Freemasons -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
James M. VanHook collection
Collection
Identifier: L308
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents compiled by James M. VanHook during his activities with the Freemasons, the Samuel Simonson Post No. 226 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and the Clark County Historical Society (1783-1917). The collection includes land grants, indentures, and other legal documents from Charlestown and Clark County, Indiana; biographical and historical sketches; historical information about Blazing Star Masonic Lodge and the Charlestown Methodist...
Dates:
1796-1907, undated
John Johnson collection
Collection
Identifier: L283
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records from 1853-1933, though the bulk of the materials cover 1880-1900. The first two folders consist mainly of papers related to the Keystone Lodge and contain minutes, reports, and financial documents. These two folders also contain some Johnson family papers as well, including receipts, estate papers, and family correspondence. The third folder contains mostly Albert Johnson, son of John Johnson, family correspondence and papers. The final folder consists...
Dates:
1853-1933
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Johnson collection
John Tipton collection
Collection
Identifier: L160
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Tipton’s correspondence and business papers from the period 1810-1839 in Indiana. His correspondence, including retained copies of his outgoing letters, includes letters relating to the operations of the Indiana Militia in the 1810s; and political correspondence regarding the work of the state legislature (1820s-1830s), his senatorial elections (1831, 1832), his appointments to federal office (1831-1839), and local, state, and national issues, particularly...
Dates:
1806-1858
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Tipton collection
Norman B. Berry certificates
Collection — Folder OB033
Identifier: OB033
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two certificates regarding Norman Berry's masonic achievements in Indianapolis in 1917.
Dates:
1917
Smith family collection
Collection — Folder S1827
Identifier: S1827
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the following items from the Smith family: John W. Smith's February 11, 1867 certificate for "Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret 32," a degree of the Scottish Rite; the May 30, 1976 marriage certificate of Peter J. Hiddinger and Adeline Koller; a handwritten will of Ann J. Allen signed February 5, 1897; the June 10, 1903 marriage license of Albert Millington and Laura M. Smith; a June 12, 1912 handwritten document regarding the presentation of an Odd Fellows jewel to...
Dates:
1867-1976
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Smith family collection
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
Timothy H. Ball collection
Collection — Folder S0061
Identifier: S0061
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence between T.H. Ball and his friends and family, a map of Lake County, Indiana, and a speech that Ball delivered at a Masonic meeting. The correspondence is both of a personal and professional nature.
Dates:
1840-1884
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Timothy H. Ball collection
Winifred L. Henninger collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2255
Scope and Contents
The collection contains primarily personal letters exchanged between Winifred L. Henninger and the Nelson family of Jefferson County, Indiana ranging from 1877 to 1933, concerning their family history and original settlement there. There is also a Civil War-era letter written by Clara Nelson to a Union soldier stationed at Camp Morton in Indianapolis. Other documents include a program for a Sunday School convention of the Second District Marion County Sunday School Association at the Hall...
Dates:
1877-1913
