Obituaries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
George Ade collection
Collection
Identifier: S0007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to the life and work of George Ade ranging from 1928 to 1944, such as his correspondence with Esther McNitt, Cyril Clemens, Hazel B. Warren, John T. McCutcheon, C.A. Kiler, Ella McCray and Willis Lyman. This collection also contains several copies of handwritten manuscripts, such as "Bessie", "Regarding Pie”, and “The Fun of Handling Crowds”. There is also a copy of Ade’s will, a manuscript copy of a booklet designed by Ade for the Indiana...
Dates:
1928-1944
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George Ade collection
Gilbert Harris collection
Collection — Folder S3105
Identifier: S3105
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of various materials concerning Gilbert Harris from Indiana ranging from 1905 to 1946, relating to World War II and local concerns as well as deaths. Among the items relating to World War II are a ship's newspaper, a broadside welcoming returning troops to their voyage home on the S.S. Tristram Dalton, and newspaper and magazine clippings. The clippings are obituaries and announcements of an award and of a visit home. The collection...
Dates:
1905-1946
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gilbert Harris collection
Governor Henry A. Wise collection
Collection — Folder S1416
Identifier: S1416
Scope and Contents
There are two items in this collection. The first is a certificate from the Commonwealth of Virginia, to William P. Kimbel, commissioning him as Colonel of the 119th Regiment, 10th Brigade, 3rd Division of the Virginia Militia, from the 24th of September 1858, and signed by Governor Henry A. Wise on October 5, 1858. A green state seal is in the lower left corner. The other item is a printed page from the "Library Scrapbook" with an engraving of Governor Wise along with a biography,...
Dates:
1858 and 1876
Helen Hollingsworth papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0672
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of and original typed documents from Helen Hollingsworth in Indiana ranging from 1970 to 1973 regarding recollections of New Year's Eve, 1899 (also photocopies of street car routes, address listings and a map and brochures from Dennison Manufacturing Company) and a tribute to Mary Quinn Sullivan, with a copy of the sale catalog from her collection in 1939 and photocopies of her obituaries and sale results.
Dates:
1899/12/31-1973/03/01
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen Hollingsworth papers
Indiana aviation scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: V405
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four scrapbooks with newspaper and magazine clippings about
aviation in Indiana as well as obituaries of Indiana pilots.
Dates:
1839-1993
Indianapolis Matinee Musicale records
Collection
Identifier: L506
Scope and Contents
This collection includes meeting minutes, programs, memberships lists, treasury reports, correspondence, newspapers, active membership booklets, awards, constitutions, bylaws, photographs and miscellaneous documents from the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale ranging from 1877 to 2021 regarding the organization's purpose and activities.
Dates:
1877-2021
James L. Monahan collection
Collection — Folder S0974
Identifier: S0974
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a typewritten copy of a narrative given by LaPorte County, Indiana pioneer James L. Monahan and written down by James W. Lester, secretary of the Gary Historical Society, in the spring of 1923 when Monahan was 98 years old. The narrative relates his childhood experiences as a pioneer living among the Potawatomi and gives an eyewitness account of their forced removal from Northern Indiana. He noted that he "saw a great many of the first things started here" and mentioned...
Dates:
1923-1973
John Aleksa papers
Collection — Folder S3004
Identifier: S3004
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters, typed documents, a report of the case Willoughby v. State, newspaper articles and obituaries, school year book pictures, and photographs from John Aleksa and Paul Hamilton in Oaklandon, Indiana ranging from 1933 to 1985 regarding a history of Oaklandon, personal recollections of growing up, family and friends and family history.
Dates:
1933-1985
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Aleksa papers
John Hart papers
Collection — Folder S605
Identifier: S0605
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of the personal papers and letters of John Hart, William Hart and other family members, ranging from 1848 to 1935. Some of the photocopied items are illegible.
Dates:
1848-1935
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Hart papers
John Karl Bain scrapbook
Collection — Volume V067
Identifier: V067
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a scrapbook created by J. Karl Bain in the United States ranging from 1899 to 1921, containing items he collected while serving as secretary to Senator Charles W. Fairbanks. The scrapbook primarily has newspaper clippings and mementos, which concern: a trip to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska with Fairbanks for the Joint High Commission (Summer, 1899); debate between Senators Beveridge and Hoar regarding the "Philippine Situation" (January 1900); the...
Dates:
1899-1921
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Karl Bain scrapbook
