Family history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 187 Collections and/or Records:
Rose Francis B. Howe papers
Collection — Folder S0691
Identifier: S0691
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed copy and a photostat copy of a letter from Rose Howe in Indiana or Illinois on January 1, 1869 regarding illness and the time she spent at school and friendships with the sisters.
Dates:
1869
Ross family papers
Collection — Folder S1811
Identifier: S1811
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of the correspondence of John and Ann Ross.
Dates:
1804-1841
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ross family papers
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
Sam B. Woods papers
Collection
Identifier: L181
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed and signed and typed and signed correspondence from various people in the United States; typed, carbon copies and autographed articles from Bartlett and Sam B. Woods in Lake County, Indiana; typed foreward to book, "First Hundred Years of Lake County by Sam B. Woods; articles and addresses written by various people in the United States; newspaper articles and complete issues of newspapers; a typed and autographed list of members of the House of...
Dates:
1848-1941; undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sam B. Woods papers
Samuel Fulton Covington papers
Collection — Folder S301
Identifier: S0301
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typewritten pages and photocopied, typed pages from Samuel Fulton Covington and others in Indianapolis, Indiana around 1858 regarding family life and early education in Rising Sun, Indiana.
Dates:
1858
Sangster family collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1954
Scope and Contents
Collection S1954 is composed of photocopies of 72 items, most of which are letters between
members of the Sangster family and families into which it had married. Families include Sangster,
Willis, Norris, Bryce, Shirk, and Walls. Family matters (e.g., weddings, illnesses, and births)
and family business affairs (e.g., applying for a school board salary increase, applying for a
widow's pension, applying for a veteran's pension) provide the majority of subjects. Letters of
special note include...
Dates:
1839-1942
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sangster family collection
Schlotterback family collection
Collection
Identifier: L458
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents of the Schlotterback and Fait families regarding events such as reunions, graduations, and funerals and also correspondence regarding membership in the Sakakawea Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the National DAR (1892-1957). The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of the Schlotterbacks and their extended family (1882-1918, undated). One item of special note is a notebook containing the genealogy of the...
Dates:
1882-1957, undated
Schreyer family letters
Collection — Folder S1149
Identifier: S1149
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of typed transcriptions of three letters sent and received by Johann and Margaret Schreyer. The letters were written in German and translated into English by Miss Thekia Sack. The first letter was written by Johann and sent on June 22, 1846 to his sister-in-law and brother-in-law in Haag, Germany. He shares his experiences and observations about living in America and writes about farming, trades, politics, and social life. The second letter, written September 22,...
Dates:
1846-1886
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Schreyer family letters
Schuyler Colfax collection
Collection
Identifier: L036
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consists of Schuyler Colfax's correspondence from 1841 to 1884 regarding Whig and Republican Party politics in Indiana and nationally. Also included are letters from Indiana officers in the U.S. Civil War regarding promotions and assignments; Colfax's letters on routine business as Speaker of the House and Vice President; his letters regarding speaking engagements; letters to his wife regarding his role in the "Credit Mobilier" affair in 1875; and letters...
Dates:
1782-1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Schuyler Colfax collection
Sexton family papers
Collection — Folder S1165
Identifier: S1165
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a family history originally created by Dr. Marshall Sexton and put into an abridged copy by H. C. Sexton ranging from 1880 to 1902.
Dates:
1880-1902
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sexton family papers