Family history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 198 Collections and/or Records:
George Quincy Wilkinson collection
Collection — Folder S1933
Identifier: S1933
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopied documents regarding George Quincy Wilkinson and his family of Henry County, Indiana. The collection includes a November 30, 1839 contract to teach a "common English school" for three months; a list of children in the classes in 1840 and 1841 and a list of students with the number of days they were sent to school; an undated photograph of Wilkinson; a 1978 one paragraph essay about the Wilkinson farm, the Hog Pen Branch stream and hog butchering; and two...
Dates:
1839-1981
Gerald T. Cravey personal ledgers
Collection
Identifier: L497
Scope and Contents
This collection includes ledgers from Gerald T. Cravey in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1966 to 1995, regarding family life, utilities, car repair, school fees, medical prescriptions, and personal expenses for entertainment such as tickets to the movies, travel, and dining.
Dates:
1966-1995
Graham family photograph album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P045
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photograph album containing tintypes and cartes de visite from the Graham family in Bedford, Franklin, and Edinburgh, Indiana ranging from circa 1860-circa 1910 depicting members of the families.
Dates:
circa 1880-1910
Hadley family collection
Collection
Identifier: L405
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of materials from the Hadley, Green, and Johnson families of Hendricks County, Indiana. The bulk of the collection contains receipts for taxes paid by Elias Hadley, dating from 1828 to 1888. Also included is the will of Elias Hadley, dated 1883, as well as statements from relatives that they had received early legacies from his estate. People taking early legacies included M. D. and N. M. Green, David Hadley, John R. and Sophronia Ballard, Hiram Hadley (son of...
Dates:
1828-1901
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hadley family collection
Harding family letters
Collection — Folder S3056
Identifier: S3056
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from Saburoka Ota and T. Ota written in Japan during 1911-1913 as part of a penpal exchange. The letters discuss their experiences attending a Japanese middle school (including subjects taught and structure by terms) and what activities Japanese boys engaged in during their vacations away from school. Some letters discuss matters of dress, customs, language, and Japanese and American variations in these matters. The significance of the death of the Japanese...
Dates:
1911-1913; 1989
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harding family letters
Harry M. Stoops papers
Collection
Identifier: L150
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies and photocopies of documents from Harry M. Stoops and others in Brookville, Indiana and elsewhere; manuscripts written by Harry M. Stoops; awards, diplomas, business papers, wills and family histories; greeting cards and newspaper clippings; poetry and songs; and National Recovery Administration placards ranging from 1804 to 1958 regarding family history, property disposal, business information, and miscellaneous.There are also oversize...
Dates:
circa 1750-1958, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harry M. Stoops papers
Hazel family history
Collection — Folder S619
Identifier: S0619
Scope and Contents
This collection is a 2-page, typewritten history of the Hazel family by Dean Hazel. It includes information about his father, John Bailey Hazel, his father's siblings and his grandfather, Kalob Hazel Jr.(1791-1854), Abraham Lincoln's teacher in Elizabethtown, Kentucky from 1815 to 1816.
Dates:
mid-1900s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hazel family history
Heaton and Wade family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1807
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the correspondence and papers of the Heaton and Wade
Families of Middletown, Ohio and Crawfordsville, Indiana. The correspondence includes
letters to Alethia Wade from her mother Mary Heaton, letters to Mary Heaton from
family in Minnesota, and the business correspondence of Isaac Wade. There are also
banking papers including reports and financial statements from the Indiana State Bank.
Correspondents include, Hervey Bates, James F.D. Lanier, Samuel Merrill, Bethuel...
Dates:
1808-1884
Helen M. Ford collection
Collection
Identifier: L432
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the Ford family's correspondence, photographs, and assorted receipts, certificates, clippings, and cards dating from 1864 to 1980. The bulk of the collection dates from 1880 to 1937. Materials are arranged chronologically within correspondence, financial records, miscellaneous materials, and photographs.The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1880 to 1924. Primary correspondents include Mary L. Ford, Emma Annie (Ford) Nichols, Robert V. Ford, Judson...
Dates:
1864-1980
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen M. Ford collection
Henry Myres papers
Collection — Folder S1996
Identifier: S1996
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from Henry Myres in Noble County, Indiana on 1864/07/31 regarding family matters.
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry Myres papers
