Terre Haute (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
Terre Haute Gospel Temperance Union pledge card
Collection — Folder S2468
Identifier: S2468
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a pledge card of the Terre Haute Gospel Temperance Union that was signed by B. H. Smith in 1889.
Dates:
1889
Terre Haute, Indiana architects
Collection — Folder S2786
Identifier: S2786
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information about architects living in Terre Haute in the period 1858-1884. It includes: a history Josse A. Vrydagh and his architectural firm Vrydagh & Sons; and a listing of architects who lived in Terre Haute, according to the city directories of the time.
Dates:
1858-1884
Terre Haute Rifles, Indiana Legion minute book
Collection — Folder S2051
Identifier: S2051
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the minute book for the Terre Haute Rifles of the Indiana Legion containing entries ranging from 1889 to 1901. The meetings included discussions regarding drilling, rifle practice, parade invitations, drill contests, dances, theatrical fundraising ventures, and other social affairs. Other matters recorded include disciplinary matters, discharges from service and arrests. In March of 1894, "Resolutions of Respect" were declared and recorded for Private George Taylor upon...
Dates:
1889-1901
Terre Haute Volunteer Fire Department history
Collection — Folder S2788
Identifier: S2788
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a 10-age typed history from The Terre Haute Volunteer Fire Department in Terre Haute, Indiana dated December 9, 1934, regarding the history of firefighting in Terre Haute from 1847 to 1860, tracing the formation of various companies and reviewing early firefighting equipment purchased (the equipment is identified by name), uniforms worn, social affairs sponsored, and prominent personnel (engine captains and fire chiefs); as well as the financing of the firefighting...
Dates:
1934/12/19
Thomas Dowling collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0372
Scope and Contents
The collection of 50 items includes letters regarding the operation and finances of the Wabash and Erie Canal (1850-1854); correspondence with Daniel W. Voorhees regarding a disagreement over a railroad lawsuit (1873); reports on expenditures of New Albany and Terre Haute schools (1868); bids and bills for construction of a building in Terre Haute (1864); and other business papers. Among the correspondents were Charles Butler, John Dowling, and Daniel W. Voorhees. The documents are all...
Dates:
1833-1874
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thomas Dowling collection
Union Rifles Company collection
Collection — Folder S1785
Identifier: S1785
Scope and Contents
This collection includes several documents of the Union Rifles Company of Terre Haute, Indiana, including a list of men who paid $25.00 and signed the constitution of the Union Rifles and those that had paid but had not signed (November 1861); receipts for payments made to John H. Barr, Rufus St. John, J. N. Silverthorn, and J. M. McCosky (December 1861); and a muster roll listing 3 officers, 9 non-commissioned officers, and 58 privates (circa 1862).
Dates:
1861-1862
Vigo County drawings and prints
Collection — Folder OB118
Identifier: OB118
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 prints of Fort Harrison in 1812, a drawing of the Indiana State Teachers College from 7th Street by Charles D. Wendholt, and a black and white print of a covered bridge signed "V.E.B. 1971".
Dates:
1848-1971
Vigo County, Indiana collection
Collection — Folder S2363
Identifier: S2363
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three items related to Vigo County, Indiana: an undated advertisement for C. D. Hansel's mill (the old Markle mill) in North Terre Haute; the top section of the letter head from the Hotel Deming from the 1920s when Thomas Callen was the vice president and general manager; and an undated copy of a print depicting how Fort Harrison looked in 1812.
Dates:
circa 1920, undated
"Vigo County Politics since the War" manuscript
Collection — Volume V286
Identifier: V286
Scope and Contents
The "Vigo County Politics since the War" manuscript was created by J. A. Willison, a druggist in Terre Haute, Indiana. It includes a review of political contests in the county since the close of the Civil War to 1893.
Dates:
1865-1893
Walter O. Shriner collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-067
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research and correspondence from Walter O. Shriner in Indiana ranging from 1914 to 1978 regarding the Shriner, Cuppy and other allied families.
Dates:
1914-1978
Found in:
Genealogy
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Walter O. Shriner collection
