Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
James Nelson Shepherd collection
Collection
Identifier: L311
Scope and Contents
This collection contains James Nelson Shepherd's Bible (1855); his pocket diary (1861-1866) with entries from his service in the Civil War and his personal accounts; his letters to his fiancée, Arminda Rhyan of New Goshen, Vigo County, Indiana and a couple of her needlepoint items, with one using human hair (1860-1862); Civil War letters to Shepherd from his brothers, Thomas E. Shepherd of the 31st Indiana and Edgar M. Shepherd from home (1862); Shepherd's farm ledgers (1864-1866), including...
Dates:
1855-1958, undated
John Karl Bain scrapbook
Collection — Volume V067
Identifier: V067
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a scrapbook created by J. Karl Bain in the United States ranging from 1899 to 1921, containing items he collected while serving as secretary to Senator Charles W. Fairbanks. The scrapbook primarily has newspaper clippings and mementos, which concern: a trip to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska with Fairbanks for the Joint High Commission (Summer, 1899); debate between Senators Beveridge and Hoar regarding the "Philippine Situation" (January 1900); the...
Dates:
1899-1921
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Karl Bain scrapbook
John M. Conyers ephemera
Collection — Folder S0292
Identifier: S0292
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one sheet of paper, 7” x 9”, with 14 locks of hair, braided and unbraided, tied with colored ribbons presented to John M. Conyers on the day of his induction into Company G, 11th Regiment, on March 29, 1865 during the U.S. Civil War. The names of the women who contributed locks of their hair are handwritten in pencil.
Dates:
1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John M. Conyers ephemera
Marion County, Indiana collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2365
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various items related to Marion County, Indiana ranging from 1867 to 1990. The collection is organized into several categories Folder 1 includes churches and religion, colleges and institutions, government buildings, Indianapolis buildings, and manufacturing. Folder 2 contains advertisements and letterheads, clubs and organizations, Foster Hall, Indianapolis homes, Indianapolis scenes, and miscellaneous. Much of the collection consists of prints, advertisements and...
Dates:
1867-1990
Paul A. Davis, State Capitol copper roof tiles collection
Collection — Folder S2566
Identifier: S2566
Scope and Contents
This collection includes samples of copper roofs from the Indiana State House in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1976 regarding roofing.
Dates:
1976
Shock family scrapbook
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1179
Scope and Contents
This collection contains pages from a scrapbook kept by the Shock family of Henry County, Indiana ranging from 1921 to circa 1970s. The scrapbook pages include photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, and mementos of trips that Lorene Shock's mother, Stella Pierce, collected while traveling during the 1920s. She and a group of friends traveled to a number of cities and historic sites including Washington D.C., New York City, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, and several communities in Indiana. The...
Dates:
1921- circa 1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Shock family scrapbook
"The Academy Girls," Franklin, Indiana scrapbook
Collection — Volume V037
Identifier: V037
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a scrapbook from "The Academy Girls" (later the Old Academy Girls' Association) in Franklin, Indiana ranging from 1905 to 1923 regarding alumnae from "The Old Academy." The scrapbook was created by Martha Coleman Johnson, first secretary and treasurer of the organization, and subsequent secretary, Lena Sauer.
Dates:
1905-1923
The Mentor and The Burr McIntosh Monthly periodicals collection
Collection
Identifier: L257
Scope and Contents
This collection includes publications ranging from 1908 to 1932, including The Mentor magazine from The Mentor Association in New York City, New York (1907, 1918); Burr McIntosh Monthly from New York City (1908), and the printed guide to the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia (1932), regarding photography, popular culture, theatre, films, and numerous educational disciplines, such as science, the arts,...
Dates:
1908-1932
Virgene Rock, Stephens College scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L371
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a scrapbook with mementos saved by Virgene Rock from her freshman year at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Ranging from 1946 to 1947. The items in the scrapbook include programs for plays and musical performances, dance cards, sorority memorabilia, and correspondence.
Dates:
1946-1947
Walter D. Myers papers
Collection
Identifier: L115
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, papers, newspaper and magazine clippings, political speeches, programs, name badges, buttons, and pins from Walter D. Myers and others in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1905 to 1969, regarding Myers' education, career, political and family life, and achievements.
There are also Myers' certificate of appointment from 1940 and a newspaper clipping from 1948 (OB188).
There are also Myers' certificate of appointment from 1940 and a newspaper clipping from 1948 (OB188).
Dates:
1905-1969, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walter D. Myers papers
