Indianapolis (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 602 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Wells collection
Collection — Folder S1380
Identifier: S1380
Scope and Contents
This single typed page includes information about Samuel Wells's trip from his home in Schoolcraft, Michigan, in the fall of 1851, to Louisville, Kentucky. He traveled with his brother. They took the stage to White Pigeon, Michigan, where they got the train for South Bend. They were late arriving because the baggage car was "derailed near Bristol by a cow." In South Bend, people greeted the first passenger train's arrival with bonfires and drums. Riding a new omnibus, they went to the new St....
Dates:
circa 1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Wells collection
Sarah T. Bolton papers
Collection — Folder S0139
Identifier: S0139
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten letter with and accompanying autograph and poem excerpt and two poems from Sarah T. Bolton in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1850 to 1892, with one undated, regarding marriage, life, toil, and death.
Dates:
1850-1892, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sarah T. Bolton papers
Schellschmidt family biographies
Collection — Folder S1911
Identifier: S1911
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three biographies, one of Adolph Schellschmidt, one of Berta Schellschmidt, and one of Emma Schellschmidt. Adolph's biography was cut from an unidentified publication and is dated July 10, 1897; Bertha's and Emma's biographies have both been written in pencil on two pieces of note paper (one sheet to each subject). The two remaining items in the collection are a list of names, places, and amounts, possibly for musical engagements of Adolph Schellschmidt,...
Dates:
circa 1897
Schofield family account book
Collection — Volume V386
Identifier: V386
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book kept by members of the Schofield family of Marion County, Indiana containing entries dating from 1836 to 1868. The accounts kept in the book indicate the operation of a general store dealing primarily in groceries, dry goods, clothing, and occasional sales of hardware. It appears to have been a frequent practice for customers to work off their bills and when this occured, the hourly wage and hours worked were recorded. The account book also includes...
Dates:
1836-1868
Schuyler Colfax collection
Collection
Identifier: L036
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consists of Schuyler Colfax's correspondence from 1841 to 1884 regarding Whig and Republican Party politics in Indiana and nationally. Also included are letters from Indiana officers in the U.S. Civil War regarding promotions and assignments; Colfax's letters on routine business as Speaker of the House and Vice President; his letters regarding speaking engagements; letters to his wife regarding his role in the "Credit Mobilier" affair in 1875; and letters...
Dates:
1782-1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Schuyler Colfax collection
Shields, Rector, and Nigh family photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P072
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and photograph albums from Hazel Shields Rector and Leanor Rector Nigh in Indiana ranging from circa 1900 to 1962 regarding the Shields, Rector, and Nigh families, as well as Nigh's friends, activities, and education. There are also 2 report cards: a 6th grade report cart for Leanor Rector (1928-1929) and an 11th grade report card for Wade Nigh (1927); and an oversize folder containing 2 group photographs including Wade Nigh from 1925 and 1931 and a...
Dates:
circa 1900-1962
Shortridge High School collection
Collection — Folder S1984
Identifier: S1984
Scope and Contents
This collection includes printed material from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1901 regarding school fight songs.
Dates:
1901
Sidney S. Kramer collection
Collection — Folder S2513
Identifier: S2513
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an undated poem entitled "Pride of Indiana" by Sidney S. Kramer, handwritten on Sidney's Uniform Co. stationary and two booklets, "The Hoosier 'Howdy Book': Service Men's Guide to Indianapolis" published by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in 1940 and the February, 1944 issue of This Week in Indianapolis (Vol. 17, no. 4), a tourist guide for visitors to the city.
Dates:
1940-circa 1977
"Sketches from Nature, Libbie Coughlen, St. Mary's Institute" volume
Collection — Volume V064
Identifier: V064
Scope and Contents
This volume contains a number of sketches by Libbie Coughlen in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Vigo County, Indiana from roughly 1864 to 1866 covering a variety of subjects, including scenes at St. Mary-of-the-Woods Institute. Most of the sketches are done using pencil and/or watercolor and focus on landscapes, crosses, flowers, buildings and exercises in perspective. Not all of the sketches are complete and some cover the entire page while some pages have multiple sketches on the same piece of paper....
Dates:
1864-1866
