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Vincennes (Ind.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:

Vincennes Brewing Company sticker and coaster

 Collection — Folder S3368
Identifier: S3368
Scope and Contents This collection includes a coaster and sticker from the Vincennes Brewing Company in Vincennes, Indiana in 2017 from their grand opening.
Dates: 2017

Vincennes history collection

 Collection
Identifier: L309
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials pertaining to the history of Vincennes, Indiana. Included are proceedings of the Borough of Vincennes, land sales, indentures, land grants, and miscellaneous items related to Vincennes history ranging from 1669 to 1950.There is also an oversize folder containing one placemat from the defunct Marone's Formosa Garden in Vincennes, Indiana, undated, a March 26, 1929 plat map, Knox County election returns, 1818-1826, and transcriptions and photostates...
Dates: 1669-circa 1980

Vincennes Library Company meeting minutes

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L749
Scope and Contents This collection contains the minutes to the meetings held by the stockholders of the Vincennes Library Company in Vincennes, Indiana ranging from 1806 to 1871. Included in the minutes are office elections, selection of librarians, and the purchases of materials.
Dates: 1806-1871

Vincennes Public Library scrapbook

 Collection — Folder SP121
Identifier: SP121
Scope and Contents This collection includes a scrapbook containing photographs, clippings, and postcards from the Vincennes Public Library in Vincennes, Indiana ranging from 1928 to 1930 regarding local and library events, displays, parade floats, and library programs such as book week and summer reading.One of the photographs shows one of two little girls wearing blackface. They are dressed up as the characters Topsy and Eva from the titular vaudeville play and 1927 film, based loosely on Harriet...
Dates: 1928-1930

Vincennes University oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: OH058
Scope and Contents This collection contains 23 transcripts from oral history interviews with various residents of Vincennes, Indiana conducted by Thomas Krasean for Vinncennes University. Topics covered include family lineage, early Vincennes, childhood, teaching methods and policies in Indiana, the local African American community, and Prohibition.

Note: Page 21 of the Mabel Purcell Clark transcript is missing.
Dates: 1971-1973

William Bruce papers

 Collection — Folder S184
Identifier: S0184
Scope and Contents This collection includes typed documents from William Bruce in Indiana ranging from 1851 to 1853 and undated regarding family and historical matters.
Dates: 1851-1853

William E. Niblack paper

 Collection
Identifier: S1016
Scope and Contents The collection consists of one paper prepared by William Niblack for the SemiCentennial Celebration of St. James Episcopal Church in Vincennes, Indiana.
Dates: 1889

William Henry Harrison home collection

 Collection — Folder S0272
Identifier: S0272
Scope and Contents Arthur R. Cochran, of the Vincennes Sun Commercial, wrote this four-page article. The Indianapolis News used some of Mr. Cochran's information for its article published on Wednesday, July 27, 1949. The Francis Vigo Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution began in Vincennes in 1908 with thirteen charter members, and had 230 in 1949 when this article was written. They became interested in preserving the William Henry Harrison home in 1910,...
Dates: 1949

William Momberger and V. Balch lithographs

 Collection — Folder OB119
Identifier: OB119
Scope and Contents This collection contains four colored lithographs by William Momberger and V. Balch from 1869. They are entitled as follows: "St. Mary, St. Joseph, and Maumee Rivers", "Wabash River, Near Vincennes, Ind.", and "Evansville, on the Ohio".
Dates: 1869

William Prince papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1084
Scope and Contents The collection consists largely of correspondence and documents recording payments during William Prince’s time as Indian agent at Vincennes, Indiana.

There is also a land grant belonging to Prince dated February 27, 1813 (OB174).
Dates: 1813-1834