Vigo County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Indiana kindergarten photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP078
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs relating to kindergartens in Indianapolis, Mishawaka, Richmond, and Terre Haute, Indiana ranging from circa 1900 to 1925 regarding school children, some of whom were immigrants, teachers, classrooms, school activities, and buildings.
Dates:
circa 1900-1925
James Nelson Shepherd collection
Collection
Identifier: L311
Scope and Contents
This collection contains James Nelson Shepherd's Bible (1855); his pocket diary (1861-1866) with entries from his service in the Civil War and his personal accounts; his letters to his fiancée, Arminda Rhyan of New Goshen, Vigo County, Indiana and a couple of her needlepoint items, with one using human hair (1860-1862); Civil War letters to Shepherd from his brothers, Thomas E. Shepherd of the 31st Indiana and Edgar M. Shepherd from home (1862); Shepherd's farm ledgers (1864-1866), including...
Dates:
1855-1958, undated
John Dickson family collection
Collection — Folder S2791
Identifier: S2791
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two indentures for John Dickson (1816/9/31 and 1816/10/30); typewritten copies of a United States grant to Canadian Volunteers for two quarter-sections of land assigned to Lambert and Dickson families (1817/10/26); and an account of the Dickson family tradition about the miracle that saved Fort Harrison during the siege of 1812 by Sarah Elizabeth Chandler Dickson (undated), which was published in the Terre Haute Gazette on March 30,...
Dates:
1816-1818
Joseph Jenckes journal
Collection — Folder OB178
Identifier: OB178
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the journals of Joseph Jenckes, beginning in January of 1821 and continuing through October of 1822. Jenckes includes accounts of work accomplished by hired farm hands, weather conditions, and social life in Vigo County.
Dates:
1821-1822
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Jenckes journal
Maxine P. Brown collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-006
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research and family records from throughout the United States ranging from ca. 1910 to ca. 1995 regarding Maxine Louise Price Brown, the Etchison, Van Arsdale, Brown, and Price families, and other related families.
Dates:
ca. 1910-ca. 1995
Found in:
Genealogy
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Maxine P. Brown collection
Moody Chamberlain papers
Collection — Folder S246
Identifier: S0246
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a carbon copy of a typed document from Ira Hill in St. Albans, New Hampshire in 1813 regarding a teaching license and an autographed, signed document from Joseph Luttrell in Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana on 1837/08/10 regarding working out taxes.
Dates:
1813-1837
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Moody Chamberlain papers
Patrons of Husbandry certificate
Collection — Folder S2132
Identifier: S2132
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two photostat copies of the Patron of Husbandry certificate given to the Otter Creek Grange of Vigo County, Indiana. The certificate was issued by the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry and signed at Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1874. It was received and signed by the State Grange of Indiana on February 2, 1875.
Dates:
1874-1875
Richard W. Thompson collection
Collection
Identifier: L158
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Richard W. Thompson’s political correspondence, including correspondence regarding state and national Whig and Republican party politics, and Thompson’s role in political campaigns (1840s-1880s); letters from constituents during his terms in Congress regarding political appointments and local politics (1841-1849); Civil War correspondence, including correspondence regarding state and national politics and Thompson’s duties in Terre Haute (1861-1865); his...
Dates:
1818-1931
Valentine Morgan account book
Collection — Folder S0984
Identifier: S0984
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photocopy of Valentine Morgan’s account book for 1856-1856, in which he recorded financial transactions, debts, and purchases.
Dates:
1856-1857
Vigo County drawings and prints
Collection — Folder OB118
Identifier: OB118
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 prints of Fort Harrison in 1812, a drawing of the Indiana State Teachers College from 7th Street by Charles D. Wendholt, and a black and white print of a covered bridge signed "V.E.B. 1971".
Dates:
1848-1971
