Processed by
Paul Brockman
1 June 1992
Revised 12 September 2002
Visual Materials Revised by
Dorothy Nicholson
12 September 2005
Manuscript Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
Manuscript Materials: 20 manuscript boxes, 3 small
manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 30 reels of microfilm |
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COLLECTION |
1799–1972 (bulk 1846–1905) |
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PROVENANCE: |
Bulk Lew Wallace, Jr., December 1940; Mrs. Lew Wallace Jr., May 1955, plus numerous others, 1940s–1980s |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
Wallace-Bonney material may not be reproduced. |
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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 |
Microfilm |
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RELATED |
Henry Smith Lane Collection (M 0180); David Wallace (SC 1523, F 0251); Wallace Genealogy (F 0095). |
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ACCESSION |
1940.1202; 1955.0501; plus subsequent other numbers since this is an ongoing collection; the two listed above are the primary acquisitions |
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NOTES: |
This is an ongoing collection with many items being acquired over the years from 1940 to the present. The original items in the collection are calendared from 1814 through 1950 (boxes 1–8) |
Lewis (Lew) Wallace (1827–1905) was born to David Wallace, an Indiana Governor, and Esther French (Test) Wallace in Brookville, Indiana. Wallace was a lieutenant in the 1st Indiana infantry during the Mexican War, 1846–47. In 1848 Wallace edited a Free Soil Party paper to oppose the election of Zachary Taylor for president because he believed Taylor treated Indiana regiments badly during the Mexican War. After the election, Wallace became affiliated with the Democratic Party. Wallace was admitted to the bar in 1849 and soon began practicing in Indianapolis. A short time later, he moved to Covington, Fountain County, where he was elected prosecuting attorney in 1850 and 1852. Wallace moved to Crawfordsville in 1853 and was elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1856 as a member of the Democratic Party.
In 1861, Governor Oliver P. Morton appointed Wallace Indiana adjutant general. For his recruitment services, Wallace was commissioned a colonel in the 11th Indiana Regiment and distinguished himself at the battle of Romney. He was soon promoted to general and fought at Fort Donelson and Shiloh, 1862. He was also in charge of the defense of Cincinnati, 1862–63, and was credited with saving the city from falling into Confederate hands. In 1864 he commanded a Union force of 5,800 at the Battle of Monocacy that held off an army of 28,000 Confederates and was credited with preventing the capture of Washington, D.C. Wallace was a member of the court-martial which tried the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination, 1865, and he was president of the commission that tried and convicted Henry Wirz, commander of Andersonville Prison, Georgia, 1865.
Wallace was also involved in acquiring arms and men for Mexican rebels fighting the French, 1865–67. In 1867, he returned to Crawfordsville and was a Republican Party candidate for Congress in 1870. Wallace was named to the committee to oversee counting of disputed ballots in Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina after the 1876 presidential election. From 1878–81 Wallace served as governor of New Mexico Territory. He was then named U.S. Minister to Turkey, a position he held from 1881–85. While in Turkey, Wallace won the confidence of the Sultan to an unusual extent.
Wallace was probably best known as an author. Among his works were: The Fair God (1873); Ben-Hur (1880); The Life of Benjamin Harrison (1888); The Boyhood of Christ (1888), and The Prince of India (1893).
Wallace was married to Susan Elston in 1852. She was the daughter of Col. Isaac C. and Maria A. Elston. Mrs. Wallace was a frequent contributor to newspapers and periodicals.
The Dictionary of American Biography described Wallace as: "...simple in taste and democratic in ideals. For politics he had no aptitude; the law he did not like; the military life challenged his adventurous spirit but could not hold him after his country had no special use for his services; art, music, and literature were his most vital and permanent interests."
Sources: Dictionary of American Biography, vol. 10, New York: Scribner's, c1964 pages 375–376. Reference Room Collection, E176 .D563.
Pumroy and Brockman, A Guide to Manuscript Collections of the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Library, Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1986. pages 193–194. General Collection, Z1281 .P85 1986.
The bulk of the collection is from the period 1846–1905 and consists of Wallace's correspondence with his wife and son, retained copies of Wallace's business and professional letters, and letters to Wallace and his family. Included are Wallace's letters from Mexico (1846–47); letters to his wife describing his military service and civil service careers during the Civil War, in Mexico (1865–67), New Mexico Territory (1878–81), Turkey (1885), and on his tours throughout the United States (1886–87, 1894). There are also many contemporary transcriptions of these letters that are interfiled with the originals, 1860s–1880s. Also included is Wallace's official correspondence relating to the Civil War, New Mexico Territory and the Lincoln County Wars, and Turkey. Copies of Wallace's speeches are included, as well as notes and printed materials used in their writing, 1859–1903. In addition, the collection contains Wallace's correspondence relating to Mexico (1865–67), his publishing and lecture work, and his business interests in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Indianapolis, and New Mexico. Also, Wallace's notebooks relating to the 1876 elections, New Mexico, Turkey, and lecture tours.
