Newspaper articles
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 126 Collections and/or Records:
James Nelson Shepherd collection
Collection
Identifier: L311
Scope and Contents
This collection contains James Nelson Shepherd's Bible (1855); his pocket diary (1861-1866) with entries from his service in the Civil War and his personal accounts; his letters to his fiancée, Arminda Rhyan of New Goshen, Vigo County, Indiana and a couple of her needlepoint items, with one using human hair (1860-1862); Civil War letters to Shepherd from his brothers, Thomas E. Shepherd of the 31st Indiana and Edgar M. Shepherd from home (1862); Shepherd's farm ledgers (1864-1866), including...
Dates:
1855-1958, undated
James Whitcomb Riley collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: L135
Scope and Contents
The collection contains James Whitcomb Riley’s letters to Kentucky author Madison Cawein, general correspondence, and manuscript poems written by Riley, as well as other materials, ranging from 1876 to 1940. Also included are printed copies of Riley’s poems, essays, and newspaper stories about Riley.
There are also broadsides and printed portraits of Riley, ranging from 1900 to 1947 and undated (OBD038).
There are also broadsides and printed portraits of Riley, ranging from 1900 to 1947 and undated (OBD038).
Dates:
1876-1947
Jefferson County, Indiana account book
Collection — Volume V230
Identifier: V230
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a volume created in Jefferson County that is primarily an account book for a merchant during 1845-1846 and also contains writings and newspaper clippings towards the end.
Dates:
1845-1846
John A. Graham collection
Collection — Folder S2598
Identifier: S2598
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 59 photocopies of newspaper articles and correspondence to and from John A. Graham in Peru, Indiana, ranging from 1839 to 1862, regarding his private, business, and editorial affairs.
Dates:
1839-1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John A. Graham collection
John Newland clippings
Collection — Folder S1013
Identifier: S1013
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three clippings of the column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," written by Kate Milner Rabb. The columns ran in the Indianapolis Star on August 29, 30 and September 4, 1930. The articles relate information supplied by Mr. Leon L. Newland regarding his ancestors and include reprintings of the text of the 1682 Quaker Certificate of Removal from Ireland to America of Nicholas Newland, letters sent in the 1820's and 1830's by Elijah and J.C. Newland to family in Indiana from...
Dates:
circa 1820-1930
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Newland clippings
Joseph Holman notebook and clippings
Collection — Folder S2044
Identifier: S2044
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a newspaper clipping that makes mention of George Holman,
a relative of Joseph, and a notebook containing Holman’s personal recollections on a
number of topics. He covers events which occurred from 1788 to 1831. The last nine
pages are an autobiography.
Dates:
circa 1800s
Joseph Tarkington clippings
Collection — Folder S0838
Identifier: S0838
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three clippings of the newspaper column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," written by Kate Milner Rabb. The 1931 columns ran in the Indianapolis Star on September 22, 23 and 25. Each column quotes from the papers of Joseph Tarkington and discusses items of interest, including a scholarship founded by Tarkington at Indiana Asbury University; an October 4, 1864 certificate stating that Mrs. Tarkington had contributed to the Indiana State Sanitary Fair for the relief of sick and...
Dates:
1931/09
Karl John Schoen collection
Collection — Folder S1144
Identifier: S1144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten letter from Karl John Schoen to his brother, Joe Schoen, on October 28 regarding family news and flying against the German aviators, biographical information about Karl Schoen, several newspaper clippings about Karl Schoen and other American aviators during World War I, and a CD-ROM with a digital copy of a photograph of Effie May Schoen at Karl Schoen's gravesite in France as well as a photocopied version of the photograph.
Dates:
1918-1968
Kate C. Ward collection
Collection — Folder S1358
Identifier: S1358
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper clippings, postcards and a letter sent to Kate C. Ward in Portland, Oregon and Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Ward received a letter from "Jim" who wrote from Indiana University in Bloomington on July 11, 1861 during the U.S. Civil War. The postcards were from Clarinda B. Powell in 1910 and her nephew Jessie in 1913. The undated newspaper clippings are titled "Good Fishing Near Monticello, Ind."; "Bloomington's Old Brick Court House Burned by a Governor"; and...
Dates:
1861-1913
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kate C. Ward collection
Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Collection — Folder S0812
Identifier: S0812
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a clipping of Kate Milner Rabb's column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," printed in the Indianapolis Star on December 30, 1934. The article relates information that Mrs. Gene Lawrence sent to Rabb regarding her ancestor, John Adam Lawrence, and it includes a list of items offered for sale by Mr. Lawrence at an 1839 auction and his family genealogy.
Dates:
December 30, 1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kate Milner Rabb clipping
