Soldiers

Henry C. Leeson diaries

Collection — Folder 1143

Identifier: S1143

Scope and Contents This collection includes three diaries from Henry C. Leeson of ranging from 1861 to 1864 regarding his experiences as a Union soldier during the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: 1861-1864

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Henry C. Leeson diaries

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 / Henry E. Wahl collection

Henry M. Riggs letters

Collection — Folder S1115

Identifier: S1115

Scope and Contents This collection comprises 4 letters from Henry M. Riggs to his parents ranging from 1863 to 1864 regarding his military service during the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: 1863-1864

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Henry M. Riggs letters

Hermann and Lotte Termeer collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S3272

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials regarding Hermann and Lotte Termeer ranging from 1911 to 1945. Included in this collection is timeline of personal data about Hermann Termeer, a letter and postcard to Klara Riesterer of the Lebensmittelamt from Erich Riesterer, a service award won by Hermann Termeer from the Sinclair Corp. There are also several photographs, including several portraits of the Termeers, the workers of the German Sinclair Group, and 1 photograph of soldiers in the field....

Dates: 1911-1945

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Hermann and Lotte Termeer collection

Herschel Jasper Warner letter

Collection — Folder S1363

Identifier: S1363

Scope and Contents This collection comprises a typed copy of the letter which Herschel Jasper Warner wrote to his little sister Cloe from "Camp near Nashville and the Insane Asylum 1862." He wrote: "we have just drawed five days racions of sugar and Chancy is dealing it out to his men." He told about picket duty. "I have never felt the lest bit afraid when I was on post, away off in wood. Did not know what moment there might [be] a reble slip up and lay we cold. We go from three to five miles from camp." He told...

Dates: 1862

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Herschel Jasper Warner letter

Hibben family papers

Collection

Identifier: L069

Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, invitations and calling cards, accounts, stamps, newspaper clippings, membership cards, legal documents, and other papers, as well as photographs, negatives, lantern slides, artwork, textiles, and realia from members of the Hibben and Ketcham families in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, and Europe ranging from circa 1840 to 1937 regarding family, military, legal, and social matters. Much of the early correspondence belonged to Sarah...

Dates: circa 1840-1937

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Hibben family papers

Historic documents and sites lantern slides

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: P017

Scope and Contents This collection includes glass lantern slides mostly created by W. H. Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1897 to circa 1916 regarding early Indiana history, including historic sites at Vincennes, New Harmony, and the state capitols, as well as the Indiana centennial. Many of the slides depict historical documents relating to early European settlement of the Northwest Territory and portraits of prominent Hoosier individuals. It is possible these slides were used for...

Dates: circa 1897-circa 1916

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Historic documents and sites lantern slides

Homer E. Capehart papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: L650

Dates: 1944-1963

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Homer E. Capehart papers

Hook family papers

Collection — Folder S0680

Identifier: S0680

Scope and Contents This collection contains letters written by John M. Hook to his brother, Matthias, from 1861 to 1863 while serving in G Company, 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. The collection also includes a letter written in 1863 to Matthias Hook from Banner Davis, a man serving in the same unit as John. Other items in the collection are a letter written by Margaret Hook from Des Moines, Iowa in 1851; Bartholomew County, Indiana tax receipts paid by Mathias Hook (1853,...

Dates: 1851-1937

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Hook family papers

Howard G. Walker collection on 81st Indiana Regiment

Collection

Identifier: L448

Scope and Contents This collection includes five volumes from Howard G. Walker in the United States, ranging from 1996 to 1999, regarding the history of the 81st Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. These volumes include extracts of reports of time of battle by leaders, calender astronomical reports, records of correspondence, roster of volunteers, and collection of photographs of headstones and soldiers.

Dates: 1996-1999

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Howard G. Walker collection on 81st Indiana Regiment

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