Politicians -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
Roscoe B. Fleming collection
Collection — Folder S0472
Identifier: S0472
Scope and Contents
This collection has one folder containing "The Story of Indiana" by Roscoe B. Fleming. This is a six-part article about the Ku Klux Klan and prohibition in Indiana politics in the 1920s. He gives a brief biography of D.C. Stephenson, the Grand Dragon of Indiana’s Ku Klux Klan, and his stakes amongst the political elite of the city and state including Governor Ed Jackson, and Indianapolis Mayor John L. Duvall. Fleming discusses Edward S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League...
Dates:
1927 October
Schuyler Colfax collection
Collection
Identifier: L036
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consists of Schuyler Colfax's correspondence from 1841 to 1884 regarding Whig and Republican Party politics in Indiana and nationally. Also included are letters from Indiana officers in the U.S. Civil War regarding promotions and assignments; Colfax's letters on routine business as Speaker of the House and Vice President; his letters regarding speaking engagements; letters to his wife regarding his role in the "Credit Mobilier" affair in 1875; and letters...
Dates:
1782-1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Schuyler Colfax collection
Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr. collection
Collection
Identifier: L565
Scope and Contents
This collection contains senate bills and house resolutions from Shepard J. Crumpacker’s term in the U.S. House of Representatives ranging from 1940 to 1957. There is also material from events in which he participated. There are six folders from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (U.N.E.S.C.O.) convention of 1952. Throughout the collection, there are opinion polls from Crumpacker’s constituents about U.S. policy issues and listings and records of his telegraph...
Dates:
1940-1957
Sidney S. Kramer collection
Collection — Folder S2513
Identifier: S2513
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an undated poem entitled "Pride of Indiana" by Sidney S. Kramer, handwritten on Sidney's Uniform Co. stationary and two booklets, "The Hoosier 'Howdy Book': Service Men's Guide to Indianapolis" published by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in 1940 and the February, 1944 issue of This Week in Indianapolis (Vol. 17, no. 4), a tourist guide for visitors to the city.
Dates:
1940-circa 1977
Theodore Roosevelt in Indiana photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP151
Identifier: SP151
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken during the Henry W. Lawton statue dedication in Indianapolis, Indiana. The photographs show the dedication ceremony in front of the courthouse and President Roosevelt addressing the crowd, as well as the parade and procession to or from Vice President Fairbanks' house. The images also include snapshots from the gathering at the house earlier in the day. There are also 3 clippings from newspapers showing scenes from Roosevelt's 1907,...
Dates:
1907/05/30; 1957-1971
Thomas A. Hendricks papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0635
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of Thomas A. Hendricks’ correspondence as well as a few receipts and checks ranging from 1825 to 1885 in Indiana. A speech given by his nephew Thomas at a Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Celebration at Thomas A. Hendricks School in Shelbyville, Indiana is also included. There are also oversize memorial resolutions passed upon Thomas A. Hendricks' death and other certificates, 1885 and undated (OBD005).Correspondents include William English,...
Dates:
1825-1949, bulk 1873-1879
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas A. Hendricks papers
Thomas Riley Marshall papers
Collection
Identifier: L100
Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials from Thomas Riley Marhsall ranging from 1863 to 1934, although the bulk of the materials date from 1868 to 1925. Materials include Marshall's speeches on Democratic politics and state and national affairs (1880s-1925); speeches to Masons and other fraternal organizations; speeches on law, schools, and history; and a manuscript draft of his Recollections. The correspondence covers his political affairs (1908-1925); letters of...
Dates:
1863-1934
Thomas Riley Marshall photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP153
Identifier: SP153
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs and clippings featuring Thomas Riley Marshall in Indiana, California, Washington, D.C., and other places in the the United States, as well as Geneva, Switzerland, ranging from circa 1860 to 1916 and undated, regarding Riley's daily life and political career, including several photographs from an unidentified ceremony at the construction of a large structure such as a building or bridge. There are also portrait photographs of the Marshall...
Dates:
circa 1860-1916, undated
Thomas Taggart collection
Collection
Identifier: L541
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks from Thomas Taggart in Indiana and Washington, D.C. ranging from 1859 to 1958. Included are items related to Taggart's political career, family, and the French Lick Springs Hotel.
Included within Box 3 and 4 is correspondence and miscellaneous documents created by A.C. Sallee regarding a biography he wrote about Thomas Taggart.
Included within Box 3 and 4 is correspondence and miscellaneous documents created by A.C. Sallee regarding a biography he wrote about Thomas Taggart.
Dates:
1859-1958
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas Taggart collection
United States 32nd Congress, Indiana congressional delegation autographs
Collection — Folder S1832
Identifier: S1832
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a sheet of paper with autographs of the ten representatives from Indiana who served in the 32nd United States Congress from 1851 to 1853. One side of the paper contains the signatures of Thomas A. Hendricks, John G. Davis, Samuel W. Parker, Graham N. Fitch, John L. Robinson and Samuel Brenton.The reverse side includes the signatures of Cyrus Livingston Dunham, Willis Arnold Gorman, James Lockhart, and Daniel Mace.The collection also has a photostatic copy of...
Dates:
circa 1851-1853; 1951
