Processed by
Betty Alberty
Paul Brockman, Supervisor
12 May 2005
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
10 boxes; 5 bound volumes; 5 oversized folders |
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COLLECTION |
1806–1970 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Herbert L. Heller, Greencastle, Indiana, March 1971; June 1974 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
“Historic Henry County" articles (M 0061); Henry County (SC 0360); Henry County, Greensboro Township School enumeration (BV 211); Henry County Land Receipt (OM 0016); Henry County Lewisville Board of Trustees Records (BV 882-889); Henry County Minute Book for School District No. 8 (BV 2019); New Lisbon Indiana Telephone Co. Minutes (F 0270); and Clarence Smith Papers (M 0254) |
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ACCESSION |
1971.0309; 1974.0606 |
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NOTES: |
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Henry County, situated in north central Indiana, was organized in 1821 and named for Patrick Henry. Most of the county’s first settlers were Quakers.
Individuals and families figuring prominently in the collection include:
Joseph Dorrah (also spelled Darrah, Dourrah, Durrah) (1823-ca.1905) was born at New Castle, the son of John Dorrah. His father did the original survey of the town. Dorrah spent his life farming in Henry County, and served two terms as assessor of Henry Township. He was married twice, first to Emily Hall, then to Catherine.
William Edgerton was the son of Walter and Rebecca Edgerton, Quakers who moved to Indiana in 1829 and to Spiceland in Henry County the following year. For thirteen years William Edgerton was Clerk of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Anti-Slavery Friends.
Herbert L. Heller (1908-1983) was a native of New Castle. His family led in establishing New Castle as a rose-growing center, and specialized in developing the American Beauty rose.
Heller graduated from Indiana University in 1931. He earned advanced degrees at Ball State and Indiana, and began a career in education by teaching American and Indiana history at New Castle High School. He soon moved to college teaching, however, serving as registrar at Hanover College until 1950, teaching education at DePauw from 1950 to 1959, and subsequently holding various positions at Alaska Methodist University, California Western University, and Baldwin-Wallace College.
Throughout his life Heller wrote bits of the history of his native town and county, including Newspaper Readings in the History of New Castle (1941-1942), The Schools of New Castle, Indiana – a Documentary History (1970), and Historic Henry County (3 volumes, 1981-1982).
Thomas B. Redding (1831-1895) was born in Henry County, the son of Iredell and Anna (Nixon) Redding. His father ran a general store, Nixon and Redding, and owned stock in the New Castle and Richmond Railroad.
Redding graduated from Indiana Asbury University in 1854, and later earned a Ph. D. degree at Iowa Wesleyan. He began his career in teaching and journalism (head of New Castle Seminary for one year, editor of the New Castle Courier), but then was admitted to the bar and from 1857 practiced law. He married Sarah W. Corrington in 1858. He specialized in collections, claims (especially those of Civil War veterans in 1868-1870), and patents, including one for a buggy-whip socket. He maintained a deep interest in educational matters, served as a trustee of Indiana Asbury, and was an active member of the Western Association of Writers.
Clarence Herbert Smith (1875-1959), a native of New Castle, graduated from New Castle High School, and attended Wabash College for one year. After some years in business, he was appointed curator of the Henry County Historical Society in 1922 and held that post for thirty years. He was an enthusiastic local historian and genealogist, and for several years wrote an historical column in the New Castle Courier.
Rotheus (Roethius) Scott lived in New Castle around 1850. He was school commissioner in 1846, was recorded as voting in 1851, and owned a house on Broad Street east of Twelfth.
Sources:
Information in collection
This collection consists mainly of legal papers, with some letters and booklets; the main part of the collection is arranged chronologically.
Most of the material in the collection was apparently collected by Clarence H. Smith during his research in the offices of the county clerk and of several local lawyers. There is also a considerable body of material collected by Herbert L. Heller during his research, especially about the schools of New Castle and Henry County.
Series one, arranged chronologically, contains the material which apparently came from the Henry County Clerk's office: deeds, receipts, and other legal materials, including several apprenticeship contracts.
Series two contains items concerning the participation of Henry County residents in the Civil War. This includes a few letters, documentation of individuals’ enlistment and service, and records of aid given to the families of enlisted soldiers.
