Shelby County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Louis Wien, Jr. collection
Collection — Folder S1401
Identifier: S1401
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents collected by Louis Wien, Jr. ranging from 1832 to 1918 and undated, including an "experience song" written for Thomas Whiteside on November 28, 1832; a January 23, 1841 deed signed by John W. Whiteside and William Hardy, both of Hancock County, Indiana; documents regarding penmanship by Benjamin Nixon and Nathan Earlywine (1843 and undated); rules of conduct and attendance list for school district no. 6, Shelby County, Indiana (1853-1854); William Vansickle vs...
Dates:
1832-1918, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Louis Wien, Jr. collection
Myrtillus Satterthwaite collection
Collection — Folder OBD003
Identifier: OBD003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the galley proof for Hoosier Courtships in the Buggy Days and related advertising materials by Myrtillus Satterthwaite circa 1943. Satterthwaite relates situations he has known (many are recollections of his family) or stories he has heard. The geographical setting of the book is southern Indiana, including Edinburg and Shelbyville, as well as Johnson County, Shelby County, and Jennings County. The book covers more than courtship,...
Dates:
circa 1943
Shelby County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1693
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a December 6, 1827 petition to the "Gentlemen of the House of Representatives" signed by ten residents of the southeast corner of Shelby County, Indiana that requested that their part of the county be "stricken off" and attached to Decatur County; a clipping of Prof. Charles T. Powner's February 4, 1898 article from The Greensburg Standard about Doddridge Alley, the state representative of the petitioners, his bill...
Dates:
1827-1898, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Shelby County collection
Walter W. Leslie collection
Collection
Identifier: L567
Scope and Contents
The collection includes the business and personal papers of the Leslie family, ranging from 1870 to 1969, and the Mohr family, ranging from 1835 to 1941. It has been organized into two main series, the Leslie family and Mohr family, with sub-series in each of personal papers and business papers, and a third series of oversize materials. The Leslie family series also includes sheet music. Business records of the Leslie family, which date from 1870 to 1969, include Walter Leslie’s...
Dates:
1835-1969
William M. Deiwert journal
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2235
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of William M. Deiwert's daily journal containing entries ranging from June 27, 1906 to March 10, 1909. The first 9 pages of the journal were used to record the names and birthdates of his wife, children and grandchildren.
Dates:
1906-1909
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William M. Deiwert journal
