Voting
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
"An Aid to the Citizen in Indiana" booklet
Collection — Folder S2428
Identifier: S2428
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one copy of "An Aid to the Citizen in Indiana," a booklet published by the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana in January 1920. Presented to the Indiana Woman's Democratic Organization with compliments of Thomas Taggart, the booklet was written to supply the fundamental facts about politics and government that affect Indiana and to help women prepare themselves to be voters.
Dates:
1920
Citizens-in-Politics collection
Collection — Folder S1511
Identifier: S1511
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from George J. Mayer II in Indianapolis, Indiana dated May 29, 1959 regarding the formation of a Citizens-in-Politics Club and inviting the recipient to a meeting. The letter also presents commentary on Republican mayoral candidate Roscoe "Rocky" Stovall.
Dates:
1959 May 29
Collection of sample ballots
Collection — Folder OBE014
Identifier: OBE014
Scope and Contents
This collection contains sample ballots from presidential elections in the United States ranging from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Dates:
circa 1930-circa 1970
Fred L. Pierpont collection
Collection — Folder S2436
Identifier: S2436
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of Fred L. Pierpont's papers, including a map of Lexington, Indiana from 1922 and a page with handwritten explanations of the town roads and points of interest on map; an undated to-do list of maintenance jobs written on Englishton Park (Lexington, Indiana) letterhead; a copy of "History of Lexington High School," a five-page essay possibly written by a student for a school assignment in circa 1931; and nonprofessional drawings of President Taft...
Dates:
1908-circa 1931
Hook family papers
Collection — Folder S0680
Identifier: S0680
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters written by John M. Hook to his brother, Matthias, from 1861 to 1863 while serving in G Company, 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The collection also includes a letter written in 1863 to Matthias Hook from Banner Davis, a man serving in the same unit as John. Other items in the collection are a letter written by Margaret Hook from Des Moines, Iowa in 1851; Bartholomew County, Indiana tax receipts paid by Mathias Hook (1853,...
Dates:
1851-1937
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hook family papers
Howard County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1673
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items regarding the Howard County Orphans' Home, including reports ranging from 1893 to 1903; an indenture placing Richard A. Neff with William Decker dated November 18, 1897;, an October 26, 1883 trustee's order placing Robert and Wilson Turner in the home signed by Center Township Trustee C.C. Sollenberger; a June 25, 1903 letter from Liberty Township Trustee Amos Powell placing Earnest Frewa in home; a July 25, 1903 letter from Union Township Trustee Theo. H....
Dates:
1883-1903, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Howard County collection
Indiana Democratic ticket and Indiana State Fair advertisement
Collection — Folder S3500
Identifier: S3500
Content Description
This collection includes a straight-party voting flyer from the Indiana Democratic Party dated 1880 and an Indiana State Fair advertisement dated 1900 showing older attendees going to the fair would turn them into children again.
Dates:
1880, 1900
Indiana Legislative Bureau collection
Collection
Identifier: L195
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed reports from the Indiana Legislative Bureau regarding standing rules and orders for the Indiana General Assembly. The collection also contains state and county finances, and two typed articles: "Titles of Acts and the Passage" and "Taking Effect of Acts and Joint Resolutions in Indiana." Other items include articles written by two directors, John A. Lapp and Charles Kettleborough; bibliographies, lists of laws by subject, lists of laws and amendments,...
Dates:
1833-1953
Indianapolis women voter registration photographs
Collection — Folder SP169
Identifier: SP169
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 black-and-white snapshot photographs of women gathered outside a building in Indianapolis, Indiana, possibly the Talbot Avenue theater, circa June 25, 1917, bearing a sign inviting women from 3rd Ward to register to vote.
Dates:
circa 1917/06/25
Irvington collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2173
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of materials, including transcriptions, personal notes, letters, a poll book, a tax table, financial statements, bonds covering public officials, legal agreements, a political platform, a map, and a newspaper clipping, ranging from 1873 to 1970, regarding the town of Irvington, Indiana.Generally, the materials all relate to the civic and political affairs of the town of Irvington, now a neighborhood of Indianapolis. Topics covered include early...
Dates:
1873-1970; 2008-2016
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Irvington collection
