Garrett (Ind.)

Scope and Contents The collection primarily consists of Feick’s correspondence while Mayor of Garrett, Indiana. Some correspondence is from his time working with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The bulk of the newspaper clippings relate to Feick’s work on behalf of the Brotherhood with a few from his time as Mayor. There are also a few promotional materials, largely related to political campaigns. All the materials are photocopies.

Scope and Contents The collection includes a letter written on the reverse of an undated broadside. The one-page portion of a letter is dated December 31, 1905, and is addressed to “Tracy, My Dear Son.” The letter mentions receipt of a bank certificate, a tribute paid to the writer’s mother, and memories of dear Grandmother Orr. The undated broadside on which the letter was written includes a column headed “notes of Sport” (“Dope That May Interest Baseball Readers…”) and another column headed “Low...

Scope and Contents This collection includes typewritten essays regarding the history of Dekalb County and written by students from St. Joseph School of Garrett, Indiana circa 1967. The first item is four pages long and titled "DeKalb County," with the subheadings "Religious History" and "Early Settlers of Dekalb County"; "Political History" by Steve Dembickie; and "Important Events of the Past," written by Mark Wilcox, Rick Chamberlin, Steve Dembickie and Matt Hoeffel about the finding of Mastodon bones near...