Family history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 198 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 correspondence, periodicals, articles, clippings, speeches, and other papers from Sam B. Woods in Lake County, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1848 to 1941 and undated, regarding the Woods family, Lake County history, and politics. There are also 1903 issues of Milk News (OB247).
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, notes, and documents of the Schlotterback and Fait families in Indiana, North Dakota, and Washington, ranging from 1882 to 1957 and undated, 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...
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
Silas H. Farry biographical sketch
Collection — Folder S2316
Identifier: S2316
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a six-page handwritten biographical sketch of Silas H. Farry. Transcribed by an unknown author from Combination Atlas Map of Fulton County, Indiana by A. L. Kingman, published 1883 (pp. 48-49). The biography includes information about Farry's parents, his wive's parents, and his children. The sketch was written on sheets of paper with the letterhead for Archie F. Young, painter and decorator of Chicago, Illinois from the 1910s. Archibald...
Dates:
1883-circa 1910