Series three contains papers relating to particular Henry County organizations and individuals: the South Mound and New Castle cemeteries, the Conner family, Joseph Dorrah, William Edgerton, and Roethius Scott.
Series four comprises the papers, mainly legal, of Thomas B. Redding. It is interesting to note that Redding wrote up contracts even for such matters as renting a farm and hiring live-in domestic help, forbidding the use of intoxicating liquors and profane language.
Series five contains material collected by Herbert L. Heller for his book on the schools of New Castle, with emphasis on New Castle High School. This includes lists of students and commencement and other programs with additional items on the schools of New Castle.
Series six contains material relating to the Presbyterian and Methodist churches and notebooks with the lists of voters in each Henry County township for 1853.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1809–26 |
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1827–28 |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1829 |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Record Book, Henry County Library, 1829–47 |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1830 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1831–32 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Henry County Seminary, 1831–37 |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1833–34 |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1835 |
Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1836 |
Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1836 |
Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Lewisville Town Plat, 1835 |
OM 0419: |
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Town Plat, 1836 |
Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–Feb. 1837 |
Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, March–April, 1837 |
Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, May–June 1837 |
Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Sept. 1837 |
Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Oct.–Dec. 1837 |
Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1838 |
Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1838 |
Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–March 1839 |
Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, April–June 1839 |
Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1839 |
Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1839 |
Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1840 |
Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1840 |
Box 2, Folder 2 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1840 |
Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1841 |
Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1841 |
Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1842 |
Box 2, Folder 6 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1842 |
Box 2, Folder 7 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1843 |
Box 2, Folder 8 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1844 |
Box 2, Folder 9 |
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Indentures and Deeds, 1832–44 |
OM 0419: |
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Certificates of Public Sale of Land, 1 Jan. 1844 |
Box 2, Folder 10 |
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Land Sale Certificates, 6 Jan. 1845 |
Box 2, Folder 11 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1845 |
Box 2, Folder 12 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1846 |
Box 2, Folder 13 |
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Land Sale Certificates, 5 Jan. 1846 |
Box 2, Folder 14 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1847 |
Box 2, Folder 15 |
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School Fund, 1847 |
Box 2, Folder 16 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1848 |
Box 2, Folder 17 |
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Petition to Legislature for Sale of Wines and Spirits, 1847–48 |
Box 2, Folder 18 |
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School Funds, 1848 |
Box 2, Folder 19 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1849 |
Box 2, Folder 20 |
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School Funds, 1849 |
Box 2, Folder 21 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1850 |
Box 3, Folder 1 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1851 |
Box 3, Folder 2 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1852 |
Box 3, Folder 3 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1853 |
Box 3, Folder 4 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1854 |
Box 3, Folder 5 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1855 |
Box 3, Folder 6 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1856 |
Box 3, Folder 7 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1856 |
Box 3, Folder 8 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1857 |
Box 3, Folder 9 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1858 |
Box 3, Folder 10 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, Jan.–June 1859 |
Box 3, Folder 11 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, July–Dec. 1859 |
Box 3, Folder 12 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1860 |
Box 3, Folder 13 |
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Broadsides, 1860, n.d. |
OM 0419: |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1861 |
Box 3, Folder 14 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1862 |
Box 3, Folder 15 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1863 |
Box 3, Folder 16 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1864 |
Box 3, Folder 17 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1865 |
Box 3, Folder 18 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1866 |
Box 5, Folder 1 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1867 |
Box 5, Folder 2 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1868 |
Box 5, Folder 3 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1869 |
Box 5, Folder 4 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1870 |
Box 5, Folder 5 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1871 |
Box 5, Folder 6 |
