Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:
Tilghman Howard Swaim collection
Collection — Folder S1276
Identifier: S1276
Scope and Contents
Written by Tilghman Howard Swaim, these 2 essays are typed with a few corrections and additions in ink. The 6 page essay is the "Biography of Colonel Jehu B. Swaim of Parke County, Indiana." In this document, Tilghman writes about his family history beginning with 3 Swaim brothers who came from Holland to New York in the 17th century. The Michael Swaim family lived in North Carolina, and moved to Parke County, Indiana, when Jehu (1803-1882) was 15 years old. Jehu was involved in various...
Dates:
1943
Warren Edmond Phillips, Sr. family history collection
Collection — Folder S1060
Identifier: S1060
Scope and Contents
The collection is a copy of a narrative written by Warren Edmund Phillips, Sr. in December 1967. The narrative shares information about the Phillips family of Indianapolis, Indiana, 1870-1953, as well as life in Indianapolis in the early 1900s. Names included are Howard Herbert Phillips, Warren Edmund Phillips, William and Emma Pyle, Marjorie and Leonard Kercheval, Warren Linus, Philander Edmunds, Henrietta Elizabeth Abbott, Alma and Felix McWhirter, and Glenna Melaun.
Dates:
1870-1953
William Deputy collection
Collection — Folder S0356
Identifier: S0356
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed copies of reminiscences from William Deputy (1879-1885), genealogical information about the Deputy family from Morenci Robertson Wells (1939), and a history of Jennings County by Alice Bundy (1936) in Indiana, ranging from 1879 to 1939 regarding the Deputy family, Jennings County, and life in early Indiana.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Deputy collection
William Newman personal narrative
Collection — Folder S1014
Identifier: S1014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the manuscript, "The Experiences of Lt. William Newman as Told by Himself, Sunday Evening, August 6, 1944." The typewritten narrative was sent to Eli Lilly in September, 1944 by Lt. Newman's father, Henry L. Newman, and describes the Army Ranger's experiences in World War II after being taken prisoner by German forces during the Battle of Cisterna (January 30-February 2, 1944). After 8 or 9 days, William Newman was able to escape and traveled more than 200 kilometers by...
Dates:
1944
