Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
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 from Walter D. Myers and others in Indianapolis, Indiana and elsewhere; papers from Walter D. Myers' career; newspaper and magazine articles; political speeches; medals and various other memorabilia; and programs from conventions and other meetings ranging from 1906 to 1969 regarding political life, family matters and achievements; and work matters.There is also an oversive folder containing Myers' certificate of appointment from 1940 and a...
Dates:
1906-1969, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Walter D. Myers papers
Walter S. Lemmon collection
Collection — Folder S2876
Identifier: S2876
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters and papers from Walter S. Lemmon dating from 1884 to 1945 with the bulk of the material being from Lemmon's army service during World War I. There are letters to his family from camp, discharge papers, and a souvenir booklet of Camp McArthur in Waco, Texas. There are also family and school papers, as well as World War II ration books and records.
Dates:
1884-1945
