Speeches, addresses, etc.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:
William G. Edens papers
Collection — Folder S401
Identifier: S0401
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from William G. Edens in Chicago, Illinois to Howard H. Peckham in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 27, 1950 regarding his life. and includes a copy of his two-page speech in acceptance of a commemorative plaque at the Edens Superhighway Ceremony on October 8, 1949 concering the endeavor and the Illinois statewide highway system.
Dates:
1949-1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William G. Edens papers
William Henry Harrison collection
Collection — Folder S0600
Identifier: S0600
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photocopies and transcripts of letters, speeches, proclamations, and certificates as well as several originals covering the years of 1804 to 1828. The letters are those written both by and to Harrison during his time as governor of the Indiana Territory. There are also biographical materials including an autobiography written in 1839. Photocopies of several songs written about William Henry Harrison round out the collection. Also included are photographs of portraits...
Dates:
1804-1942
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...
Dates:
1872-1949
William McCoy speech
Collection — Folder S872
Identifier: S0872
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a speech entitled "An Address at the Silver Creek Graveyard Reunion" from William McCoy in Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana on May 15, 1880 regarding deaths in his family and thoughts on "human mortality."
Dates:
1880
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William McCoy speech
William Wheeler Thornton collection
Collection
Identifier: L159
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, essays, speeches, clipings, and book manuscripts from William Wheeler Thornton in Indiana ranging from 1877 to 1931, circa 2005, and undated, regarding his writings, politics, United States and Indiana law and history, and Judge Isaac Blackford. The first manuscript concerns political documents, beginning with the Magna Carta and ending with those of 19th-century America. There are research, writings, and manuscripts for Thronton's book, ...
Dates:
1877-1931, circa 2005
William Williams collection
Collection — Folder S1431
Identifier: S1431
Scope and Contents
These four pages, written in ink on blue paper, are notes for a speech about "Mr. Williams, the candidate for Lieutenant Govenor." Although there is no date, the year 1857 is mentioned. The final page gives expenditures by State government in 1835, 1836, and 1837. On page three, the writer stated: "Instead of a loss of two millions, Mr. Williams might just as well have made it ten millions. All this mysticism and false reasoning is put forth to cover up the Whig losses, by fraud campaigning and...
Dates:
circa 1857
Willis B. Stewart papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2452
Scope and Contents
This collection contains handwritten speeches and other writings by Dr. Willis B. Stewart ranging from 1899 to 1927 and undated. Topics include good health practices, specific diseases, sociology, eugenics, ethics and citizenship. Titles include "Grip," "Prescriptions," "Some Socialogical Observations," "A Study of Secondary Sex Characteristics," Miscegenation, or Race Decadence," "Law and Crime," and "The Minister and the Sick."...
Dates:
1899-1927, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Willis B. Stewart papers
Winifred Armstrong speech
Collection — Folder S0034
Identifier: S0034
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a typed copy of a paper by Winifred Scott read at the Indiana Historical Society on April 18, 1971. The paper traces the Armstrong family history beginning with her great grandfather, James Armstrong, in 1821.
Dates:
1971
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Winifred Armstrong speech
Woman's Relief Corps collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3296
Scope and Contents
This collection includes speeches given at a meeting of the 9th District of Indiana in Crawfordsville, dated 1937/09/23, one Christmas card, and several newspaper clippings circa 1942.The 2 oversize folders (OB045) comprise 102 pages of a deconstructed scrapbook that includes newspaper clippings, photographs, ribbons, programs and other materials covering the activities of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Grand Army of the Republic from 1942 to 1943. The scrapbook is organized under...
Dates:
1937-1943
