Diseases
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Marion County Tuberculosis Association photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P059
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from the Marion County Tuberculosis Association in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1914 to 1965 and undated regarding Christmas seal campaigns, Sunnyside Sanitorium, fresh air schools, chest x-ray programs, and other activities of the organization and others in support of the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in Marion County.
Dates:
1914-1965, undated
Mills Averill letters
Collection — Folder S041
Identifier: S0041
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three letters written from Mills Averill to family and friends living in New York ranging from 1836 to 1842. In his letters, Averill discusses life as a settler in Indiana. In his first letter, he discusses the trip to Indiana from New York, the character of the people in the area, public improvements, and the railroad. Averill also notes his work at building a cabin for his family and the plowing he had done. In the second letter, he spends a great deal of time...
Dates:
1836-1842
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mills Averill letters
Nancy and Joseph Hayes personal narratives
Collection — Folder S615
Identifier: S0615
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal narratives of Nancy Billingsley Hayes and Joseph Hayes, which cover the period from 1786 to 1824. The collection consists of photocopies of the original Hayes writings and typewritten transcripts of these writings. Nancy Hayes relates her experiences traveling west with her family and the first years of her marriage to Joseph. She describes the earthquake of December 1811 and local experiences during the War of 1812. Joseph Hayes relates his experiences and...
Dates:
mid-1800s
R.W. Allen letter
Collection — Folder S1146
Identifier: S1146
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one letter from R[obert] W. Allen to James Allen written on November 26, 1851. The letter discusses the influenza outbreak and that Frankfort, Indiana has been spared the worst of the flu. The incidence of death was low and there were few who contracted the illness. Also discussed are community members and their well being along with the hopes of a railroad passing through Rockville and connecting with Lafayette.
Dates:
1851
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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R.W. Allen letter
Samuel and Hannah Taylor letter
Collection — Folder S2457
Identifier: S2457
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from Samuel and Hannah Taylor in Frankfort, Indiana to Mr. and Mrs. James Allen in Rockville, Indiana regarding family news, illness, the deaths of children, rural life, and Samuel Taylor's vocation as a preacher.
Dates:
1843/11/22
Taylor family papers
Collection
Identifier: L235
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed, mimeographed, typeset and autographed poems, correspondence, and reminiscences from Tucker W. Taylor; addresses and medical papers from James H. Taylor and medical students in Greencastle, Indiana and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1870 to 1904, regarding poetry, publishing, family life and medical diseases and practice.
Dates:
1870-1904, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Taylor family papers
Walter S. Lemmon collection
Collection — Folder S2876
Identifier: S2876
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters and papers from Walter S. Lemmon dating from 1884 to 1945 with the bulk of the material being from Lemmon's army service during World War I. There are letters to his family from camp, discharge papers, and a souvenir booklet of Camp McArthur in Waco, Texas. There are also family and school papers, as well as World War II ration books and records.
Dates:
1884-1945
Woods family letters
Collection — Folder S3325
Identifier: S3325
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters from Eva and Thomas Wood of Arkansas to C. F. Turner in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1934 regarding family illnesses, and the fact they are moving back to Camden, Arkansas, and Thomas's job at a furniture factory.
Dates:
1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Woods family letters
Yandes family papers
Collection — Folder S1479
Identifier: S1479
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from the Yandes family in Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, and Cuba ranging from 1833 to 1891 regarding local and family news, women's education, business, the Indiana State House, national and local politics, and the Civil War. Mary Yandes' letter to Ann Hampson on July 15, 1837 mentions Zerelda Gray Sanders' marriage to Governor David Wallace of Indiana (one year prior). There are also trade cards for Yandes family businesses in Indianapolis, Indiana, two blank greeting...
Dates:
1833-1891
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Yandes family papers