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Church and Sunday School Records, June–Oct. 1870 |
Box 5, Folder 7 |
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Copy of Elwood Pleas’ Henry County Past and Present, 1821–1871 |
Box 5, Folder 8 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1872 |
Box 5, Folder 9 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1873 |
Box 5, Folder 10 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1874 |
Box 5, Folder 11 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1875 |
Box 5, Folder 12 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1876 |
Box 5, Folder 13 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1877 |
Box 5, Folder 14 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1878 |
Box 5, Folder 15 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1879 |
Box 5, Folder 16 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1880 |
Box 5, Folder 17 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1881–82 |
Box 5, Folder 18 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1883–85 |
Box 5, Folder 19 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1886 |
Box 5, Folder 20 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1887–88 |
Box 5, Folder 21 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1889 |
Box 5, Folder 22 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1890–95 |
Box 6, Folder 1 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1896–99 |
Box 6, Folder 2 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1900–05 |
Box 6, Folder 3 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1906–09 |
Box 6, Folder 4 |
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Historical Documents and Papers, 1911–34 |
Box 6, Folder 5 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Civil War Participation, 1861 |
Box 4, Folder 1 |
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Civil War Participation, 1862 |
Box 4, Folder 2 |
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Rolls of Volunteers for Service, 1862 |
Box 4, Folder 3 |
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Civil War, Jan.–June 1863 |
Box 4, Folder 4 |
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Civil War, July–Dec. 1863 |
Box 4, Folder 5 |
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Civil War Participation, 1864–65 |
Box 4, Folder 6 |
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Military Fund, 1861 |
Box 4, Folder 7 |
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Civil War Documents, 1861–64 |
OM 0419: |
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Aid to Soldiers’ Families, 1863 |
Box 4, Folder 8 |
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Aid to Soldiers’ Families, 1861–65 |
Box 4, Folder 9 |
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Affidavits of Civil War Soldiers, 1865 |
Box 4, Folder 10 |
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Affidavits of Civil War Soldiers, 1866 |
Box 4, Folder 11 |
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Affidavits of Civil War Soldiers, 1866 |
Box 4, Folder 12 |
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Affidavits of Civil War Soldiers, 1867 |
Box 4, Folder 13 |
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Affidavits of Civil War Soldiers, 1868 |
Box 4, Folder 14 |
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War Memories of M. D. Harvey, n.d. |
Box 4, Folder 15 |
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Invoices, 1866 |
Box 4, Folder 16 |
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Various Civil War Papers, n.d. |
Box 4 , Folder 17 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Land Plats, New Castle and Vicinity |
Box 6, Folder 6 |
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Plats, n.d. |
Box 6, Folder 7 |
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Maps, New Castle |
Box 6, Folder 8 |
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Maps, Henry County |
Box 6, Folder 9 |
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South Mound Cemetery, 1868–83 |
Box 6, Folder 10 |
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New Castle Cemetery Association, 1859, 1862 |
OM 0419: |
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New Castle Cemetery Association, 1864–89 |
Box 6, Folder 11 |
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Conner Family Receipts, 1806–89 |
Box 6, Folder 12 |
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Joseph Dorrah Papers, 1850–1905 |
Box 6, Folder 13 |
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William and Walter Edgerton Papers, 1842–1901 |
Box 6, Folder 14 |
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William Edgerton, Sermons and Papers, 1897, n.d. |
Box 6, Folder 15 |
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Rotheus Scott Papers, 1853–66 |
Box 6, Folder 16 |
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Rotheus Scott Papers, 1868–82 |
Box 6, Folder 17 |
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Rotheus Scott, Henry County
Treasurer Papers, |
Box 6, Folder 18 |
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Iredell Redding Papers, 1830–49 |
Box 6, Folder 19 |
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Iredell Redding Papers, 1850–57 |
Box 6, Folder 20 |
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Iredell Redding Papers, 1859–65 |
Box 6, Folder 21 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1855–59 |
Box 7, Folder 1 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1860–63 |
Box 7, Folder 2 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1864 |
Box 7, Folder 3 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1865–66 |
Box 7, Folder 4 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1867 |
Box 7, Folder 5 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1868 |
Box 7, Folder 6 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1869 |
Box 7, Folder 7 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1870–71 |
Box 7, Folder 8 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1872–73 |
Box 7, Folder 9 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1874–75 |
Box 7, Folder 10 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1876–79 |
Box 7, Folder 11 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1880–84 |
