Paoli (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Caroline Depew Williamson manuscript
Collection — Folder S1432
Identifier: S1432
Scope and Contents
This three-page, typed manuscript is entitled "Recollections of My Childhood Days," written by Caroline Depew Williamson on January 3, 1897, when she was 86 years old. She begins with her birth in Virginia and move to Indiana when she was twelve years old. Caroline tells about the hazardous journey in November and December 1822. After a short stay in Paoli, the family moved to Orleans. She attended a subscription school, where her favorite teacher was Mr. Proctor. At the age of 16, she became a...
Dates:
1811-1897
Indiana Handle Company collection
Collection — Folder S3499
Identifier: S3499
Content Description
This collection includes papers and photographs from the Indiana Handle Company in Paoli, Indiana, from 1980s to 2004 regarding the activities of the company, advertisements for different products, and the organizaiton's connection to Don Mattingly, Major League Baseball player and coach.
Dates:
1980s-2004
James P. Campbell letter
Collection — Folder S0212
Identifier: S0212
Scope and Contents
The penmanship in this hand-written letter, in ink, is easy to read. James Perry Campbell wrote to William Harrison Cowherd on October 13, 1863, from Collierville, Tennessee, telling him about the death of his son, Francis Marion Cowherd. The Battle of Collierville lasted for five hours. James wrote: "F.M. [Francis Marion] Cowherd was shot through his body; thought at first he was shot in the mouth but I was mistaken. The ball struck his side near his cartridge box and came out on the other...
Dates:
1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James P. Campbell letter
John R. Simpson papers
Collection
Identifier: L144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and papers from John R. Simpson and his family and friends in Paoli, Indiana and elsewhere ranging from 1822 to 1875 regarding family matters, patents, and land grants.
Dates:
1822-1875
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John R. Simpson papers
Orange County Wood Products Company collection
Collection — Folder S1997
Identifier: S1997
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a commercially printed address tag from Orange County Wood Products Company in Paoli, Indiana regarding business advertising and an autographed set of directions.
Dates:
circa 1920-1960
Stanley H. Murdock correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1067
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from 1968 as well as an original 18-page draft and 6 photographs for Murdock’s manuscript, "A Story of Indiana Geology." Correspondence includes 3 letters between Murdock and John B. Patton, State Geologist with the Indiana Geological Survey, regarding suggestions and comments for the manuscript; a fourth letter is from Robert Shaver, Soil Conservation Service, granting permission to use fossil illustrations. Also included is the business card for...
Dates:
1968