Lawrence County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Perkins and Vert family papers
Collection — Folder S0795
Identifier: S0795
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an inventory of the personal estate of William Perkins of Lawrence County, Indiana (January 31, 1853); an indenture from James Hall of Indianapolis to John F. Vert of Marion County, Indiana regarding a lease of a sawmill in Lawrence Township in Marion County (June 27, 1853); a discharge paper for William H. Vert after completing his one year service with Company B, 150th Illinois Infantry Regiment (January 16, 1866); and a letter written by Lurania Goodman from Grayson...
Dates:
1853-1895
P.J. Emmert papers
Collection — Folder S424
Identifier: S0424
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed carbon, mimeographed and autographed, signed document from P.J. Emmert in Lawrenceburg, Indiana ranging from 1850s to 1926 regarding personal reminiscences.
Dates:
1926
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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P.J. Emmert papers
Ralph E. Baldwin grid drawings
Collection — Folder S0058
Identifier: S0058
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a grid drawn by Ralph E. Baldwin of the original land ownership in Marion Township, Lawrence County, Indiana. The grids date back to as early as 1816, two years before the county was officially organized.
Dates:
circa 1965-1975
Turley family correspondence
Collection — Folder S2250
Identifier: S2250
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of five letters written by George Donaldson from his home in Spring Hill, Alabama and sent to Jonathan Turley from 1878 to 1893 and one sent to Eliza Turley in July 1897. In Donaldson's correspondence with Jonathan Turley, he discusses his property, "Shawnee," in Lawrence County, Indiana, land he would like to sell, and the burlarization and burning of his cabin. The correspondence sent to Miss Turley was in response to her letter informing him...
Dates:
1878-1911
William Nail daybook
Collection — Folder S1008
Identifier: S1008
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the daybook of William Nail of Lawrence County, Indiana. The entries range from 1854 to 1874 and contain information about his carpentry and coffin making business and farming activities.
Dates:
1854-1874
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Nail daybook
William R. Overlease collection on Indiana State Parks
Collection
Identifier: L243
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials compiled by naturalist, William R. Overlease, regarding Spring Mill State Park, Brown County State Park, McCormick’s Creek State Park, and Turkey Run State Park. The collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, reports, notes, postcards, and some photographs ranging from 1914 to 1977. There are also two volumes, "A Study of a Pioneer Village: Spring Mill, Indiana" thesis by William Roy Overlease (1977) and Spring Mill:...
Dates:
1914-1977
