Biography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Felix Marcus McWhirter collection
Collection — Folder S1877
Identifier: S1877
Scope and Contents
This collection includes "Felix Marcus McWhirter: 'This is My Life,'" a brief biographical sketch written by his wife, Marguerite G. McWhirter (September 1975); photocopies of a computer printout proof for his entry in Who's Who in America signed by Felix McWhirter and dated November 29, 1974; and the tri-fold pamphlet "Condensed Statement of Condition June 30, 1975" for the Peoples Bank and Trust Company.
Dates:
1974-1975
Frances Marvel Gnass collection
Collection
Identifier: L042
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items from Frances Marvel Gnass’s family, including Joseph Brown’s ciphering book of mathematical operations and business accounting practices (1840-1843); a promissory note for payment to Isaac Brown (1857), and a page of accounting notations of the Brown family (1869-1877); Edith Walker’s autograph book (1888-1893); and a full-page from the Crawfordsville Journal and Review that lists soldiers buried in Montgomery County, Indiana by...
Dates:
1840-2008
Frank D. Johnston papers
Collection — Folder S740
Identifier: S0740
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a typed manuscript from Frank D. Johnston in Plainfield, Indiana ranging from circa 1923-1942 regarding the life of Thomas Paine Westendorf.
Dates:
undated, ca. 1923-1942
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Frank D. Johnston papers
Gideon Stevens biography
Collection — Folder S0355
Identifier: S0355
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a biographical article written by Elba Depue for the Franklin Evening Star in Franklin, Indiana on April 23, 1906 regarding the life of Gideon Stevens, an Indiana pioneer.
Dates:
1813-1906
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gideon Stevens biography
Halbert Pleasant Bybee papers
Collection — Folder S202
Identifier: S0202
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, carbon copy of a document ranging from 1888 to 1957 regarding the life of Halbert Pleasant Bybee.
Dates:
1888/01/07-1957/03/30
Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project collection
Collection
Identifier: L209
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies, and a few originals, of letters, account books, diaries, journals, accounts of life in prison, military records, minutes of organizations, regimental histories, reminiscences and memoirs, sermons, speeches, and printed documents, such as commencement programs, business and industrial catalogs, broadsides, maps, and pamphlets from citizens in Indiana, ranging from 1772 to 1967 and undated, copied or collected as part of the Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscripts...
Dates:
1772-1967, undated
Indiana State Association of Parliamentarians records
Collection
Identifier: L586
Scope and Contents
This collection includes constitutions, bylaws, meeting minutes, account ledgers, annual and fall meeting programs, membership directories, newsletters, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and other records from the Indiana State Association of Parliamentarians and the Rose Marie Cruzan Parliamentary Law Club and its predecessor, the Roberts Parliamentary Law Club in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1937 to 2021 regarding the association's history and activities.
Dates:
1937-2021
James Allen Rogers biography
Collection — Folder S1748
Identifier: S1748
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a hand-written document ranging from 1848 to 1924 regarding
James Allen Roger's life.
Dates:
1848-1924
James D. Williams collection
Collection — Folder S1424
Identifier: S1424
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 4 items related to James D. Williams in Indiana ranging from 1876 to 1880: (1) an April 20, 1876 letter from Thomas R. Cobb to Honorable James D. Williams informing him that he was selected as the Democratic candidate for governor for the next October election; (2) an April 29, 1876 letter from J. D. Williams to Honorable T. R. Cobb, chairman of the Democratic State Convention, in Vincennes, accepting the nomination; (3) an April 25, 1879 certificate signed by James D....
Dates:
1876-1880
Jessamyn West collection
Collection — Folder S1793
Identifier: S1793
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies of two different letters written by Jessamyn West to Reverend Mahin, both were written in 1971. The first letter discusses Jessamyn’s past history, including her childhood and professional work. The second letter is about a visit Jessamyn made to Indianapolis, Indiana and paying for the hotel that she stayed in during that trip.
Dates:
1971
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jessamyn West collection
