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Family life

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 180 Collections and/or Records:

Denkichi Shindo collection

 Collection — Folder S3255
Identifier: S3255
Scope and Contents This collection contains photocopies of photographs taken circa 1909 at the Staughton A. Fletcher home in Southport, Indiana. Most of the photographs are of Juanita and Vivian Lee and were taken in various outdoor locations on the Fletcher property. Denkichi Shindo stands with the Lee sisters in one of the photographs. The collection also includes "Blind Old Horse Ruben", a reminiscence written by Shindo in 1946 about his time at the Fletcher home from 1908 to 1909, most notably his memories of...
Dates: circa 1909, 1946

Deubener family collection

 Collection — Folder S0358
Identifier: S0358
Scope and Contents This collection includes family papers and business records from the Deubener family and Deubener's Shopping Bag, Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota and Indiana ranging from 1887 to 1967 regarding family life, the estate of Henry J. Deubener, and the Deubener's invention of the shopping bag.
Dates: 1887-1967

Don Albietz oral history

 Collection
Identifier: OH006
Scope and Contents This collection contains an audiotape reel and transcript of an interview with Don Albietz, conducted by Susan Bell of the Indiana State Library on February 20, 1975. In the interview, Albietz discusses his work as a property manager and his experiences working with inmates from local prisons.
Dates: 1975/02/20

Dorothy Dignam collection

 Collection — Folder S0359
Identifier: S0359
Scope and Contents This collection includes two items: a circular letter from Brevet Brigadier General Reuben Williams to members of the 12th Indiana Regimant on June 19, 1865 and a letter from an unknown woman to her son Fred on October 31, 1902 regarding famly news, health, and voting.
Dates: 1865, 1902

Dorothy Gardner oral history

 Collection
Identifier: OH114
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a transcript and 2 reel-to-reel audiotapes from 3 interviews with Dorothy Gardner, conducted by Susan Bell of the Indiana State Library, on August 19, 1974 and February 16-17, 1977. Gardner discusses her experiences with the Indiana Woman’s Prison, as well as the changes she made to the prison and her various roles in the state government. She also discussed her family, mainly her children and grandchildren, visiting her at the prison.
Dates: 1974/08/19; 1977/02/16; 1977/02/17

Dorsey family papers

 Collection — Folder S0367
Identifier: S0367
Scope and Contents This collection contains family letters, Francis O. Dorsey's report card from the Indianapolis Classical School, and an invitation to the Indianapolis Women's Club Social Reunion and President's Day program ranging from 1866-1885. Undated items include letters, a poem, an envelope with a picture of the Tucker and Dorsey Manufacturer's wooden coffee grinder and an envelope of the Willcox and Gibbs S.M. Company of New York.
Dates: 1866-1885, undated

Drummond and Hudson family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L481
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence and documents of the Drummond and Hudson families ranging from 1893 to 1966. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters sent to David P. Drummond after his move from Janesville, Wisconsin to Indianapolis, Indiana (1939-1942) and letters sent to him by friends, family, and girlfriends while he served in the United States Navy during World War II (1942-1945). Some of the letters included photographs and newspaper clippings about acquaintances...
Dates: 1893-1966

E. Ross Adair oral history

 Collection
Identifier: OH001
Scope and Contents This collection contains 6 audio tapes of 5 interviews and a transcript of the first three interviews for an oral history with E. Ross Adair, conducted by Randall W. Jehs and F. Gerald Handfield on March 4, April 13, and June 2, 1971; September 25, 1974; and August 25, 1977. In the discussion, Adair describes his family, upbringing, World War II, his political career, life as a student, political campaigns, Vietnam, and many other topics as well as his career as a U.S. congressman and...
Dates: 1971-1974; 1977

Ebenezer Sharpe diary

 Collection — Folder S1167
Identifier: S1167
Scope and Contents This collection includes one diary from Ebenezer Sharpe in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1851 to 1853, concerning daily life in the capitol, family life, and teaching, as well as clippings of "A Hoosier Listening Post" by Kate Milner Rabb.
Dates: 1851-1853

Edward N. Wentworth manuscript

 Collection — Folder S1384
Identifier: S1384
Scope and Contents This collection is a single typed, 35-page manuscript by Edward N. Wentworth entitled: "When Porter County Was Indian Frontier." On page two, Edward indicated that this was a speech he presented. He wrote about how he became interested in the history of the area when he and his wife purchased property in the winter of 1941-1942. Wentworth wrote about the Great Sauk Trail which connected Detroit in Michigan with Rock Island in the Mississippi River. Joseph Bailly received a grant from President...
Dates: circa 1949