Montezuma (Ind.)

Scope and Contents This collection includes an original, autographed, signed letter from Charles R. Brown in Indiana in January 1963 regarding the seal of the secretary of state of Indiana and photocopies of autographed, signed legal documents and letters from people in Washington, D.C., Montezuma, Indiana and elsewhere ranging from 1847 to 1862 regarding legal matters and life in the army during the Civil War.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a scrapbook donated by Charles R. Brown containing clippings ranging from 1926 to 1934 of the "Monte Tattler," a section of the Montezuma Enterprise (Montezuma, Ind.) newspaper written and prepared for publication by Montezuma High School students. The scrapbook also includes lists of previous students, organized by graduation year from 1918 to 1932, with short notations regarding work, college, and marriage that was used...

Scope and Contents The majority of the items in this collection are small pieces of paper regarding receipts and other financial matters from 1831 to 1857. There are also two small account books of a laundress from 1851 to 1860. The oldest document is a survey of land belonging to Addison Cross in Ross County, Ohio, in 1821. Two documents relate to business matters of a man named Sharon Case.

Scope and Contents This collection contains several official documents of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows from Montezuma, Indiana ranging from 1850 to 1925. It includes several account books, a minute book, treasury books, a roll of officers, pamphlets and booklets containing general information on the group's rules and constitution.