Iowa
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse C. Douglass journal
Collection — Folder S0370
Identifier: S0370
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopy of a journal written by Jesse C. Douglass about the emigration of Potawatomi Indians from Twin Lakes in Marshall County, Indiana to their homes on the Osage River in the Western Territory. The work contains entries from August 30, 1838 to November 7, 1838 and a table of distances indicating the miles the party traveled. The journal was the property of Judge William Polke, Esq. who also conducted the emigration.
Dates:
1838
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jesse C. Douglass journal
Joseph Beeler collection
Collection
Identifier: L014
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of family letters of the Beeler family ranging from 1823 to 1850. The letters relate to family activities, description of Illinois legislature, and general correspondence. The collection also contains two letters from a World War I soldier. Also included in the collection are several volumes: diaries of George M. Beeler (Joseph's son), Joseph Beeler's account book (1836–1849), Fielding Beeler's account books (1847–1879), records of the Northport and Mars Hill Gravel Road...
Dates:
1778-1890s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Beeler collection
LeRoy L. Shutes collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1185
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a typewritten copy of "Diary - Eight Hundred Miles -Twenty Six Days - Covered Wagon - 1862 - Wyandott County, Ohio - Carroll County, Iowa" by Mary Alice Shutes made and copyrighted in 1967 from a copy created by Julia Curtis, Mary Alice Shutes Mallory's daughter, under the supervision of her mother. Mary Alice Shutes Mallory kept the diary, along with her stepmother, Ann, while the family traveled from Ohio to Iowa in 1862. The collection also includes copies of "Stack...
Dates:
1967-1971
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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LeRoy L. Shutes collection
Mae Kelly papers
Collection
Identifier: S0766
Scope and Contents
This collection includes legal forms from various federal, state and local government agencies in Indiana, Iowa and Washington, D.C. ranging from 1840 to 1928 regarding James A. Bell, James McCann, Ira Platner, John Bailey, and Jacob Miller.
Dates:
1840-1928
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mae Kelly papers
Mary Durham collection
Collection — Folder S394
Identifier: S0394
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and clippings pertaining to the Durham family, from 1820 through 1908. The oldest document is a letter by J. Durham in Vallonia, Indiana to William Graham, Esq., in Corydon, Indiana dated December 19, 1820, about the trial of Captain Rogers who faces court martial. On December 16, 1831, J. B. Durham in Indianapolis wrote to Walter Benton about "the removal of the Michigan Road so as to take it from Indianapolis to Columbus,...
Dates:
1820-1908
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mary Durham collection
Ora B. Cox papers
Collection — Folder S305
Identifier: S0305
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed documents from various creators, including government agencies in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1823 to 1891 regarding legal matters.
Dates:
1823-1981
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ora B. Cox papers
Roberta West Nicholson collection
Collection
Identifier: L320
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters, photographs, poetry, writings, newspaper clippings, advertisements, ephemera, and genealogical materials from Roberta West Nicholson and other members of the Nicholson and West families and their acquaintances in Indianapolis, Indiana, North Carolina, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and South America, ranging from 1861 to 1965 and undated, regarding her career and interests, including politics and social issues, as well as those of her family...
Dates:
1861-1965, undated
Semira Phillips biographical sketch
Collection — Folder S2551
Identifier: S2551
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a biographical sketch of Semira Ann Hobbs Phillips. The sketch
details Phillips’ life from birth, marriage, career, and death. Philips’ great-granddaughter
compiled the sketch on February 6, 1977.
Dates:
1977/02/06
Simpson F. Lockridge collection
Collection — Folder S0846
Identifier: S0846
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Simpson F. Lockridge's handwritten journal he titled both "Northland, Land of the Sioux or Travels and Adventures in the Northwest" and "Northland or A Year in the North and West." His narrative recounts his "travels and adventures upon the prairies, in the 'Big Woods', and upon the great rivers" from July, 1868 to August, 1869. He added edits and amended entries to the bound journal including notes written on the back of Indiana Short...
Dates:
1867-1974
Wabash Carnegie Public Library oral history transcripts
Collection
Identifier: OH033
Scope and Contents
This collection contains oral history transcripts of interviews with 45 individuals, conducted by George Dingledy for the Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project ranging from 1971 to 1986, regarding their lives and the history of Wabash, Indiana and the surrounding area.
Dates:
1971-1986
