Family life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth J. Roby papers
Collection — Folder S625
Identifier: S0625
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of family letters primarily written to Elizabeth J. Roby, a resident of Salem, Washington County, Indiana from her cousins, William and Agnes Scott, of Smyrna, Iowa and from other family living in Xenia, Illinois ranging from 1855 to 1868 regarding farm life and family news. Also included in the collection are some of the original envelopes with postage stamps, two receipts, and an envelope with scraps of dress goods.
Dates:
1855-1868
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elizabeth J. Roby papers
Elizabeth White letter
Collection — Folder S1391
Identifier: S1391
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an April 28, 1851 handwritten letter by Elizabeth White from Lawrenceburg, Indiana and sent to her daughter Nancy and son-in-law Jonathan Houck. In the letter Mrs. White mentions the loss of all her belonging in a fire, news regarding family members, and asks if she may "fetch" her bed and come and stay with Nancy.
Dates:
1851/04/28
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elizabeth White letter
Ellsworth Walls collection
Collection — Folder S1353
Identifier: S1353
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 35-page autobiographical manuscript from Ellsworth Walls on December 14, 1936 covering his life from May 21, 1865 (his birth) to September 15, 1936 (the date of his wife Sarah's death).
Dates:
1936/12/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ellsworth Walls collection
English family photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs from the English family in Lexington and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1900 to 1910 regarding William E. English and his family and friends engaged in activities such as hunting, golf, driving, and vacationing; the family estate, Englishton Park, near Lexington and local subjects such as farming, dogs, gardens, cemeteries; and an event, most likely the unveiling of the William H. English monument, which took place on September 28,...
Dates:
circa 1900-1910
Ephraim Daugherty letter
Collection — Folder S0332
Identifier: S0332
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a letter written by Ephraim Daugherty in Fayette County, Ohio on May 25, 1852 to Thomas Ridge, regarding the death of his father, his mother's illness, land purchases, and other family news, including James Daugherty moving to Indiana.
Dates:
1852/05/25
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ephraim Daugherty letter
Eva MacDougall papers
Collection
Identifier: L292
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from Eva MacDougall and relatives in Indianapolis, Indiana and elsewhere; newspaper clippings; European trip itineraries; travel diaries; photographs; abstracts and titles; and genealogies ranging from 1855 to 1978 regarding family and professional matters, travel, history of nursing, and land ownership.
Dates:
1855-1978
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Eva MacDougall papers
Ewing family collection
Collection
Identifier: L323
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises personal and business papers from the Ewing family, particulraly the brothers William Griffith (W.G.) and George Washington (G.W.) Ewing and their companies in Fort Wayne, Indiana and numerous other locations in the Midwest, ranging from 1818-1887, regarding land speculation; the fur trade; trade and relations with Native Americans and Hoosier pioneers; the settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest; the development of Fort Wayne; state and national politics; and...
Dates:
1818-1889
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ewing family collection
Fogleman family papers
Collection
Identifier: L251
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from Ida Fogleman and her parents and others in Indiana, Illinois, California and elsewhere; telegrams; genealogy; an application for membership in Society of Indiana Pioneers; newspaper clippings; postcards; an expense book; a school memory book; a teacher's license; a memory book from a party; financial papers; photographs; and Ida's instructions to her estate executor ranging from 1859 to 1950 regarding family and school life, friendships, career and estate...
Dates:
1859-1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Fogleman family papers
Forrest L. Spencer collection
Collection — Folder S1227
Identifier: S1227
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and papers pertaining to the Nelson, Sturgis, and Bailiff families ranging from 1840 to 1892 in Jennings County, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, and Kansas. The papers include U.S. Civil War letters and a military discharge from George Nelson (1861-1863), documents relating to Susan Bailey, Martha A. Sturgis, and E. Blanchard (1877-1878), and a wedding invitation (1892).
Dates:
1840-1892
Forry and Malott family photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP017
Identifier: SP017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from the Forry and Malott family in Indianapolis, Indiana and Daytona Beach, Florida ranging from circa 1880 to 1945, regarding family life, recreational activities, and the family's house in Indianapolis.
Dates:
circa 1880-1945
