Schools -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Richard Lew Dawson papers
Collection
Identifier: L043
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Richard Lew Dawson ranging from 1857 to 1921, including: drafts of his larger poetry and essay collections; original handwritten stories, poems and music; editorials and newspaper columns written by Dawson; and advertisements and programs from his speaking engagements. Also included in the collection is a series of newspaper articles regarding the history of the modern calendar, together with Dawson's own homemade perpetual calendar. The correspondence...
Dates:
1857-1921
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Richard Lew Dawson papers
Robert David Pollock, Winona Academy diploma
Collection — Folder OB235
Identifier: OB235
Dates:
1908/06/04
Robert N. Printy collection
Collection — Folder S2431
Identifier: S2431
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items collected by Robert "Bob" Printy related to the Lagro, Indiana public schools, including a program from the May 1896 high school commencement, an invitation for the 1913 high school commencement, a circa 1935 booklet listing the graduates of the high school from 1883 to 1935, and a copy of First Annual Catalogue, Public Schools of Lagro, Indiana, 1885-86. The catalogue includes a prospectus for 1886-1887 and lists...
Dates:
1885-1975
Rush County School reorganization collection
Collection — Folder S1690
Identifier: S1690
Scope and Contents
The collection includes three items: a copy of a one-page summary on the history of centralized township schools of Rush County, titled Centennial History of Rush County, edited by A.L. Gary and E.B. Thomas, Historical Publishing Company, Indianapolis, 1921. The document credits Washington Township Trustee William S. Hall of Rush County for being “the original promoter of consolidation of schools in Indiana”. The collection also includes a copy of a two-page letter dated April 7,...
Dates:
1921, 1926
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy photograph album
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP093
Scope and Contents
This collection includes loose leaf black-and-white photograph from a photograph album concerning Saint Mary's Academy in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana circa 1900, including views of the grounds of the school, with interior views of some buildings, as well as sites like the railroad station, shrines, and the grotto, on the campus.
Dates:
circa 1900-1910
Sam Strouse school certificate
Collection — Folder S2453
Identifier: S2453
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Sam Strouse's certificate of promotion from primary school to high school, dated January 22, 1904 and signed by the principal and superintendent of the Logansport (Indiana) Public Schools.
Dates:
1904/01/22
Samuel Merrill collection
Collection
Identifier: L106
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Samuel Merrill’s Civil War papers, including his letters to his wife and sister in Indianapolis from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina (1862-1865). Also included are his war diary (1863), orders, clothing and equipment records, as well as other official military papers (1862-1865). The collection also contains business papers of Merrill and his family (1850-circa 1900), including papers of his father, essays on Indiana’s state capitals, and...
Dates:
1850-1924
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Merrill collection
St. Joseph County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1691
Scope and Contents
The collection includes various items about the history of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and the surrounding South Bend area. Folder one includes a postcard of Studebaker’s, South Bend, Indiana, stamped 1914; business card of Birdsell Manufacturing Company, South Bend, Indiana, undated; and two-page newspaper clipping of "A Business Biography of Leading Firms in the Michiana Area", the South Bend Tribune, January 1. Folder two includes a typed copy of a six-page address by...
Dates:
1914, 1926, 1927, 1949, 1966
Switzerland County collection
Collection — Folder S1697
Identifier: S1697
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of the constitution of the Switzerland County Agricultural Society dated January 29, 1866 and signed by the organization's secretary Thomas H. Downey and a program for the May 11, 1933 commencement exercises from the common school graduates of Pleasant and Craig Townships.
Dates:
1866-1933
Thomas D. Brumett "A Short History of the Schools in the North Spencer County Area" manuscript
Collection — Folder S2558
Identifier: S2558
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten manuscript by Thomas D. Brumett titled, "A Short History of Schools in the North Spencer County Area" (July 1976). The manuscript is divided into seven sections and relates the history of the schools of Carter, Clay, Jackson, Huff, North Hammond, Grass, and Harrison Townships and the North Spencer County School Corporation. Four appendices list the names of students graduating from Dale High School (1909-1972), Gentryville High School (1915-1947), Chrisney...
Dates:
1976 July
