Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:
Frances Howe family photographs
Collection — Folder SP074
Identifier: SP074
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs of members of Howe, Bath, Biddle, and Bailey families in Chicago, Illlinois; Quebec, Canada; Michigan City, Indiana; Mackinac Island, Michigan; and Bergamo, Italy ranging from circa 1860 to circa 1910, largely portraits of family members, a log cabin church attended by the Howe family, and Edward Biddle's residence in Mackinac Island.
Dates:
circa 1860-circa 1910
Frank M. Hohenberger photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P013
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs and a few clippings and pamphlets from Frank M. Hohenberger in Indiana and Kentucky ranging from 1916 to 1935 and undated regarding landscapes, nature scenes in state parks and other locations, local buildings, houses of important figures, historic sites, and some people.
Dates:
1916-1935, undated
George A. Kitzinger papers
Collection — Folder S0789
Identifier: S0789
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two teaching licenses, dated February 19, 1858 and July 9, 1860, that certified George A. Kitzinger as qualified to teach a common school in Dubois County, Indiana. The collection also includes a February, 1934 typed summary of Kitzinger's teaching record (1851-1864) written by his grandson, Robert E. Eckert, and based on information found in John T. Melchior's 1933 history of early pioneers in and around Jasper, Indiana.
Dates:
1858-1860, 1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George A. Kitzinger papers
George Knight Hester collection
Collection — Folder S2185
Identifier: S2185
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three items related to George Knight Hester and the Hester family: a partial letter dated November 14 from Saguanche, Colorado with a typed transcript; a typed transcription of a personal narrative titled "Diary of Rev. George Knight Hester" (1851); and typed transcripts of papers relating to the Hester family compiled by the Indiana State Library in 1926.
Dates:
1851-1890, undated
George R. Wilson manuscript
Collection — Folder S1021
Identifier: S1021
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 2 sets of photocopies of George R. Wilson's typewritten manuscript, "Pioneers of the Catholic Faith in Dubois County" (1930), with subtitle, "To Which are Added Personal Reminiscences of the Writer From the Human Interest Standpoint. An Historical Review." The manuscript starts with Wilson's introduction to the early history of Dubois County and offers biographical sketches of 64 early pioneers living in the county prior to the arrival of Father Joseph Kundek in...
Dates:
1930
George T. Williams manuscript
Collection — Folder S2332
Identifier: S2332
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, 40-page manuscript, including a 4-page addendum, by Dr. George T. Williams in Crawfordsville, Indiana, from 1942, titled "Pioneer Physicians and Surgeons of Montgomery County, Indiana." The manuscript chronicles Montgomery County's earliest physicians, organized by township.
Dates:
1942
George W. Lane papers
Collection — Folder S0802
Identifier: S0802
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a receipt of William Harlow, dated August 9, 1819, regarding an $85.00 transaction with William S. Buell; a bookkeeping diploma for George W. Lane's son, Amos H. Lane, dated February 23, 1857; and a slip with addresses for J. H. Trowbridge Co. & Boston Iron Co. (undated).
Dates:
1819-1857
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George W. Lane papers
George Wayman collection
Collection — Folder S1375
Identifier: S1375
Scope and Contents
The two pieces of paper in this collection are photocopies. The typed, single-sheet letter is headed: "June 1, 1960. Copy of a letter sent to Bernadette Robertson from Bertha Trulock Nordloh which she found in an old book belonging to her." The letter is addressed to Sarah from her "loving husband," but his name is not on the paper. The date is January 1851. The letter describes Indianapolis with a 7,300 population, corduroy roads, and wild turkeys. He wrote: "Don't let George get too far from...
Dates:
1960
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George Wayman collection
Gideon Stevens biography
Collection — Folder S0355
Identifier: S0355
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a biographical article written by Elba Depue for the Franklin Evening Star in Franklin, Indiana on April 23, 1906 regarding the life of Gideon Stevens, an Indiana pioneer.
Dates:
1813-1906
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gideon Stevens biography
Golda Clay Walter historical sketch
Collection — Folder S2818
Identifier: S2818
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two copies of Golda Clay Walter's historical sketch, "Wakarusa, Indiana Was 100 Years Old in 1952". Written circa 1952, Walter's sketch is a nine page typewritten article that relates the early history of Olive Township and the establishment of Wakarusa. The article mentions early settlers, local businesses and town physicians, and also relates "the one outstanding tragical event of the Town", a fire that occurred on October 29, 1899 and burned down the south east...
Dates:
circa 1952
