Social life and customs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
George Fitzhugh papers
Collection — Folder S0468
Identifier: S0468
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of autographed diary entries from George Fitzhugh in Madison, Indiana, ranging from 1838 to 1842, regarding family, business and military matters.
Dates:
1838-1842
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George Fitzhugh papers
George W. Gorman papers
Collection — Folder S528
Identifier: S0528
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of and original autographed, signed letters from George W. and Mary A. Gorman in Owensville, Indiana, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky and Lexington, Kentucky from the circa 1860s regarding family matters and the Civil War.
Dates:
1862, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George W. Gorman papers
Herman Clark Wolff collection
Collection
Identifier: L366
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Wabash College papers and social ephemera, such as dance programs and tickets, as well as letters sent to Herman Clark Wolff in Indianapolis and Crawfordsville, Indiana, ranging from 1898 to 1911, regarding his childhood, family, education, and social life. The correspondents include Wolff's maternal grandfather Julius T. Clark in Topeka, Kansas (1898-1900), his father in Indianapolis (1899), and his future wife, Florence W. Flickinger (1907-1910). There are...
Dates:
1898-1911
Hiram Maine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2607
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Hiram Maine's family correspondence and his Civil War letters. After the Civil War, correspondence also consists of Maine's newspaper work, letters from the Chicago Express, labor unions, and letters to stockholders in the La Cobriza Mining Company in Sonora, Mexico. Correspondence ranges from 1844 to 1918 from throughout the United States, most notably Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kansas.
Dates:
1844-1918
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hiram Maine collection
James Cunningham oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH072
Scope and Contents
In an oral history interview conducted by Jerry Handfield for the Indiana State Library on February 9, 1977, James Cunningham discusses his parents and their Irish heritage, his father’s work at the Pennsylvania railroad and move to the near South Side. He talks about attending St. John’s Catholic school, the brothers of the Holy Cross and school life in the early twentieth century. He talks about growing up in the near south side, the sports he participated in as a child and part time jobs he...
Dates:
1977/02/09
Janet Flanner papers
Collection — Folder S470
Identifier: S0470
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of an autographed, signed letter from Janet Flanner in New York City, New York on 1972/12/22 regarding mutual friends, the recipient's book and other personal matters.
Dates:
1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Janet Flanner papers
Julia L. Dumont Gordon papers
Collection — Folder S527
Identifier: S0527
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper articles, death notices, printed and autographed poems, and autographed, signed letters from various authors in Indiana, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and other locations ranging from 1829-1926 regarding legal cases, speeches, family matters, obituaries and celebrations of war heroes.
Dates:
1829-1926, undated
Kathryn S. Davis family papers
Collection
Identifier: L382
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, personal diaries, account books, and cassette tapes from Kathryn S. Davis and her husband, Neal P. Davis, in Terre Haute, Indiana, ranging from 1900 to 1976 and undated, regarding her daily life, daily expenses, and family. Her diaries record her everyday life, including her relationships with family members, illnesses, household chores, and her attempts to bring in additional income through boarders and other jobs. The account books are detailed records of...
Dates:
circa 1900-1976
Larken L. Beeman collection
Collection — Folder S0096
Identifier: S0096
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a 32 page (not all pages are numbered, several chapters are numbered 1-,last page), typed and photocopied document with handwritten corrections, written by Larken L. Beeman and dated 8-24-1964 and 12-16-1964, entitled “Rural Life” in and around school district 3, Marion Township, Boone County, IN from 1876-1900.Chapter 1 is about the school, which was named Baker’s Corner in honor of Mr. Baker. Teachers named were Mr. Jones; Jacob Cobb, a local man;...
Dates:
1900-1976
Lealie Samantha Hulen Reeve "Early Days" manuscript
Collection — Folder S173
Identifier: S0173
Scope and Contents
This is a manuscript written by Lealie Samantha Hulen Reeve in 1938 telling about her early life. This 14-page typed manuscript gives her childhood memories until her father died and she went to live with her aunt, who was not very kind to her. Lealie Samantha Hulen Reeve wrote this story of her childhood at the request of her children. Her father came from Davies County and married three four, first to Eliza Jane Keith, second to Elizabeth Patton, and third to Lealie's mother. In...
Dates:
1938
