Gibson County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
309th Observation Squad, United States Air Corps Reserve, Indiana aerial photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P069
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white aerial photogrographs from 309th Observation Squadron of the United States Air Corps Reserve in Indiana ranging from 1931 to 1936 regarding counties and Civilian Conservation Corps company sites around the state. Photographs are stamped with the squadron's information and include the pilot's name and the date.
Dates:
1931-1936
Amos Hatheway papers
Collection — Folder S609
Identifier: S0609
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of the specifications for the building of the Gibson County Courthouse in Princeton,Indiana in 1841, a letter asking for clarification for specifications and suggestions for painting the courthouse signed by Barlow & Ames, a listing for the full cost to build the courthouse, a bill from E.W. Wilkerson regarding masonry work, and bills for plastering, bricks, painting, sundries, rough rock, and glazing for the courthouse.
Dates:
1841
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Amos Hatheway papers
Carolyn North Miller collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: G-030
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research, photographs, correspondence and charts from Carolyn North Miller in Indiana and other US states ranging from 1856 to 2016 regarding North, Miller, Grubb and other allied families.
Dates:
1856 - 2016
Found in:
Genealogy
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Carolyn North Miller collection
David Barr Robb collection
Collection — Folder S1121
Identifier: S1121
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostats and typed pages which include family charts, a page from the family Bible, an 1830 speech about Mr. Robb given by Eliza Brownlee, undated genealogical information, and biographical information about David Robb and Joseph Eckley.David's father, Captain James Robb, was a merchant in Ireland but was arrested and sent to prison for transporting sassafras, during the tea crisis with the colonies. James escaped and came to America. Mr. and Mrs. Robb had...
Dates:
1812-1907
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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David Barr Robb collection
Gibson County collection
Collection — Folder S1666
Identifier: S1666
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a blotting paper with an advertisement for Fleming and Snow, druggists and booksellers of Princeton, Indiana from the 1880s and a print of a sketch by J. B. Westbrook of Robert Mitchell's residence that was located one and one half miles north of Princeton from circa 1870-1890.
Dates:
circa 1870-1890
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gibson County collection
Gibson County, Providence Primitive Baptist Church collection
Collection — Folder S1824
Identifier: S1824
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three typescript copies of the judicial business of the Providence Primitive Baptist Church of Gibson County, Indiana. Ranging from 1827 to 1845, the thirty case records consist of charges brought against members of the congregation for various transgressions, including intoxication, immoral conduct and non-attendance, anger and abrupt language, non-payment of debts, and dancing the Virginia reel.
Dates:
1827-1845
Henry E. Wahl collection
Collection
Identifier: L172
Scope and Contents
The collection largely consists of letters to and from Henry E. Wahl, Jr. and his family in Bloomington, Indiana, California, Hawaii, the Philippines, and the Pacific theatre, ranging from 1936 to circa 1953, regarding family life, work after college, and experiences during and after World War II in the Pacific. There are also many letters from other family members to his parents, Maude and Henry Ethan Wahl, Sr., including those of his brother Donald Wahl, who was also serving in the U.S....
Dates:
1865-1945
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry E. Wahl collection
Louise Embree collection
Collection
Identifier: L261
Scope and Contents
This collection contains typed transcripts and newspaper clippings from "Over My Shoulder", a column written by Louise Embree for the Princeton Publishing Company, publisher of the Princeton Clarion-News and Princeton Daily Democrat newspapers. Featured in the newspapers from September 29, 1945 to August 13, 1946, the articles chronicled the people, social customs, civic achievements and historical happenings of...
Dates:
1901-1962
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Louise Embree collection
Lucius C. Embree papers
Collection
Identifier: L052
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of business, political, and personal papers of Elisha, James T., David F., and Lucius Embree ranging from 1800 to 1930. Elisha Embree's papers include receipts, accounts, land indentures, and other financial papers relating to his land and business interests; correspondence regarding his legal business in Princeton, Evansville, and other southwestern Indiana towns, including retained copies of Embree's letters and correspondence of his partners Samuel Hall and Charles...
Dates:
1800-1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lucius C. Embree papers
Nelson and Gilly Ann Perry registration certificates
Collection — Folder S1906
Identifier: S1906
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two certificates of registration issued by Andrew Lewis, clerk of Gibson County, state of Indiana, certifying that "Nelson Perry, a mulatto of 33 years of age, and Gilly Ann Perry, a Negress of 28 years of age, were entitled to reside in the state of Indiana, as proved by the witness of each other, starting from the first day of November, 1851."
Dates:
1853
