Indiana -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Jacob Witmer collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1398
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and legal documents ranging from 1927 to 1930 regarding the estate of Jacob Witmer of Shelby County, Indiana and administrated by his nephew John H. Wilson. The collection also includes Velma Whitmer's notebook containing transcriptions of letters written by her mother and grandmother (1901-1907) and poems written by herself and her sister Mary (1912-1914); an April 29, 1837 deed signed by Nathan H. Wilson of Bartholomew County, Indiana granting land to...
Dates:
1837-1932, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacob Witmer collection
Jeannette Covert Nolan "Indiana" manuscript
Collection — Folder S2562
Identifier: S2562
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the original manuscript of "Indiana," a book written and published by Jeannette Covert Nolan in 1969. The manuscript includes handwritten copyediting and printer's markups.
Dates:
1969
John A. Bremer papers
Collection
Identifier: L688
Scope and Contents
This collection contains John A. Bremer's papers regarding his work compiling and editing the fourth edition of Constitution Making in Indiana: A Source Book of Constitutional Documents, with Historical Introduction and Critical Notes covering the years 1930 to 1960. Papers related to the book include drafts of chapters of each legislative session and copies of committee reports, joint resolutions, house and senate motions, messages from the Senate to the House,...
Dates:
1857-circa 1980s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John A. Bremer papers
John G. Biel, "Jennings vs. Harrison" manuscript
Collection — Folder S2485
Identifier: S2485
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a manuscript from John G. Biel in Indiana during the 20th century, regarding the lives and political rivalry that developed between Jonathon Jennings and William Henry Harrison.
Dates:
undated
Kate Milner Rabb, "A Hoosier Listening Post" clippings
Collection — Folder S2133
Identifier: S2133
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two clippings of Kate Milner Rabb's Indianapolis Star column, "A Hoosier Listening Post." The first article was published on December 29, 1928 and relates information about an old pocketbook that once belonged to Hoosier pioneer James Marshall and was given to the museum of the Washington Historical Society in Salem, Indiana by Marshall's grandson Chalres W. Kinney. Rabb describes a list of goods to be disposed of at a sale...
Dates:
1928-1929
Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Collection — Folder S0812
Identifier: S0812
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a clipping of Kate Milner Rabb's column, "A Hoosier Listening Post," printed in the Indianapolis Star on December 30, 1934. The article relates information that Mrs. Gene Lawrence sent to Rabb regarding her ancestor, John Adam Lawrence, and it includes a list of items offered for sale by Mr. Lawrence at an 1839 auction and his family genealogy.
Dates:
December 30, 1934
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Kate Milner Rabb clipping
Lorenz G. Schumm collection
Collection — Folder S1926
Identifier: S1926
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters, postcards, and a brochure regarding Indiana politics and history collected by Lorenz G. Schumm. The political documents include a postcard promoting an October 21, 1940 Republican rally in LaPorte County; a card with the 1948 Indiana Republican gubernatorial candidates - Alvan V. Burch, Hobart Creighton, Walter E. Helmke, and William E. Jenner - listed with boxes for "1st Choice" and "2nd Choice"; a June 11, 1851 letter sent by James G....
Dates:
1940-1958
Louis J. Bailey collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0050
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of Bailey’s papers, especially relating to books, Indiana history, and American and Indiana libraries. Bailey collected these papers and publications during his tenure as director of the Indiana State Library. The collection includes brochures, pamphlets, articles, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and memoranda.
Dates:
1916-1935
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Louis J. Bailey collection
Miami County, Indiana collection
Collection — Folder S2546
Identifier: S2546
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostatic copies of a variety of documents related to the history of Miami County, Indiana, including a January 1, 1833 letter certifying the purchase by Joseph B. Richardville, Jr. of “buildings erected for the use of the Commissioners at the late treaty held with the Miamies [sic] at the Forks of the Wabash in September 1832” and signed by Special Commissary Anthony L. Davis; receipts regarding the purchase of whisky and other items from Benbridge & Foster (June...
Dates:
1833-1925
Paul M. Ross "Indiana" manuscript
Collection — Folder S1812
Identifier: S1812
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten copy of the manuscript "Indiana" by Paul M. Ross. Written in 1947 while Ross served as executive director of the Indiana Department of Commerce and Public Relations, the manuscript presents information about the state regarding a variety of topics: physical characteristics, cities, population, natural resources, state parks and public lands, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, banking, state government, local government, education, and history....
Dates:
1947-1950
