawley and his wife in Indiana with their families in Bridgeport (1828-ca. 1880), and letters to his sons Henry and Ransom and daughter Lucy Ing. The collection also contains letters to Hawley from Presbyterian ministers and other church people...
Dates: 1825-1889

Hicks Presbyterian Church history

 Collection — Folder S2423
Identifier: S2423
Scope and Contents This collection includes an unbound, typewritten copy of "A History of the Hicks Presbyterian Church of Greene County, Indiana," written by Edith Bauer Cogwell in 1945. The contents of the history include an introduction, the origin and early history of the Hicks Cumberland Presyterian Church, Hicks Church history from 1893 to 1845, church social activities, a biography of Rev. William C. Hicks, lists of ministers and officers of the church, and a bibliography.
Dates: 1945

Indiana Central University collection

 Collection — Folder S1563
Identifier: S1563
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters, publications, pledge cards, and forms from Indiana Central University in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1912 to 1937 regarding the financial support of the university by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Much of the correspondence written by college presidents Lewis D. Bonebrake and I.J. Good and members of the fundraising campaign committee to members of the United Brethren church concerning fundraising, summer bible school for pastors, district...
Dates: 1912-1937

Isaac Crawford collection

 Collection — Folder S0316
Identifier: S0316
Scope and Contents The collection is photostatic copies of Isaac Crawford’s handwritten journal, which means the pages are black with white lettering. The penmanship is very good and easy to read. The first folder has his diary from January 1, 1836 to January 30, 1843, consisting of 164 pages. There are two journal pages on each sheet.He wrote about church meetings, religious services, people that he met, and places where he went.The second folder has copies of his diary (39 pages)...
Dates: 1836-1849

James A. Stoner collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2704
Scope and Contents This collection includes the following items of Rev. James A. Stoner: two copy books used 1858-1859; a handwritten poem "My Dream" read by Mollie Strayer at the 1869 closing exercises of Peru High School; a carte de viste photograph of Stoner dated December 12, 1876; and his teacher's license for Miami County, Indiana dated January 31, 1880. Also included are items most likely kept by his wife, Sara "Lizzie" Stoner: a 1931 invitation to attend dedication service for a...
Dates: 1858-1937

James D. Davidson collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0334
Scope and Contents This collection contains photostats and typed copies of letters sent to James D. Davidson by his brothers, Alexander Davidson and Charles Baker (C.B.), his nephew Preston Davidson, and other Indiana residents regarding family news, economic conditions, elections, secession, slavery, the Civil War, money issues, and Noah Noble's estate. Also included are letters sent to other Davidson family members, three letters sent to C.H. and W.S. McCormick from an A.D. Hagen (?) regarding McCormick reaper...
Dates: 1837-1866

John S. Winchester collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1442
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence ranging from 1863 to 1873 and sent by family and church associates to Rev. John S. Winchester of Greensburg, Indiana. The collection also includes invitations to weddings, anniversary celebrations, and graduations received by the Winchester family between 1869 to 1895.
Dates: 1863-1895

Joseph Marshall Francis collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2262
Scope and Contents This collection contains several items of Joseph and Kate Francis from the time they lived in Japan in the 1890s, including a letter, an unused postcard, a newspaper and several telegrams written in Japanese. A few of the items are dated, including a February 10, 1894 postcard written in English by Kate Francis and sent to Mrs. C. M. Stevens of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a housing contract for the summer of 1896 written in Japanese; and several tickets for a charity bazaar that was held in April...
Dates: 1927

Joseph Tarkington clippings

 Collection — Folder S0838
Identifier: S0838
Scope and Contents This collection includes three clippings of the newspaper column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," written by Kate Milner Rabb. The 1931 columns ran in the Indianapolis Star on September 22, 23 and 25. Each column quotes from the papers of Joseph Tarkington and discusses items of interest, including a scholarship founded by Tarkington at Indiana Asbury University; an October 4, 1864 certificate stating that Mrs. Tarkington had contributed to the Indiana State Sanitary Fair for the relief of sick and...
Dates: 1931/09

Lyman Abbott letter

 Collection — Folder S001
Identifier: S0001
Scope and Contents This collection contains a thank-you letter written by Lyman Abbot to Miss Florence Venn, a librarian at the Indiana State Library on December 22, 1913.
Dates: 1913/12/22