Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1473 Collections and/or Records:
Porcelain Art School of Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L440
Scope and Contents
This collection includes legal documents and bylaws; correspondence; minutes and financial reports; newspaper and magazine articles; flyers and registration information; recipes for firing painting on porcelain china; and photographs from the Porcelain Art School, the Indiana China Painting School, the Indiana Art School and individuals in Indiana ranging from 1989 to 2005 regarding organizational business and painting on porcelain china.
Dates:
1991-2005
Porter County collection
Collection — Folder S1686
Identifier: S1686
Scope and Contents
The collection includes three items from Porter County, Indiana, comprising a copy of a typed manuscript of the townships of Porter County, circa 1916; copies of naval letters regarding construction of a lighthouse at City West, Indiana in 1837 with an accompanying letter from Captain W. D. MacDougall to William H. Matthew on June 6, 1921; and a letter rom A.F. Knotts to Richard Lieber on August 30, 1929 with an accompanying photostat of a hand-drawn map depicting the location of the old fort...
Dates:
1837-1929
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Porter County collection
Porter family letters
Collection — Folder S3142
Identifier: S3142
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of autographed and signed and printed and signed legal documents and personal correspondence between the Holman and Porter families in Indiana from 1830 to 1881.
Dates:
1830-1881
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Porter family letters
Porter-Griffin family papers
Collection
Identifier: L535
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of 46 manuscript boxes, 1 clamshell box, 118 ledgers, and 3 oversized folders, arranged in 8 series. The collection consists of papers of William A. Porter and his heirs from 1813 to 1979, as well papers from the Griffin and McGrain Company. Materials include personal correspondence, business and legal correspondence, political publications and letters, business ledgers, school and local entertainment programs, programs form various churches and their activities in Corydon...
Dates:
1813-1979
Posey County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1687
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to Posey County, Indiana, comprising copies of handwritten minutes and constitution of the Society of New Harmony Community of Equality, New Harmony, Indiana (1825-1826); a typed, translated copy of a February 1, 1837 letter from Prince Maximilian von Wied to Charles Lesueur of New Harmony, Indiana regarding a visit to New Harmon y in 1832-1833 (original at Indiana Historical Society); a handwritten letter from W.H. Watkins in New Harmony to A.M....
Dates:
1825-1959
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Posey County collection
Potawatomi Indians collection
Collection — Folder S1561
Identifier: S1561
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostatic copies of letters, land registers and other documents from Indian agents in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions and three commissioners of Indian Affairs, Carey A Harris (1836-1838) and Thomas Hartley Crawford (1838-1845) and Luke Lea (1850-1853) of the Office of Indian Affairs in Indiana, Washington, D.C., and other places in the Midwest ranging from 1835 to 1852. The documents concern the situation and locations of the Potawatomi people and their lands in...
Dates:
1835-1852
Powers Hapgood letter
Collection — Folder S0585
Identifier: S0585
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one letter by Powers Hapgood to a Mr. Fish dated November 30, 1930 regarding Communism.
Dates:
1930/11/30
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Powers Hapgood letter
Press J. O' Bannon letter
Collection — Folder S3048
Identifier: S3048
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter sent to James Lemmons from Press O'Bannon at Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 15, 1861 tendering his resignation as justice of the peace of Ohio Township.
Dates:
1861/06/15
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Press J. O' Bannon letter
Pressey family papers
Collection — Folder S1078
Identifier: S1078
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from brothers Peter and Charles Pressey of Carlisle, Indiana, to Daniel Pressey of Rockingham, New Hampshire, and later, West Newbury, Massachusetts, ranging from 1812 to 1826, regarding family life and finance. The collection also includes a probate record for Daniel Pressey, dated June 8, 1832, naming Anna Pressey as executrix.
Dates:
1812-1832
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Pressey family papers
Preston Kiser letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3018
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of U.S. Civil War letters from Preston Kiser to his wife and children, ranging from 1861 to 1862, with miscellaneous additional materials. Kiser’s letters describe military life in camp, illnesses, and home activities. Each copied letter is accompanied by a typed transcription created by Frances Alma Newkirk Reber, Kiser's great-granddaughter between 1982 and 1984. The materials have been left as Reber organized them, so there is not strict...
Dates:
1861-1872, 1982-1984
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Preston Kiser letters
