Marion County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:
Citizens' Child Welfare Study Committee reports
Collection — Folder S3338
Identifier: S3338
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises five reports from the Citizens' Child Welfare Study Committee during 1946-1949 regarding the needs and services provided for children and young adults in Marion County, particularly in the legal and educational systems. The "Survey Report of the Juvenile Aid Division, Indianapolis Police Department" provides statistics of arrests from 1938 to 1946, descriptions of facilities, and recommendations for changes. The "Survey Report of The Marion County Juvenile Court and...
Dates:
1946-1949
Daniel W. Grubbs papers
Collection — Folder S554
Identifier: S0554
Scope and Contents
This collection includes commercially printed, autographed and signed documents from the federal government, a client and a newspaper in Washington, D.C.; Marion County, Indiana; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin ranging from 1857 to 1883 regarding land grants, land purchases, power of attorney and a speech regarding taxation and liquor.
Dates:
1857-1883
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel W. Grubbs papers
David I. McCormick certificate
Collection — Folder S1875
Identifier: S1875
Scope and Contents
This collections includes a certificate, signed by District Judge William A. Woods on October 29, 1888, authorizing the appointment and commission of David I. McCormick as Supervisor of Election for the 2nd Precinct, 15th Ward, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. The appointment was directed by Hon. Walter Q. Gresham, Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit of the United States, and the certificate was also signed by Noble C. Butler, Clerk of the U.S. District Circuit Court.
Dates:
1888/10/29
Dorothea Giesche divorce papers
Collection — Folder S2969
Identifier: S2969
Scope and Contents
The collection contains legal papers filed in 1855, through which Dorothea Giesche confirmed and renewed a divorce action against Gottfried Roemermann, who was still living in Germany.
Dates:
1843-1855
Edwin K. Steers papers
Collection
Identifier: L244
Scope and Contents
This collection includes legal briefs, political campaign ribbons, newspaper clippings, periodicals, a photograph, and scrapbooks with clippings, correspondence, papers, photographs, documents, ephemera, and ribbons from Edwin K. Steers in Indiana, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1930 to 1964 and undated, concerning his law career, politics, freemasonry, and World War II.There are two oversize periodicals, the July 23, 1944 issue of Yank...
Dates:
1930-1964, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edwin K. Steers papers
Edwin S. Mills, "History of the Decatur Township School System" address
Collection — Folder S2305
Identifier: S2305
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two typewritten copies of "History of the Decatur Township School System," a paper read by Edwin S. Mills, chairman of the Decatur Township Advisory Board, on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of Decatur Central School on November 25, 1931. A copy of the history was placed in the cornerstone along with other mementos as part of the ceremony.
Dates:
1931/11/25
Elias N. Shimer collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0815
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several legal documents of Elias N. Shimer ranging from 1831 to 1844. The documents include Shimer's deed for the purchase of one and a half acres south of the Brookville Road from Joshua Stevens (December 24, 1831); his Marion County Justice of the Peace commission certificate signed by Governor Noah Noble (December 6, 1837); a deed between Edward White and Abraham Jones for eighty acres in Marion County (October 30, 1833), and the indenture transferring the eighty...
Dates:
1831-1876
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Elias N. Shimer collection
Ellis Searles, "History of Marion County, Indiana in the World War" scrapbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V407
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four scrapbooks organized by Ellis Searles entitled "History of Marion County, Indiana in the World War." Created between 1914 and 1918 in Indianapolis, they are organized as follows:
Vol. 1: History
Vol. 2: History
Vol. 3: Pictures and exhibits
Vol. 4: Bass Photo Company pictures
Vol. 1: History
Vol. 2: History
Vol. 3: Pictures and exhibits
Vol. 4: Bass Photo Company pictures
Dates:
1914-1918
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
Enoch Walter McCord papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1843
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 38 land deeds ranging from 1849 to 1943 for property in Hancock County and Marion County, Indiana owned by the Hanna, McCord, and Pickle families. Other names found on the land deeds include Howell, McConnell, Witham, Crumbaugh, Emery, Hiday, Apple, Crosley, Smith, Dobbins, Rock, Yates, Potts, Barr, Robb, Cooper, Pentecost, and the Oakland Gas and Oil Company. Other items in the collection include an abstract of title prepared for Enoch Walter McCord on...
Dates:
1849-1960
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Enoch Walter McCord papers
