Indianapolis (Ind.)
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Found in 650 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Watson letter
Collection — Folder S0729
Identifier: S0729
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a July 5, 1850 letter written by Joseph Watson from Indianapolis, Indiana and sent to D.H. Hoover of Miamisburg, Ohio. In the letter, Watson mentions that he has been ill and "God only knows" whether he will recover. Due to his poor health, he is asking to settle their affairs and selling out his interest in a business in Ohio. Watson also mentions that "money still continues to be scarce here" and most people are buying on credit.
Dates:
1850/07/05
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Watson letter
Josephine B. Stayman collection
Collection
Identifier: L240
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, papers, newspaper clippings, advertisements, pamphlets, notes, greeting and calling cards, recipes, diaries, postcards, photographs, ribbons, fabric swatches, and an account book from Josephine Brown Stayman and Chalmers Brown, principally in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1840 to 1967, regarding the insurance industry, Indiana politics, societies and clubs, and daily life.Oversize items include Chalmers Brown's...
Dates:
1840-1967
Josephine Bicket collection
Collection
Identifier: L519
Scope and Contents
The collection contains papers, letters, invitations, announcements, and newspaper clippings from Josephine Bicket ranging from 1948 to 1981 about her life and the Democratic Party in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some material was collected by Josephine Bicket as part of her work with the “Office of Women’s Activities” in the Democratic Party.
Dates:
1948-1981
Joshua Soule correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1222
Scope and Contents
This collection is divided into two folders: 1836-1838 and 1838-1853. The original letters include those written by Joshua Soule, a dentist in Indianapolis, and his fiance, Eliza Lawson of Lebanon, Ohio. Some of the other correspondents are William Brown, Andrew Kennedy, and James Whitcomb. Letters dated 1843-1844 regard Democratic party politics.
Dates:
1837-1853
Josiah F. Polk letters
Collection — Folder S1730
Identifier: S1730
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two autographed, signed letters from Josiah F. Polk and C. Goldsborough in
Indianapolis, Indiana and Cambridge ranging from 1825/10/07 to 1825/10/27 regarding an appointed
position.
Dates:
1825
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Josiah F. Polk letters
Journeymen Barbers International Union of America convention panoramic photographs
Collection — Object OBF012
Identifier: OBF012
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two black-and-white panoramic photographs from two Journeymen Barbers International Union of America conventions held in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 6, 1914 and September 11, 1924. The convention attendees were photographed in front of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument. In the 1914 photograph taken by Cirkut Photo, some of the attendees, which included women, hold banners or pennants indicating their home state or country. The 1924 image shows men, as well...
Dates:
1914/10/06, 1924/09/11
Justice, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: L737
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, newsletters, ephemera, event programs, and a VHS tape from Justice, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1986 to 1992, regarding the organization and the local and state LGBTQ+ community. One item is a plaque given to Stephanie Turner, president of Justice, Inc. (1989-1992), on November 8, 1992 from Justice, Inc. acknowledging her work on behalf of the gay and lesbian community.
Dates:
1986-1992
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Justice, Inc. records
Kanwal Prakash Singh artist prints
Collection — Folder OBC193
Identifier: OBC193
Scope and Contents
This collection contains prints of drawings by Kanwal Prakash Singh of buildings in Indianapolis, Indiana during the 1970s.
Dates:
circa 1970
Kanwal Prakash Singh collection
Collection — Folder S1770
Identifier: S1770
Scope and Contents
This collection includes K. P. Singh's resume (1970-1971); a "K.P. Singh Designs" booklet and business card (2010, 2014); two copies of the Asian Access Newsmagazine: The Collective Voice of the Asian-American Community in Indiana with articles featured by Singh in the edition, "The Art and Spirit of K. P. Singh: Uniting India, Indiana and the World through Life and Art" (2007 March); a signed and numbered artist print of the Indiana...
Dates:
1970-2017
Karl John Schoen collection
Collection — Folder S1144
Identifier: S1144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten letter from Karl John Schoen to his brother, Joe Schoen, on October 28 regarding family news and flying against the German aviators, biographical information about Karl Schoen, several newspaper clippings about Karl Schoen and other American aviators during World War I, and a CD-ROM with a digital copy of a photograph of Effie May Schoen at Karl Schoen's gravesite in France as well as a photocopied version of the photograph.
Dates:
1918-1968
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