Winchester (Ind.)

Calvin Stratton Engle papers

Collection — Folder S425

Identifier: S0425

Scope and Contents This collection includes a photocopied pamphlet from Calvin Stratton Engle in Winchester, Indiana ranging from 1864 to 1865 regarding his experiences as a prisoner of war in southern prison camps and a photocopied listing of men with Civil War or World War I military or naval service who have been getting mail from the Union City, Indiana Post Office .

Dates: 1864-1865, 1914-1918

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Calvin Stratton Engle papers

Elias Kizer collection

Collection — Folder S1433

Identifier: S1433

Scope and Contents This two-page, typed manuscript was written by Elias Kizer in Indiana on June 9, 1866, the year before he died. He recounted his early life in a log cabin in Indiana and the hardships he endured. He stated that the hardest times were when the children were small. He raised flax for his wife to spin and weave in order to make their clothing. They did not have much time to go to church, because he went hunting on Sunday. Elias wrote: "with all those hardships we kept in good spirits."

Dates: 1800-1866

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Elias Kizer collection

James S. Engle papers

Collection — Folder S426

Identifier: S0426

Scope and Contents This collection includes a photocopied autographed, signed letter from James S. Engle in Winchester, Indiana in June 1894 regarding his election campaign.

Dates: 1896

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / James S. Engle papers

Mrs. George W. Jaqua papers

Collection — Folder S715

Identifier: S0715

Scope and Contents This collection includes a typed document, possibly a speech, from Mrs. George W. Jaqua in Winchester, Indiana in 1940 regarding democracy and the state of the United States in 1940, education and the role of clubwomen.

Dates: 1940

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Mrs. George W. Jaqua papers

"Pictures of Scenes and Activities in Indiana connected with the World War" photograph album

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: P044

Scope and Contents Note This collection includes panoramic photographs in a photogrpah album by: Moorefield, Bretzman, W. L. Dalbey Photography Company, Wallace, Pierce, Bass Photography Company, and William A. Swift. Photographs include the following subjects: Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 1st Contingent in front of the Vocational Training Detachment National Army Headquarters; Soldiers at Fort Benjamin Harrison, entertained by Catholic women of Indianapolis at the Knights of Columbus Club House.;...

Dates: 1917-1919

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / "Pictures of Scenes and Activities in Indiana connected with the World War" photograph album

Thomas Mills Carter collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S2516

Scope and Contents This collection includes 25 manuscripts of articles written by Thomas Mills Carter for his column "It Takes All Kinds," published in the Bulletin of American Historical Collection, a quarterly periodical was published by the American Association of the Philippines. There are also two issues of the Bulletin from October, 1977 (vol. 5, no. 4) and January-March, 1978 (vol. 6, no.1). The articles offer character sketches and vignettes of American culture during the late 1940s and early 1950s. There...

Dates: 1977-1978

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Thomas Mills Carter collection

Unidentified family photograph collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SP125

Scope and Contents This collection includes carte-de-visite, tintype, and cabinet card photographs from an unidentified family in Winchester, Converse, and Xenia, Indiana; Bellefontaine and DeGraff, Ohio; Kansas; and other places in the United States during late 19th century. The images include mostly individual portraits of children, men, and women, as well as a few group portraits.

Dates: 19th century

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Unidentified family photograph collection

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