Historians
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Cyrus L. Gunn papers
Collection — Folder S2817
Identifier: S2817
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of a typed manuscript with hand-written corrections from Cyrus L. Gunn regarding Indiana historians.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Cyrus L. Gunn papers
Jacob Piatt Dunn collection
Collection
Identifier: L047
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of Jacob Piatt Dunn’s papers relating to his research on Native Americans in the state of Indiana, ranging from 1773 to 1865. Of particular importance is his English-Miami Indian dictionary on index cards (since photocopied), and stories and texts collected from Miami Indians (1906–1916). In addition to his research on the Miami people, the collection also contains letters from Chippewa Indian ministers in northern Minnesota to Rev. J. A. Gilfillan with...
Dates:
1773-1865
John Brown Dillon collection
Collection
Identifier: L377
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of John B. Dillon’s historical notes on people and events relating to the early exploration and settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Also included is a scrapbook of Dillon’s letters published in newspapers on the U.S. Civil War, the Republican Party, and Indiana history (1861–1876); letters to Dillon regarding the Historical Society, the Indiana Sanitary Fair (1864), and Dillon’s historical work; and a memorial by John Coburn on the life of John Brown...
Dates:
1859-1886
Kate Heron papers
Collection — Folder S0642
Identifier: S0642
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats and letters from Kate Heron in Connersville, Indiana, ranging from 1807 to 1932 regarding her family history and her research on Caleb Blood Smith.
Dates:
1807-1932
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kate Heron papers
Lucien V. Rule collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2141
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Lucien V. Rule’s typewritten copies of correspondence of the Barbour family (1853-1862) and his personal and professional correspondence, documents, and newspaper clippings regarding his family, ministry, and historical and literary pursuits (1921-1923). The collection also includes copies of Rule’s poems and essays, including “Samuel Shannon, Giant of God in Old Salem Presbytery,” “Pen Portraits of Presbyterian Pioneers,” and “Dupes of Destiny: Tragic and Bitter...
Dates:
1853-1862, 1921-1937
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lucien V. Rule collection
Lyman Abbott letter
Collection — Folder S001
Identifier: S0001
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a thank-you letter written by Lyman Abbot to Miss Florence Venn, a librarian at the Indiana State Library on December 22, 1913.
Dates:
1913/12/22
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lyman Abbott letter
Powell A. Moore photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP142
Identifier: SP142
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs from historian Powell A. Moore in Lake County, Indiana ranging from 1883 to 1946 and undated, regarding the cities of Gary and Hammond and other places in Lake County, as well as local industries, such as meat packing and oil refining.
Dates:
1883-1946, undated
William B. Pickett papers
Collection
Identifier: L449
Scope and Contents
This collection includes chapters related to the dissertation, "Homer E. Capehart: The making of a Hoosier Senator" and book,Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life, 1897-1979, written by William Beatty Pickett, ranging from 1914 to 1981. The collection also includes correspondence, book notes and articles; index cards include information about the dissertation, book, and research bibliographies; oral history interviews with transcripts; speeches,...
Dates:
1914-1981, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William B. Pickett papers
William Henry Harrison Terrell collection
Collection — Folder S1294
Identifier: S1294
Scope and Contents
This collection includes papers, letters and clippings from William Henry Harrison Terrell in Indiana ranging from 1862 to 1883, regarding the U.S. Civil War, chiefly the claims on the Indiana State Arsenal during the U.S. Civil War (July 30, 1862); the state's settlement of claims and accounts at war's end (1865-1868), and Indiana soldiers' war service.
Dates:
1862-1883
William L. Barker collection
Collection
Identifier: L010
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of William L. Barker, ranging from 1872 to 1949, including: correspondence; writings; speeches; papers relating to the Southwestern Indiana historical Society; county history research; Abraham Lincoln research which also includes the publication "Lincoln Lore"; and Barker's various research notes. Also included are papers relating to the Warrick County Centennial Celebration that includes newsletters and the Pageant of Warrick County. The bulk of the...
Dates:
1872-1949
