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Emigration and immigration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Christian Giggy collection

 Collection — Folder S0511
Identifier: S0511
Scope and Contents The collection consists of photostats of a detailed account of Christian Giggy’s trip across the ocean, when he immigrated to the United States, ranging from April 24 to August 20, 1851.
Dates: 1851

Dufour family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L046
Scope and Contents The collection includes Jean Jacques (John James) Dufour’s account book of expenses and travel notes (1796–1826), and his instructions and reports for his work in America (1796–1804); maps of the Swiss colony and Vevay (1802–1836); and 1810 description of New Switzerland; John Francis Dufour’s correspondence and appointments to public office; Daniel Dufour’s account of his 1801 voyage from Switzerland to Virginia with an accompanying English translation from 1917; two manuscripts from Perret...
Dates: 1762-1917, undated

Homer E. Capehart papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: L650

James Eli Watson papers

 Collection
Identifier: L237
Scope and Contents The collection consists of school papers, speeches, correspondence, invitations, clippings, publications, and other papers from James Eli Watson in Indiana and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1879 to 1913, regarding his education, personal life, and career. Also included are a collection of U.S. and foreign stamps and a stamp album.

There are also oversize newspaper clippings and a speech dated 1890-1913 (OBC032).
Dates: 1879-1913

Thomas Taggart collection

 Collection
Identifier: L541
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks from Thomas Taggart in Indiana and Washington, D.C. ranging from 1859 to 1958. Included are items related to Taggart's political career, family, and the French Lick Springs Hotel.

Included within Box 3 and 4 is correspondence and miscellaneous documents created by A.C. Sallee regarding a biography he wrote about Thomas Taggart.
Dates: 1859-1958