Bibles
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Brayton family papers
Collection
Identifier: L411
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of personal correspondence of the Springer and Brayton families from 1842 to 1940. Included are William Springer’s letters to his wife while serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Also included is the personal correspondence of the John Brayton family and related families in Warren County, New York and Washington, Indiana. There are also a significant amount of papers on Margaret Brayton (1895-1986) of Muncie, Indiana. Papers...
Dates:
1820-1969
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Brayton family papers
Coburn and Carpenter family collection
Collection — Folder 1-4
Identifier: GS-003
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Bible records, correspondence, and family research from from Louisa A. Carpenter and Richard Carpenter Stanfield in Indiana and Massachusetts, ranging from 1851 to 1977, regarding the Coburn, Carpenter and Clement families.
Dates:
1851 - 1977
Found in:
Genealogy
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Coburn and Carpenter family collection
David L. Elliott collection
Collection
Identifier: L051
Scope and Contents
The collection contains U.S. Civil War materials of David L. Elliott. Included are family correspondence, discharge papers, family photographs, a Bible, receipts, distribution rolls, certificates, reunion ribbons, political campaign badges, and a Civil War diary (1864–1865). The collection also contains a history of the Battle of Chickamauga by Captain J. C. McElroy. There is also an 1865 muster-out roll for the 75th Regiment and Warren County postmaster appointment certificates from 1898 and...
Dates:
1845-1910
Francis M. Shearer collection
Collection
Identifier: L313
Scope and Contents
This collection contains legal documents, personal papers, receipts, genealogical information and photographs from the Shearer, Marshall, and English families in Indianapolis and other cities in Indiana, ranging from 1829 to 1974. The legal documents include warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and an abstract of title for property John and William Marion Shearer obtained in Indianapolis and Marion County. Other documents include Michael Shearer's tax receipts, a copy of his 1829 land grant, and...
Dates:
1829-1974, undated
G. Harvey Petty papers
Collection
Identifier: L356
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed family papers, two photographs, an autograph book, genealogy documents including Bible records, signs, certificates, awards, ephemera, and calligraphy and typography materials from G. Harvey Petty in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1797 to 1979, regarding his family and career in calligraphy and typography.There is also an oversize folder containing an indenture, certificates, awards, documents, and signs ranging from...
Dates:
1797-1979
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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G. Harvey Petty papers
Georgia Eva Lockenour papers
Collection
Identifier: L435
Scope and Contents
This collection includes six class notebooks, report cards, and a New Testament Bible from Georgia Eva Lockenour in Bedford, Mitchell, and Greencastle, Indiana, ranging from 1890 to 1972 and undated, regarding her education, primarily in music, at schools and DePauw University. There is also her mother's autograph book (1890-1905) and a musical composition for the Woodruff Place centennial in 1972.
Dates:
1890-1972, undated
Grube family collection
Collection — Folder 1-3
Identifier: GS-002
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Bible records, familial information, and other ephemera from the Grube family in Marion and Boone counties, Indiana, ranging from 1870 to 1967, regarding the Grube family. The Bible and ephemera likely belonged to Mary Edna Grube.
Dates:
1870 - 1967
Found in:
Genealogy
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Grube family collection
Harry E. Lewis papers
Collection — Folder S0830
Identifier: S0830
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of Harry E. Lewis's family documents and includes the Society of Friends marriage certificate of Samuel Cox and Lydia Kenworthy (1837/11/02); a Sons of Temperance certificate of membership of Thomas Brooks (1848/05/29); certificates from the Methodist Episcopal Church appointing Thomas Brooks a deacon (1851/10/12) and an elder (1855/09/16); Madison Yount's discharge paper from Company H, Indiana 22nd Regiment (1864/08/15); records of the marriage of James...
Dates:
1837-1888
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harry E. Lewis papers
Harry H. Martindale collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-072
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research, correspondence, and other matierlas primarily from Harry H. Martindale with lesser amounts included by Winfred L. Martindale and other researchers in the United States and England ranging from 1863 to 1984, regarding the Martindale, Maxey, Pearson, McCray, Howard, Hurt, and other related families.
Dates:
1863 - 1984
Found in:
Genealogy
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Harry H. Martindale collection
Helen M. Ford collection
Collection
Identifier: L432
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the Ford family's correspondence, photographs, and assorted receipts, certificates, clippings, and cards dating from 1864 to 1980. The bulk of the collection dates from 1880 to 1937. Materials are arranged chronologically within correspondence, financial records, miscellaneous materials, and photographs.The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1880 to 1924. Primary correspondents include Mary L. Ford, Emma Annie (Ford) Nichols, Robert V. Ford, Judson...
Dates:
1864-1980
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen M. Ford collection
