Farming
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth J. Roby papers
Collection — Folder S625
Identifier: S0625
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of family letters primarily written to Elizabeth J. Roby, a resident of Salem, Washington County, Indiana from her cousins, William and Agnes Scott, of Smyrna, Iowa and from other family living in Xenia, Illinois ranging from 1855 to 1868 regarding farm life and family news. Also included in the collection are some of the original envelopes with postage stamps, two receipts, and an envelope with scraps of dress goods.
Dates:
1855-1868
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elizabeth J. Roby papers
Ellsworth Walls collection
Collection — Folder S1353
Identifier: S1353
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 35-page autobiographical manuscript from Ellsworth Walls on December 14, 1936 covering his life from May 21, 1865 (his birth) to September 15, 1936 (the date of his wife Sarah's death).
Dates:
1936/12/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ellsworth Walls collection
English family photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs from the English family in Lexington and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1900 to 1910 regarding William E. English and his family and friends engaged in activities such as hunting, golf, driving, and vacationing; the family estate, Englishton Park, near Lexington and local subjects such as farming, dogs, gardens, cemeteries; and an event, most likely the unveiling of the William H. English monument, which took place on September 28,...
Dates:
circa 1900-1910
Enoch Richard Steen diary
Collection — Folder S1244
Identifier: S1244
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 62-page, typed transcript of the diary of Enoch Richard Steen from 1865, concerning his hobbies and social activities, farm work, the end of the U.S. Civil War, and experiences in Montana around Virginia City and Helena during the gold rush era.
Dates:
1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Enoch Richard Steen diary
Francis Amos, Jr. letter
Collection — Folder S020
Identifier: S0020
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a typed, transcribed letter written by Francis Amos, Jr. of Shelby County, Indiana to his brother Richard Amos of Stokes County, North Carolina on August 15, 1859, concerning personal illness, religious conviction, family news, and farming.
Dates:
1858/08/15
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Francis Amos, Jr. letter
George K. Marshall collection
Collection — Folder S906
Identifier: S0906
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from George Marshall in Cass County, Indiana ranging from 1888 to 1892.
Dates:
1888-1892
George W. Lawson diaries
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: L626
Scope and Contents
This collection includes George W. Lawson's diaries ranging from July 1877 to July 1910. In his diaries, Lawson records the weather, farm activities, business and personal accounts, marriages, births and deaths of family and friends, and church and social activities. He also records his thoughts about elections, local and national happenings, and international events. There are a several loose items inserted in the volumes, including newspaper clippings and an October 9, 1901 map and calendar...
Dates:
1877-1910
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George W. Lawson diaries
Grange Visitor and Farmers' Monthly Magazine advertisement
Collection — Folder S3461
Identifier: S3461
Scope and Contents
This collection contaisn one subscription advertisement for The Grange Visitor and Farmers' Monthly Magazine from the 19th century.
Dates:
19th century
Greenbury C. and Francis A. Hanson account book
Collection — Volume V017
Identifier: V017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book kept by Greenbury Clark and Francis Asberry Hanson containing entries that range from 1856-1870 regarding the wages and accounts of people who worked for them. The volume also has an undated appraisement list most likely related to their father's estate.
Dates:
1856-1870
Harmony Grove Farm, "Christmas Greetings" photograph album
Collection — Folder SP047
Identifier: SP047
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photograph album entitled "Chistmas Greetings, 1915" from the Stewart family in Goshen, Indiana in 1915 regarding the family, Harmony Grove Farm, and the rural area surrounding the farm.
Dates:
1915
