Reminiscing
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Ellsworth Walls collection
Collection — Folder S1353
Identifier: S1353
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 35-page autobiographical manuscript from Ellsworth Walls on December 14, 1936 covering his life from May 21, 1865 (his birth) to September 15, 1936 (the date of his wife Sarah's death).
Dates:
1936/12/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ellsworth Walls collection
F. Faith Hatch manuscript
Collection — Folder S608
Identifier: S0608
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an eight-page, typed account of American missionary F. Faith Hatch's experiences regarding her evacuation from Burma in 1942 due to the Japanese invasion during World War II.
Dates:
1942
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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F. Faith Hatch manuscript
Francis M. Wiley letter
Collection — Folder S1407
Identifier: S1407
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an August 24, 1927 typewritten letter written by Francis M. Wiley and sent in response to an inquiry printed in Kate Milner Rabb's Indianapolis Star newspaper column, "A Hoosier Listening Post." The information requested was in regards to spinning on the "big wheel" and Mr. Wiley shared some of his recollections of the process. His letter was printed in Rabb's column on August 30, 1936.
Dates:
1927/08/24
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Francis M. Wiley letter
George B. Marshall collection
Collection — Folder S2192
Identifier: S2192
Scope and Contents
In December 1912, George B. Marshall drafted this 77-page, handwritten reminiscence of his Civil War years at the request of his wife Clara, to whom he dedicated "this sketch." He wrote about Cumberland Gap in the spring of 1862, about Vicksburg in 1863, about being a hospital patient in New Orleans, about being in Florida and Texas in 1864, and Louisiana in 1865. On page 6, he wrote about seeing his brother marching toward Perrysville, Kentucky. Later, his brother was a prisoner of the...
Dates:
1861-1865
George Monroe school reminiscence
Collection — Folder S2174
Identifier: S2174
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of George Monroe's reminiscence of his school in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana circa 1840s. The bulk of his description is about the school building, but he also mentions marking the time of day by the position of the sun and the privilege of being selected to retrieve a bucket of water and giving each student a drink. Monroe's recollections are a half-page in length and were written and typed by his daughter Effie Monroe Conner McCarty circa 1920s. The...
Dates:
circa 1920s, 1967
George S. Cottman papers
Collection
Identifier: L039
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, research, newspaper articles and drafts of speeches and articles from George S. Cottman in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1872 to 1937 regarding Indiana history, business and family business and articles by other writers concerning history.
Dates:
1857-1937, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George S. Cottman papers
Hamet N. Helms papers
Collection
Identifier: L132
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from Hamet N. Helms and Mary A. Helms and others in Haddon, Indiana; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Lansing, Iowa; as well as reminiscences and account books ranging from 1823 to 1890, regarding family and professional business.
Dates:
1823-1890
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hamet N. Helms papers
Harland L. Osgatharp collection
Collection
Identifier: L120
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Harland L. Osgatharp’s diaries during World War II from January 1942 to December 1945. The diaries describe Osgatharp’s work in Civilian Conservation Corps camps, his enlistment, training, service in military hospitals, and his return to Otwell, Indiana. Also included in the diaries are his reminiscences of service in World War I. The collection also contains an undated address book.
Dates:
1942-1945
Harry H. Martindale collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-072
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research, correspondence, and other matierlas primarily from Harry H. Martindale with lesser amounts included by Winfred L. Martindale and other researchers in the United States and England ranging from 1863 to 1984, regarding the Martindale, Maxey, Pearson, McCray, Howard, Hurt, and other related families.
Dates:
1863 - 1984
Found in:
Genealogy
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Harry H. Martindale collection
James M. Zion papers
Collection — Folder S1475
Identifier: S1475
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of a speech given by one of James Morris Zion's children on October 22, 1950 regarding the life of James M. Zion and his contributions to Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Dates:
1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James M. Zion papers