Rockport (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Bess V. Ehrmann papers
Collection — Folder S412
Identifier: S0412
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a carbon copy of a typed speech from Bess V. Ehrmann in Rockport, Indiana ranging from 1816 to 1885 regarding pioneer churches in Spencer County, Indiana.
Dates:
1816-1885
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Bess V. Ehrmann papers
Collection on George Honig
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3457
Scope and Contents
This collection contains flyers and pamphlets on George Honig's creation of a Nancy Hanks Lincoln doll and his involvement in the Lincoln Pioneer Village in Rockport, Indiana.
There are also oversize advertisements on the work of sculptor, George H. Honig from the 20th century (OB236).
There are also oversize advertisements on the work of sculptor, George H. Honig from the 20th century (OB236).
Dates:
1933-1948
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Collection on George Honig
First Presbyterian Church of Rockport transcripts
Collection — Folder S2744
Identifier: S2744
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat transcriptions of meeting minutes from the first record book of the First Presbyterian Church of Rockport. Included are records of congregation (members, deacons, elders and ministers) for the years of 1850-1941.
Dates:
circa 1850-1941
John McGowan letter
Collection — Folder S886
Identifier: S0886
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat of a letter written by John McGowan to his parents on May 24, 1832 regarding a trip to Louisville, Kentucky.
Dates:
1832/05/24
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John McGowan letter
O. V. Brown collection
Collection
Identifier: L021
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of O. V. Brown’s correspondence and other papers relating to his research on Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Civil War, southern Indiana, and Native American tribes from Indiana, ranging from 1806 to 1966. The included Civil War letters pertain to Marion Thurman, Spencer County, from family members serving the 25th and 48th Indiana regiments (1861–1865). Brown’s Abraham Lincoln research includes correspondence from 1837 to 1965, and includes speeches made by Lincoln, printed...
Dates:
1806-1966
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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O. V. Brown collection
Portersville Presbyterian Church transcript
Collection — Folder S2745
Identifier: S2745
Scope and Contents
The collection includes two photostats presented by Mrs. William A. Wilson on September 20, 1826 in Jasper, Indiana on the 100th anniversary of the First Indiana Presbytery. The document covers the proceedings of the Indiana Presbytery from 1826 to 1844. In addition, it reviews the origin of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Tennessee and Kentucky and concludes with a letter from Reverend W.E. Gray from 1924.
Dates:
1926/09/20
Spencer County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1694
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the following items related to Spencer County, Indiana: a two-page handwritten transcription by Caroline E. Pfeifer in circa 1930 of the November 20, 1884, February 5, 1885, and February 13, 1885 minutes from the Bluff City Rebekah Lodge no. 239; a clipping of "An Old Letter," an article published in The Monitor (Grandview, Ind.) on May 21, 1931 that reprinted an August 5, 1822 letter from John Morgan of Rockport to his wife,...
Dates:
1834-1943
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Spencer County collection
Stephen W. Gregory collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-059
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research notes and personal correspondence from Stephen W. Gregory in Los Angeles, California ranging from circa 1890 to 1996 regarding the Gregory, Belcher, Brother, Denbo, Hazelrigg, McFarland, Newkirk, and Stovall families.
Dates:
circa 1890-1996
Found in:
Genealogy
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Stephen W. Gregory collection
