Richmond (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Henry W. Starr diary
Collection — Folder S1241
Identifier: S1241
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises 63 typed pages of the diary of Henry W. Starr, written in 1850, which details Starr's experiences travelling across country to join the Calilfornia Gold Rush. His entries include his observations of animals, terrain, camps, weather, food, and people.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry W. Starr diary
Hotel advertising cards
Collection — Folder S1548
Identifier: S1548
Scope and Contents
Three hotel advertising cards are mounted on cardboard, three-hole-punched page, of which there are eleven. All of the cards have drawings of the hotel which is advertised. Most of the cards are 2 1/2" high and 6" wide. The oldest one is 1894 (St. Nicholas Hotel, Decatur, Ill.) and the newest are 1917 (The Samer, Salina, Kansas, and The Lee-Huckins Hotel, Oklahoma City, Okla.). The three cards on the first page are: Union Hotel, Port Huron, Mich., November 19, 1903; Hotel Conner, Harpers...
Dates:
1894-1917
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hotel advertising cards
Hulda Estes papers
Collection — Folder S435
Identifier: S0435
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from H.C. Estes in Richmond, Indiana on 1848/07/23 regarding family matters.
Dates:
1848/07/23
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hulda Estes papers
Indiana charities collection
Collection — Folder S2233
Identifier: S2233
Scope and Contents
This collection includes reports about the various homes and charitable institutions in Indiana under the care of women that were not under the patronage of the Indiana General Assembly. Written in 1876, the reports were prepared for the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia by the following institutions: German Protestant Orphans' Home, Indianapolis; Colored Orphan Asylum, Indianapolis; Indianapolis Home for Friendless Women; Indianapolis Orphan Asylum; Indiana Soldiers' Orphans' Home,...
Dates:
1876
Indiana kindergarten photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP078
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs relating to kindergartens in Indianapolis, Mishawaka, Richmond, and Terre Haute, Indiana ranging from circa 1900 to 1925 regarding school children, some of whom were immigrants, teachers, classrooms, school activities, and buildings.
Dates:
circa 1900-1925
Indiana State Museum Wooton Desks exhibit collection
Collection
Identifier: L408
Scope and Contents
Items in this collection consist largely of photocopies of original articles, catalogs, and photographs used in the research and creation of the exhibit, Wooton Patent Desks: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place at the Indiana State Museum in 1983. Included are articles, advertisements, catalogs, and other historical information regarding the Wooton Desk Company and other contemporary furniture makers in Indiana. There is background information on...
Dates:
1850-1983
Isaac and Benjamin Beeson papers
Collection
Identifier: L354
Scope and Contents
This collection contains both personal and business records of Isaac W. Beeson
and Benjamin B. Beeson. There are many receipts, account sheets, order
forms and invoices for the business parts of the collection. There are also land records, indentures, deeds, and many
other legal documents. The personal portions
of the collection contain information in the form of letters, organizational meeting
minutes and notes, as well as essays written by Isaac and Benjamin about
different issues of their...
Dates:
1809-1945
Isaac Jenkinson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0720
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters to and fron Isaac Jenkinson with politicians and acquaintances in Washington, D.C., Indiana, and other parts of the United States ranging from 1869 to 1920 regarding national politics, education, various personal and professional matters, and his writings on Aaron Burr. There are two certificates regarding the appointment of Jenkinson as U.S. consul to Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain and its acknowledgement by the British government in 1869 (OBC157).
Dates:
1869-1920
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Isaac Jenkinson papers
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
John E. Peltz papers
Collection — Folder S1999
Identifier: S1999
Scope and Contents
This collection includes commercially printed business cards from John E. Peltz in Richmond, Indiana ranging from 1886 to 1889 regarding the clothing business advertising.
Dates:
1886-1889, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John E. Peltz papers
