Authors -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:
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 portrait...
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
William B. Pickett papers
Collection
Identifier: L449
Scope and Contents
This collection includes chapters related to the dissertation, "Homer E. Capehart: The making of a Hoosier Senator" and book,Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life, 1897-1979, written by William Beatty Pickett, ranging from 1914 to 1981. The collection also includes correspondence, book notes and articles; index cards include information about the dissertation, book, and research bibliographies; oral history interviews with transcripts; speeches,...
Dates:
1914-1981, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William B. Pickett papers
William G. Sullivan papers
Collection
Identifier: L154
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, essays, manuscripts, research notes, newspaper articles, reviews, advertisements, photographs, and illustrations--some of which are photostats and reproductions--from William G. Sullivan in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1861 to 1960 and undated, regarding theater and Indiana history and historical figures, particularly the life and works of Hoosier playwright Joseph Arthur and English's Opera House in Indianapolis.
Dates:
1861-1960, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William G. Sullivan papers
William Harley collection
Collection
Identifier: L407
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of the unpublished manuscript for a book William R. Harley had written titled “Behind the Ku Klux Klan.” It also includes some pages that had been edited and removed from the manuscript. Each chapter includes a separate section of footnotes. Also included is a synopsis of the book to present to publishers. A letter regarding Harley’s publisher difficulties is also included, dated the same year as his death. The box that contained the manuscript is also present...
Dates:
1947
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Harley collection
William Henry Harrison Terrell collection
Collection — Folder S1294
Identifier: S1294
Scope and Contents
This collection includes papers, letters and clippings from William Henry Harrison Terrell in Indiana ranging from 1862 to 1883, regarding the U.S. Civil War, chiefly the claims on the Indiana State Arsenal during the U.S. Civil War (July 30, 1862); the state's settlement of claims and accounts at war's end (1865-1868), and Indiana soldiers' war service.
Dates:
1862-1883
