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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:
Ripley County, Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L229
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed transcripts of original diaries, correspondence, newspaper articles, poems, and other papers concerning Ripley County, Indiana ranging from 1822 to 1937, as well as articles and histories about specific aspects of the county's history, including churches, towns, schools, organizations, events, families, and the U.S. Civil War.
Dates:
1822-1937
Robert D. Coleman oral history
Collection — Folder OH022
Identifier: OH022
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one transcript and 3 cassettes of three oral history interviews with Robert Davis Coleman, conducted by his daughter, Mary Jane Meeker during January 1-9, 1979. During the first interview, Coleman discusses his childhood (p. 1-38). The second interview continues the discussion of his childhood. He also discusses his parents and extended family, his father’s law practice, and his own early years as a lawyer (p. 39-73). During the third interview, Coleman tells about his...
Dates:
1979/01/02-1979/01/09
Rodney Jeger letters
Collection — Folder S2905
Identifier: S2905
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies and typed transcripts of 8 letters from Rodney Jeger in the United States ranging from 1863 to 1865 and sent to his mother and sisters in New Elizabeth, Hendricks County, Indiana, regarding the U.S. Civil War and his part in it, including small skirmishes, camp life, prices of supplies, and health conditions.
Dates:
1863-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Rodney Jeger letters
Roy Conrad oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH061
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a transcript, a reel-to-reel audiotape and an audio cassette tape of an oral interview with Roy Conrad, conducted by Jerry Handfield for the Indiana State Library in Monticello, Indiana on October 5, 1977 and December 6, 1978. Topics include: farming methods, rural society, and early family life.
Dates:
1977/10/04; 1978/12/06
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Roy Conrad oral history
Samuel F. Mason diary
Collection — Folder S1880
Identifier: S1880
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 67 photocopied pages of Samuel F. Mason's Civil War diary containing entries ranging from August 6, 1861 to September 9, 1864 and 1884. The diary includes the names of the men on a muster roll for Company D, 31st Indiana Infantry Regiment; descriptions of the marches, encampments, and battles of the regiment; and miscellaneous entries added later regarding the sale of butter. The collection also includes photocopies of Mason's November 4, 1864 discharge paper, a note...
Dates:
1861-1884, 1968
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel F. Mason diary
Samuel J. Keller papers
Collection
Identifier: L285
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters, a war diary, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, advertising cards, photographs, receipts, ephemera, and business, legal and financial papers from Samuel J. Keller and the Keller family in Bluffton, Indiana, California, Minnesota, and the United States, ranging from 1848 to 1972, concerning Keller's daily life, business concerns, family, and military service in the U.S.-Mexican and Civil wars.There is also an oversize appointment certificate for...
Dates:
1848-1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel J. Keller papers
Schreyer family letters
Collection — Folder S1149
Identifier: S1149
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of typed transcriptions of three letters sent and received by Johann and Margaret Schreyer. The letters were written in German and translated into English by Miss Thekia Sack. The first letter was written by Johann and sent on June 22, 1846 to his sister-in-law and brother-in-law in Haag, Germany. He shares his experiences and observations about living in America and writes about farming, trades, politics, and social life. The second letter, written September 22,...
Dates:
1846-1886
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Schreyer family letters
Subordinate Union Club of Indiana collection
Collection — Folder S2613
Identifier: S2613
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a charter for the Subordinate Union Club No. 6 issued by the Subordinate Union Club of Indiana in Indianapolis, dated June 16, 1862, authorizing present officers and members in Illinois to “do and perform all and every such acts and things appertaining to the U.C. organization, as have been and ought to be done for the safety and support of the Union...” The document has a handwritten notation at the top from J. H. Oakwood on May 29, 1890. There is also a transcript...
Dates:
1862-1863
Thomas Forsyth letter transcript
Collection — Folder S0479
Identifier: S0479
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed transcript on onion-skin paper from Thomas Forsyth in Peoria, Illinois dated September 24, 1812, regarding the military action of Native Americans during the War of 1812.
Dates:
1812/09/24
