Knox County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Indiana centennial pageant photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP127
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs of 4 pageants celebrating Indiana's centennial in Knox, Spencer, and Parke counties and at Earlham College in 1916.
Dates:
1916
James G. Crow letter
Collection — Folder S0325
Identifier: S0325
Scope and Contents
The four page letter is a copy of the original which was in the possession of Paul Edward Armstrong, grandson of Mrs. Isabelle Fields Murray. Isabelle’s daughter, Mrs. Mary Murray Armstrong of Lynn, Indiana, donated the copy in 1969. The penmanship is legible. It is addressed to “Dear Mother,” except for the last page which has advice to little Daniel Catt, his seven-year-old nephew.James wrote to his mother that her other son Robert, whom he saw last week, hurt his eye “when he was...
Dates:
1857
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James G. Crow letter
Jesse Kilgour Dubois papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0384
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and political and business papers from Jesse Kilgour Dubois ranging from 1830 to 1920 pertaining to his work as Illinois Receiver of Public Moneys (1849-1853), his land investments and interests in land drainage (1840s-1850s); the Illinois State Auditor's office and the presidential campaigns of 1860 and 1864; and Abraham Lincoln's life.There is also a certificate of commission as a major general in 1864 during the U.S. Civil War and copies...
Dates:
1830-1920
Lealie Samantha Hulen Reeve "Early Days" manuscript
Collection — Folder S173
Identifier: S0173
Scope and Contents
This is a manuscript written by Lealie Samantha Hulen Reeve in 1938 telling about her early life. This 14-page typed manuscript gives her childhood memories until her father died and she went to live with her aunt, who was not very kind to her. Lealie Samantha Hulen Reeve wrote this story of her childhood at the request of her children. Her father came from Davies County and married three four, first to Eliza Jane Keith, second to Elizabeth Patton, and third to Lealie's mother. In...
Dates:
1938
Lucile Johnson photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P026
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs from Lucile Johnson and the Johnson and Moyer families in Indianapolis and Vincennes, Indiana, Georgia, and Texas ranging from circa 1880 to 1969, regarding family members and Johnson's friends, sightseeing, recreational activities, working at H.P. Wasson and Company department store, and her daily life. There are also a few postcards and a page from The Booster, H.P. Wasson's company employee newsletter, dated...
Dates:
circa 1895-1969
Paul and Grace Aubry papers
Collection — Folder S2486
Identifier: S2486
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed letters, an autographed postcard, and badges from Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Fraternal Order of Eagles and St. John Auxiliary in Washington, D.C., German or Switzerland and Vincennes, Indiana ranging from 1911 to 1962 regarding military service, family business, social organizations and a birthday greeting thank you.
Dates:
1911-1962 and undated
Roy Scott collection
Collection — Folder S1158
Identifier: S1158
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original documents in Knox County, Indiana, ranging from 1824 to 1944 regarding indenture papers dated 28 Oct 1824; an 1840 handwritten deed; 1907 estate papers; Miner work permits and licensure; wills of Nancy Scott, dated 1 Feb 1906, and of Carrie Elizabeth Scott, dated 6 Dec 1930; a Knox County birth record of Roy Scott dated 7 July 1944; and letters from family members dated 1902-1906.
Dates:
1824-1944
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Roy Scott collection
Samuel T. Reeve family papers
Collection — Folder S2372
Identifier: S2372
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of correspondence ranging from 1894 to circa 1915 of the Samuel T. Reeve family of Edwardsport, Indiana, including letters written by Samuel; his daughter Hulda; S.A., H.W., and Martha Johnson of Kingfisher, Oklahoma and Lawton, Oklahoma; David DeMoss of Warden, Washington; and a cousin from Morgantown, Indiana. The collection also includes photocopies of an October 19, 1870 document certifying that Samuel T. Reeve was elected a Vigo Township (Knox County,...
Dates:
1870-1920
Toussaint Dubois papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0385
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original, hand-written documents from 1778 through 1824. There is an accounting of the sale of articles in the estate of Toussaint Dubois in Lawrence County, Illinois; surveys of property; court documents from Indiana District; indentures; notice of sale; and a Clark County, Illinois court document. There is also a land grant dated August 15, 1803 (OB081).
Dates:
1778-1824
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Toussaint Dubois papers
Vincennes University oral histories
Collection
Identifier: OH058
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 23 transcripts from oral history interviews with various residents of Vincennes, Indiana conducted by Thomas Krasean for Vinncennes University. Topics covered include family lineage, early Vincennes, childhood, teaching methods and policies in Indiana, the local African American community, and Prohibition.
Note: Page 21 of the Mabel Purcell Clark transcript is missing.
Note: Page 21 of the Mabel Purcell Clark transcript is missing.
Dates:
1971-1973
