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Coffey family papers

Collection — Folder S2475

Identifier: S2475

Scope and Contents This collection contains various papers of the Coffey family, including a December 1, 1851 land grant for property in Owen County, Indiana issued to Joshua Kelly, a private in Captain Miller's Company of the Kentucky Volunteers during the War of 1812; a certificate issued December 31, 1946 by the Indiana Adjutant General's Office certifying Edward R. Bladen's service with Company H, 10th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War; and a certificate of Joel A. Coffey's appointment as postmaster...

Dates: 1851-circa 1983

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Coffey family papers

Conarroe family papers

Collection

Identifier: L182

Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, programs, pamphlets, publications, Bible and family history records, obituaries, papers, photographs, two scrapbooks, and a laminated certificate of military service from Joe and Sue Conarroe in Indianapolis, Indiana, Missouri, and the United States, ranging from 1800 to 2007, regarding family life and history, military service, education, and genealogy of the Black family.There are also a May 11, 1949 Indianapolis...

Dates: 1800-2007

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Conarroe family papers

Cornelius H. and Jean Hornstein Menger collection

Collection

Identifier: L105

Scope and Contents The collection primarily consists of letters, telegrams, and postcards to Jean Hornstein (later Menger) from her beau, then husband, Cornelius H. Menger, ranging from 1917 to 1940. The letters date from the time when Cornelius Menger served as a U.S. Army captain in World War I, and continue through his time in the armed service and after his discharge (1917-1940). Letters from Menger originate from France; England; New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; Birmingham, Alabama;...

Dates: 1899-1957

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Cornelius H. and Jean Hornstein Menger collection

Corydon P. Pierce collection

Collection — Folder S1062

Identifier: S1062

Scope and Contents This collection comprises two letters and a hand-drawn map (all of which are laminated) from Corydon P. Pierce in Tennessee in 1863 and Angie Glazier in Crown Point, Indiana, regarding Pierce's service in the Union Army and imprisonment in Libby Prison.The first letter was from Corydon P. Pierce to his wife, Sarah Pierce on March 17, 1863, while camped near LaGrange, Tennessee, describing how he assisted Benjamin Case in digging up his brother Hiram's corpse, and transporting the...

Dates: 1863, undated

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Corydon P. Pierce collection

Craig Wardip letters

Collection — Folder S2937

Identifier: S2937

Scope and Contents This collection consists of two letters written by Craig Wardip, DVM in 1991 to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University while serving in the Persian Gulf War.

Dates: 1991

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Craig Wardip letters

Crawford family photograph collection

Collection — Folder SP023

Identifier: SP023

Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs from the Crawford and Dawson families in Indiana ranging from circa 1890s to 1910s, depicting portraits of children, young adults, and family groups, and snapsnots of family members, which include a couple of American soliders, probably around World War I.

Dates: circa 1890-circa 1910

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Crawford family photograph collection

Dandridge E. Kelsey diaries

Collection — Folder S3035

Identifier: S3035

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photocopies of pages 1 to 211 and pages 932 and 933 from transcirpts of diaries from Dandridge Eliphant Kelsey in Dearborn County, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1853 to 1867, regarding his daily life, family, church and social activities, elections, travel, and military service during the U.S. Civil War. The transcripts were created by Gayle Harman Kelsey and concern the part of his diaries from when he and his family lived in Indiana. A child’s...

Dates: 1853-1867, 1982

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Dandridge E. Kelsey diaries

Daniel Hill and James T. C. Watson collection

Collection — Folder S3111

Identifier: S3111

Scope and Contents This collection contains papers concerning Daniel Hill and James T. C. Watson ranging from 1861 to 1865 regarding their service with the Union army during the U.S. CIvil War. The documents include a record for Hill's military service; discharge papers for Daniel Hill in 1862, 1864, and 1865; a letter to Watson acknowledgement of Special Order 60; discharge papers for James T. L. Watson in 1865; and a record of enlistment for James T. L. Watson from 1900.

Dates: 1861-1865, 1900

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Daniel Hill and James T. C. Watson collection

Daniel Hughes papers

Collection — Folder S699

Identifier: S0699

Scope and Contents This collection includes a mimeographed copy of a typed transcript of a diary, a carbon copy of a typed page and a photocopied autographed page from Daniel Hughes and Claud McDaniel in Indiana, Texas and elsewhere ranging from 1861 to 1960 regarding Civil War, daily life in the army, furlough and a history of the 25th Regiment Indiana Volunteers.

Dates: 1862/10/13-1863/08/09

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Daniel Hughes papers

Daniel Lee Barnett letters

Collection — Folder S2935

Identifier: S2935

Scope and Contents This collection includes 2 photocopies of letters written by Daniel Lee Barnett in Saudi Arabia in 1991 regarding his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War.

Dates: 1991

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Daniel Lee Barnett letters

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