Box 7, Folder 12 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1885–87 |
Box 7, Folder 13 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1888–89 |
Box 7, Folder 14 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1890–91 |
Box 7, Folder 15 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1892–93 |
Box 7, Folder 16 |
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Thomas B. Redding Papers, 1894, n.d. |
Box 7, Folder 17 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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General Outline of Book |
Box 7, Folder 18 |
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Teachers’ Organizations |
Box 7, Folder 19 |
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Licensing and Training of Teachers |
Box 7, Folder 20 |
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Essays on Education in Indiana |
Box 7, Folder 21 |
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Histories of Schools in Henry County |
Box 7, Folder 22 |
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Material for Literary Societies |
Box 7, Folder 23 |
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Bibliography for Book |
Box 7, Folder 24 |
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Clippings |
Box 7, Folder 25 |
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Typed Draft of The Schools of New Castle, Indiana A Documentary History by Herbert Heller, 1970 (1 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 1 |
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Typed Draft of The Schools of New Castle, Indiana A Documentary History by Herbert Heller, 1970 (2 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 2 |
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Typed Draft of The Schools of New Castle, Indiana A Documentary History by Herbert Heller, 1970 (3 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 3 |
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Typed Draft of The Schools of New Castle, Indiana A Documentary History by Herbert Heller, 1970 (4 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 4 |
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Material on New Castle High School, 1870–1949 |
Box 8, Folder 5 |
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Platonean Journal, 1885 |
Box 8, Folder 6 |
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Platonean Journal, 1885 (Transcripts) |
Box 8, Folder 7 |
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New Castle High School, The Bulletin, 1889 (Photocopies) |
Box 8, Folder 8 |
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The Tatler, 1904–05 |
Box 8, Folder 9 |
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The Reflector, 1909–13 |
Box 8, Folder 10 |
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The Phoenix, 1925–40 |
Box 8, Folder 11 |
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New Castle High School Commencement Programs, 1876–1927 |
Box 8, Folder 12 |
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New Castle High School Programs, 1877–1928; Knightstown’s New School Building, 1931 |
Box 8, Folder 13 |
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New Castle High School Report Cards, 1885–1926 |
Box 8, Folder 14 |
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School Administration, 1825–39 |
Box 9, Folder 1 |
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School Administration, 1840–49 |
Box 9, Folder 2 |
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School Administration, 1850–59 |
Box 9, Folder 3 |
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School Administration, 1860–75 |
Box 9, Folder 4 |
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Teachers, 1877–1924 |
Box 9, Folder 5 |
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School Revenue, 1880–87 |
Box 9, Folder 6 |
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Student Papers, 1852–92 |
Box 9, Folder 7 |
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Student Papers, n.d. |
Box 9, Folder 8 |
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Music Tuition, n.d. |
Box 9, Folder 9 |
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The Public School, 1890 |
Box 9, Folder 10 |
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Pamphlets, New Castle High School (1 of 2) |
Box 9, Folder 11 |
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Pamphlets, New Castle High School (2 of 2) |
Box 9, Folder 12 |
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Pamphlet, Rose Growing Industry |
Box 9, Folder 13 |
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Pamphlet, Henry County |
Box 9, Folder 14 |
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Printed Items, n.d. |
Box 9, Folder 15 |
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General Pamphlets |
Box 9, Folder 16 |
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Physiology notebook (Adda Goodwin) |
BV 1013 |
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Catherine Taylor's diary (New Castle, IN) 1850; Student at Henry County Seminary, Study of Greek; Accounts 1858-1859; Essays 1850, criticized by teachers at the Seminary; Study of Greek |
BV 1014 |
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U.S. History notebook (Adda Goodwin) |
BV 1015 |
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Essays and literature (Adda Goodwin) |
BV 1016 |
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History notebook (Adda Goodwin) |
BV 1017 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Voter Lists by Township, 1953 |
Box 10, Folder 1 |
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First Presbyterian Church of New Castle, Booklets, Annual Report, 1951 |
Box 10, Folder 2 |
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First Presbyterian Church of New Castle |
Box 10, Folder 3 |
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First Presbyterian Church of New Castle, Historical Programs, 1857–1937 |
Box 10, Folder 4 |
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Booklets about New Castle |
Box 10, Folder 5 |
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New Castle Civic Development Pamphlets |
Box 10, Folder 6 |
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