Richmond (Ind.)

Lora B. Kempton scrapbooks

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: L697

Scope and Contents The name "Lora B. Kempton" is inscribed in one of the two scrapbooks within this collection. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, advertisements and greeting cards from Richmond, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio, ranging from circa 1881-1900s.Many of the pages include imagery of domestic animals, such as birds, dogs, cats and horses. There are 3 envelopes and 1 oversize folder to accomodate loose material no longer adhered to the scrapbooks. A 1900 advertisement for the Indiana...

Dates: circa 1881-1900s

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Lora B. Kempton scrapbooks

Lowell Nussbaum postcard photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P002

Scope and Contents This collection includes photographic prints and negatives of postcards from Lowell Nussbaum in Indiana ranging from circa 1910 to 1930s regarding Indianapolis buildings, street scenes and surrounding Indiana cities.

Dates: circa 1910-1930s

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Lowell Nussbaum postcard photograph collection

Mason and Lincoln family collection

Collection — Folder 1-4

Identifier: GS-001

Scope and Contents This collection includes Bible records, photographs, newspaper clippings, and a marriage proclimation from the Mason and Lincoln families in Richmond, Indiana and Scotland, ranging from 1854 to 1941, regarding the Mason and Lincoln famillies.

Dates: 1854 - 1941

Found in: Genealogy / Mason and Lincoln family collection

"Pictures of Scenes and Activities in Indiana connected with the World War" photograph album

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: P044

Scope and Contents Note This collection includes panoramic photographs in a photogrpah album by: Moorefield, Bretzman, W. L. Dalbey Photography Company, Wallace, Pierce, Bass Photography Company, and William A. Swift. Photographs include the following subjects: Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 1st Contingent in front of the Vocational Training Detachment National Army Headquarters; Soldiers at Fort Benjamin Harrison, entertained by Catholic women of Indianapolis at the Knights of Columbus Club House.;...

Dates: 1917-1919

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / "Pictures of Scenes and Activities in Indiana connected with the World War" photograph album

Richmond, Indiana collection

Collection — Folder S3108

Identifier: S3108

Scope and Contents The collection is an assortment of documents dated from 1888 and 1962 to 1967, relating to Richmond, Indiana community and cultural organizations. Organizations represented include the Richmond Civic Theatre, the Art Association of Richmond, Richmond Parks Club, the Tax Research Bureau of the Richmond Board of Realtors, Jaycees of Richmond, Old Settlers, American Friends Service Committee, Hayes Regional Arboretum, Society for the Preservation and Use of Resources, and Richmond's Committee of...

Dates: 1888, 1962-1967

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Richmond, Indiana collection

Samuel W. Gaar collection

Collection

Identifier: V035

Scope and Contents This collection contains a daybook and ledger owned by Samuel W. Gaar of Richmond, Indiana. The bulk of the entries range from 1883 to 1884 and seem to be practice entries for his school work at the Richmond Business College. The ledger includes several pages with entries ranging from 1886 to 1888 regarding expenses paid to O. Yates, W.P. Lough, Jason Oakley and others during the construction of Mr. Gaar's home. The ledger also has one additional page that records $17.50 for "one suit of...

Dates: 1883-1894

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Samuel W. Gaar collection

Starr Piano Company collection

Collection — Folder S2013

Identifier: S2013

Scope and Contents This collection includes a printed card from Starr Piano Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, regarding business advertising.

Dates: 1872-1919

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Starr Piano Company collection

Stephen Swaine collection

Collection — Folder S1277

Identifier: S1277

Scope and Contents Two items in this collection are original hand-written documents in ink on long paper. The slightly smaller document is dated April 13, 1836, and is written by Samuel Fleming of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. Samuel promises to pay Stephen Swaine "of the same place" $800.00 for Lot #50 in the Borough of Richmond.

The second document has entries starting in 1827 and ending in 1842, listing payments made by Stephen Swaine to Dr. A. Alexander until the account was settled.

Dates: 1827-1842

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Stephen Swaine collection

Wayne County collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S1708

Scope and Contents This collection contains several items related to education in Wayne County, Indiana, including Joshua Williams's "Articles of Agreement" contract to teach school in the county for twelve months starting on November 3, 1828, photostat copies of articles of agreement to teach school for William Boroughs in 1835 and Vernon Ham 1837, a photostat copy of James Donelan's attendance records for his students in District 5 from 1849, Louisa A. Culbertson's teaching certificate signed by examiner A.C....

Dates: 1828-1957, undated

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Wayne County collection

Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends history

Collection — Folder S2446

Identifier: S2446

Scope and Contents This collection includes a copy of "History of Our Local Meeting: Its Founding, Activities and Workers," a ten-page history about the Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends of Richmond, Indiana written by Mary P. Thorpe and dated October 6, 1916. The copy of the history in this collection was typed from a copy loaned by Willard Heiss in November 1949.

Dates: 1916, 1949

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends history

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