Authors -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
Ross Franklin Lockridge collection
Collection
Identifier: L598
Scope and Contents
The collection includes documentation regarding Ross Franklin Lockridge's duties as director of Hoosier Historic Memorial Activities. The bulk of the collection consists of New Harmony and members of the Owen community documentation. Also included are speeches and papers written by Lockridge and his students on early Hoosiers, including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and other Indiana and United States history topics.
Dates:
1877-1952
Susan Wallace collection
Collection — Folder S1352
Identifier: S1352
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, both photocopies as well as 4 original letters from Susan Wallace ranging from 1861 to 1892, regarding the U.S. Civil War, family life, her husband's writing career, and politics. There are also a hand-written biography of Susan E. Wallace, beginning with her birth in 1830, and continuing through 1874 and two newspaper clippings, one from The Inter Ocean (undated) and one labeled Triple...
Dates:
1861-1892
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Susan Wallace collection
Theodore Roosevelt in Indiana photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP151
Identifier: SP151
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken during the Henry W. Lawton statue dedication in Indianapolis, Indiana. The photographs show the dedication ceremony in front of the courthouse and President Roosevelt addressing the crowd, as well as the parade and procession to or from Vice President Fairbanks' house. The images also include snapshots from the gathering at the house earlier in the day. There are also 3 clippings from newspapers showing scenes from Roosevelt's 1907,...
Dates:
1907/05/30; 1957-1971
Thomas J. Barry papers
Collection
Identifier: L234
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed and photocopied copies of a dissertation from Thomas J. Barry at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in 1943 regarding Indiana authors' biographies and writings.
Dates:
1943
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas J. Barry papers
U.S. Lesh writings and letters
Collection — Folder S0823
Identifier: S0823
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of speeches and pamphlets written by U. S. Lesh ranging from 1925 to 1965. “Ex Parte Milligan,” “A Knight of the Golden Circle,” and “General James R. Slack: War Democrat” all deal with the Knights of the Golden Circle. “The Three Guards” is an educational play written by Lesh set during the Revolutionary War. There are also two letters written by Lesh to a Mr. or Dr. Kelley.
Dates:
1825-1965, undated
Walker family collection
Collection
Identifier: L369
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, various documents, photographs, and memorabilia from the Walker family of New Albany, Indiana. The collection contains Francis Walker's Clermont (Ohio) Academy writings; his and his wife Mary's family correspondence (1851-1913); his correspondence from other Methodist ministers and DePauw University officials (1860s-1910); his and Mary's writings (1848-1901); and some letters and documents of his father, James Walker (1820-1837). The bulk of...
Dates:
1820-1988, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walker family collection
Walter E. Barton papers
Collection
Identifier: L252
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Walter E. Barton’s articles and speeches including those for the Rigby Star describing the nation’s capital and others on the topic of taxation; legal briefs regarding cases Barton argued before the U.S. Supreme Court; and the manuscripts of his two memoirs, The Lost Heritage and In the Twilight of My Memory, as well as published copies. Also included is a photograph of...
Dates:
1912-1981
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walter E. Barton papers
Wilhelmina Seegmiller collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2921
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials from and about Wilhelmina Seegmiller in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1895 to 1913. Items comprise brief biographical information, obituaries, a review of one of her textbooks and several examples of her creative writing.
Dates:
1895-1913
Will Wallace Harney letters
Collection — Folder S0594
Identifier: S0594
Scope and Contents
This collection includes six letters written by Will Wallace Harney to Henry Paret, Esq. of New York ranging from 1893 to 1894. The 1893 letters are in response to requests for his autograph and photograph for Stedman's Poets of America. The 1894 letters concern Paret's request for biographical information about Harney's uncle, William Ross Wallace. The collection also includes two of Harney's poem (undated).
Dates:
1893-1894
William Allen Wood collection
Collection — Folder S1450
Identifier: S1450
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a September 26, 1898 letter sent to William Allen Wood by Benjamin S. Parker regarding his published works of verse. An undated advertisement for his book The Cabin in the Clearing and Other Poems was sent with the letter. The collection also includes an October 11, 1900 letter sent to Wood by Maurice Thompson relaying his regrets to an invitation to attend the annual meeting of the Sons of the Revolution and a small portion of a letter...
Dates:
1898-1900, undated
