Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:
Ross Alley pamphlet
Collection — Folder S2404
Identifier: S2404
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of a circa 1929 pamphlet containing Ross Alley's poem, "Childhood's Home" and his portait. "Ross Alley, Pioneer Poet and Editor, Ripley County, Indiana, Born April 5, 1834, Died Sept. 8, 1854" is printed on the front of the bifold pamphlet and "Greetings from Mrs. Emma King-Benham, Ross Alley Biographer" is handwritten below the poem on the inside page.
Dates:
circa 1929
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ross Alley pamphlet
Sallie A. Swartz "Moments that Count" poem
Collection — Folder S2650
Identifier: S2650
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the handwritten poem "Moments that Count" by Sallie A Swartz. Written in January 1914, the poem is three stanzas long and conveys the belief that you should take time to be thoughtful, patient, and prayerful in "this great busy world that is rushing you so."
Dates:
1914
Sarah Carmichael Harrell collection
Collection
Identifier: L398
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper clippings and scrapbooks from Sarah Carmichael Harrell in Indiana ranging from 1825 to 1927 regarding the Columbian Exposition (or otherwise known as the Chicago World's Fair), Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana history, poetry and stories.
There is also a World's Columbian Exposition Commission appointment certificate and letter to Sarah Carmichael Harrell dated March 18, 1891 (OBC147).
There is also a World's Columbian Exposition Commission appointment certificate and letter to Sarah Carmichael Harrell dated March 18, 1891 (OBC147).
Dates:
1825-1927
Sarah T. Bolton papers
Collection — Folder S0139
Identifier: S0139
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a handwritten letter with and accompanying autograph and poem excerpt and two poems from Sarah T. Bolton in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1850 to 1892, with one undated, regarding marriage, life, toil, and death.
Dates:
1850-1892, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sarah T. Bolton papers
Sidney S. Kramer collection
Collection — Folder S2513
Identifier: S2513
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an undated poem entitled "Pride of Indiana" by Sidney S. Kramer, handwritten on Sidney's Uniform Co. stationary and two booklets, "The Hoosier 'Howdy Book': Service Men's Guide to Indianapolis" published by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in 1940 and the February, 1944 issue of This Week in Indianapolis (Vol. 17, no. 4), a tourist guide for visitors to the city.
Dates:
1940-circa 1977
T. J. Charlton papers
Collection — Folder S0252
Identifier: S0252
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a poem written by Charlton about his school days in the 1850s and 1860s in Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
Dates:
1887
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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T. J. Charlton papers
Tara Cooper, Operation Desert Storm, Persian Gulf War collection
Collection — Folder S2929
Identifier: S2929
Scope and Contents
This collection includes six photocopied letters, Operation Desert Storm stickers, two posters, a newspaper clipping and yellow ribbon from Hancock County, Indiana celebrations during 1991. The letters in the collection are responses from a Valentine's Day card sent by Pat and Ron Underwood's granddaughter, Tara Cooper during the conflict.
Dates:
1991
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
"The Reconcilement" poem
Collection — Folder S2781
Identifier: S2781
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a one page, handwritten poem entitled “The Reconcilement.” The date and author of this poem are unknown.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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"The Reconcilement" poem
Theodore Cowen collection
Collection — Folder S2048
Identifier: S2048
Scope and Contents
The collections contains letters sent by Theodore Cowen to his parents, sister Semeramia, and brother Harris, in Warsaw, Indiana, between 1863 and 1864, while he served throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Also included is a resolution by the Soldiers Aid Society in Warsaw, and a poem about the Civil War entitled, “Why I Don’t Join the Veterans”.
Dates:
1863-1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Theodore Cowen collection
