Travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
James A. Seaton, California Gold Rush articles
Collection — Folder S1797
Identifier: S1797
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies of a newspaper’s reprint of a diary kept in 1850 by James A. Seaton traveling from Indiana to California to participate in the California Gold Rush. The newspaper only includes excerpts from the diary with minimal annotations. The folder contains 11 documents and the publications from August 1, 1942 until August 6, 1942.
Dates:
1942
James M. Zion papers
Collection — Folder S1475
Identifier: S1475
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of a speech given by one of James Morris Zion's children on October 22, 1950 regarding the life of James M. Zion and his contributions to Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Dates:
1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James M. Zion papers
James O'Hara Denny diary
Collection — Folder S0352
Identifier: S0352
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a diary from James O'Hara Denny in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois ranging in 1839 regarding travel through from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Randolph County, Illinois.
Dates:
1839
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James O'Hara Denny diary
Jessamyn West collection
Collection — Folder S1793
Identifier: S1793
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies of two different letters written by Jessamyn West to Reverend Mahin, both were written in 1971. The first letter discusses Jessamyn’s past history, including her childhood and professional work. The second letter is about a visit Jessamyn made to Indianapolis, Indiana and paying for the hotel that she stayed in during that trip.
Dates:
1971
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jessamyn West collection
John H. Towner collection
Collection — Folder S1317
Identifier: S1317
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three copies of an account from John H. Towner in Indiana--including a bound photostat, loose photostats, and xeroxed pages of the preface and first chapter--regarding his trip to the California Gold Rush during 1849-1850. The last entry is about his visit to the Art Union gallery in Cincinnati and the Greek slave statue, which was on exhibit there.
Dates:
1849-1850
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John H. Towner collection
John L. Ketcham collection
Collection — Folder S2469
Identifier: S2469
Scope and Contents
The collection contains five letters written by John L. Ketcham to his children relating to family matters and service during the U.S. Civil War, ranging from 1852 to 1869. There are also newspaper clippings relating to Ketcham and members of his family (circa 1898-1910, undated) and 2 programs from Wabash College (1862-1863).
Dates:
1852-1910, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John L. Ketcham collection
Joseph A. Wright collection
Collection
Identifier: L183
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters to Joseph Albert Wright in Washington from his family in Rockville (1843-1844); letters from his district regarding local and national politics (1844); letters to Wright as Governor of Indiana regarding appointments, railroad development, the Indiana State Bank, criminal cases, agricultural societies, and politics (1849-1857); letters to him as U.S. minister to Prussia (1857-1861), including letters from Americans traveling in Europe and letters from American...
Dates:
1843-1931
Joseph W. Dalrymple papers
Collection — Folder S2603
Identifier: S2603
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Joseph W. Dalrymple from Rising Sun, Indiana, including letters he wrote to his wife, Jennie, while on business in towns along the Ohio and Missisippi rivers in Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee (1870-1881); correspondence from his partner, John W. Bush, from Rising Sun (1875-1881); letters and invoices from merchants in Cincinnati, New Orleans, Louisville, Natchez (Miss.), and Cairo (Ill.) (1871-1883); and correspondence...
Dates:
1858-1891
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph W. Dalrymple papers
Kinzer family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0784
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of Jacob Kinzer's pocket diary from 1865, a journal written by Jacob or William Kinzer during a trip west in 1869, and a pocket diary from 1870. Also included are photocopies of Jacob Kinzer's draft notice, dated November 16, 1864, and a house rental agreement between Jacob Kinzer and William Ballard, dated March 15, 1865.
Dates:
1864-1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kinzer family papers
Lazarus Noble collection
Collection
Identifier: L117
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Lazarus Noble’s business correspondence and papers from 1860 to 1868, when Noble lived in Indianapolis. Included are correspondence relating to the Indianapolis Copper Mining Company for which Noble was an investor. Also included are letters regarding business interests in Vincennes, requests for assistance in obtaining state and federal appoints, a 1865 family vacation to Montreal (Canada), and Civil War related letters.
Dates:
1860-1869
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lazarus Noble collection
