Indiana -- Societies and clubs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
Sons of Liberty newspaper clipping
Collection — Folder S1618
Identifier: S1618
Scope and Contents
This collection comrpises one newspaper sheet, printed on both sides, of the Indianapolis Daily Journal on August 2, 1864 regarding the exposure of the Sons of Liberty as an anti-Lincoln group of men in the Midwest. The report identifies the society's leadership, goals, rituals, and passwords.
Dates:
1864
Spencer County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1694
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the following items related to Spencer County, Indiana: a two-page handwritten transcription by Caroline E. Pfeifer in circa 1930 of the November 20, 1884, February 5, 1885, and February 13, 1885 minutes from the Bluff City Rebekah Lodge no. 239; a clipping of "An Old Letter," an article published in The Monitor (Grandview, Ind.) on May 21, 1931 that reprinted an August 5, 1822 letter from John Morgan of Rockport to his wife,...
Dates:
1834-1943
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Spencer County collection
Switzerland County collection
Collection — Folder S1697
Identifier: S1697
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of the constitution of the Switzerland County Agricultural Society dated January 29, 1866 and signed by the organization's secretary Thomas H. Downey and a program for the May 11, 1933 commencement exercises from the common school graduates of Pleasant and Craig Townships.
Dates:
1866-1933
Thais Heinzerling letter
Collection — Folder S627
Identifier: S0627
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter from Thais Heinzerling to the Indiana State Library in 1972. The letter describes the 1970 founding of the Garrett Historical Society of Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana and it includes a handwritten note that mentions publicity for the organization.
Dates:
1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thais Heinzerling letter
The Indiana Weavers Guild collection
Collection
Identifier: L569
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mainly newsletters and correspondence from the Indiana Weavers Guild ranging from 1943 to 1992. Within the newsletters are instructions on how to create weaving patterns and designs. The newsletters also include weaving samples from members with information on how they were created. Also included are account ledgers, membership rolls, yearbooks, a History of the Guild (1943-1983), newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, woven ribbon and bookmarks, the President’s sash, meeting...
Dates:
1943-1992
The Service Club of Indianapolis newsletters
Collection
Identifier: L215
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the weekly newsletter, The Grenade, from The Service Club of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1953 to 1968, regarding club business and members.
Dates:
1953-1968
Turnfest photographs
Collection — Folder SP146
Identifier: SP146
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs of teams of athletes performing at Turnfest hosted by the North American Gymnastics Association and local turnverein in Indianapolis, Indiana in June 1905.
Dates:
1905 June
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Turnfest photographs
Wayne County Medical Society collection
Collection
Identifier: L350
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four record books of the Wayne County Medical Society (1864-1930). The books contain the constitution and bylaws of the society and minutes of the society's meetings. The minutes record the papers on medical topics delivered at meetings; summaries of the papers and discussions; reports on society business; and lists of members. The collection also includes an account book (1888-1900) that records dues by members and monetary transactions; miscellaneous correspondence,...
Dates:
1864-1930
William Chaney photographs and slides
Collection — Folder SP061
Identifier: SP061
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and 35mm slides of William Chaney and other Klansmen in Indiana circa 1965-1971 at Ku Klux Klan (KKK) events. Many of the slides show Chaney giving an interview wearing his KKK regalia to a man who might be Randall Jehs of the Indiana State Library, who interviewed him on June 6, 1971. There are also 2 images of Chaney's family.
Dates:
circa 1965-1971
William L. Barker collection
Collection
Identifier: L010
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of William L. Barker, ranging from 1872 to 1949, including: correspondence; writings; speeches; papers relating to the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society; county history research; Abraham Lincoln research which also includes the publication Lincoln Lore; and Barker's various research notes. Also included are papers relating to the Warrick County Centennial Celebration that includes newsletters and the pageant of Warrick...
Dates:
1872-1949