Also included are the papers of Wallace's wife, Susan Elston Wallace (1830–1907), consisting of family correspondence, her letters to her son, Henry, from Europe, Turkey, and Egypt (1881–82). There is correspondence with publishers regarding her own writings and clippings and scrapbooks she assembled relating to Lew Wallace's life and times, 1861–85. In addition, there are letter books of Henry Wallace (1853–1926) relating to the family's business interests, and a lawsuit involving Wallace and his publisher, Harper & Brothers, against producers Klaw and Erlanger regarding the theatrical production of Ben Hur.
The collection also contains the papers of Wallace's father-in-law, Isaac C. Elston (1794–1867) of Crawfordsville. The majority of the material relates to Elston's business interests and in particular to the developing of Michigan City (1830–49). In addition, there is a small amount of Wallace family papers and correspondence, papers, and printed items, 1814–37. There is also Elston family correspondence, primarily from the period 1865–66 from Crawfordsville, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C., and Sylvia Elston's scrapbook, 1846–61.
The collection also contains genealogical materials such as charts, correspondence, and related items regarding the Wallace, Elston, and Test families. There are also some documents and correspondence of the Test family, 1815–1908.
The visual materials in the collection consist of original drawings and sketches by Wallace, plus photographs, albums, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and prints of him, his homes, events, family members and individuals he knew during his life.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Family Correspondence and Papers, 1814–46 |
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Correspondence, 22 Oct. 1846 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, 1847–55 |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Correspondence, 1856–60 |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Appointment to Captain of the Crawfordsville Guards Independent Militia, 5 May 1856 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr. 1860–Nov. 1861 |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Appointment to Colonel of the 11th Regiment Volunteers, 26 Apr. 1861 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Appointment to Brigadier General signed by Abraham Lincoln, 3 Sept. 1861 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, Dec. 1861 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Feb. 1862 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Correspondence, Mar. 1862 |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Appointment to Major General signed by Abraham Lincoln, 21 Mar. 1862 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, Apr. 1862 |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, May–June 1862 |
Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Papers and Correspondence, July–Sept. 1862 |
Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Oct.–Dec. 1862 |
Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Correspondence, Jan.–Apr. 1863 |
Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Correspondence, 21–23 June 1863 |
Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Correspondence, 24–28 June 1863 |
Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Correspondence, July–Nov. 1863 |
Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Correspondence, Jan.–30 June 1864 |
Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Confederate Loan and Bank Notes, 1864 |
OMB 0023, Flat File: FF 12-c, Folder 5 |
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Correspondence, 29 June–19 July 1864 (Copies of Dispatches) |
Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Correspondence, July–Aug. 1864 |
Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Correspondence, Sept.–Dec. 1864 |
Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Correspondence, Jan. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 2 |
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U.S. in Account with Wallace, Feb.–May 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 6–14 Mar. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Correspondence, 14–30 Mar. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, May 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 7 |
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Correspondence, June–July 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Aug. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 9 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Sept. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 10 |
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Correspondence, Oct.–15 Nov. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 11 |
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Correspondence, 16 Nov.–30 Dec. 1865 |
Box 2, Folder 12 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Apr. 1866 |
Box 2, Folder 13 |
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Papers and Correspondence, May 1866 |
Box 2, Folder 14 |
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Correspondence, June–July 1866 |
Box 2, Folder 15 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Aug.–Dec. 1866 [sketch on verso of letter of 13 Aug. 1866] |
Box 2, Folder 16 |
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Articles of Contract Between Company and Republic of Mexico, 22 Oct. 1866 |
Box 2, Folder 17 |
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U.S. Army Legislation, ca. 1866 |
Box 2, Folder 18 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Mar. 1867 |
Box 3, Folder 1 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr.–Dec. 1867 |
Box 3, Folder 2 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan. 1868 |
Box 3, Folder 3 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb. 1868 |
Box 3, Folder 4 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Mar.–Dec. 1868 |
Box 3, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Mar.–Apr. 1869 |
Box 3, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, May–Dec. 1869 |
Box 3, Folder 7 |
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American and Mexican Claim Commission Brief, 25 Nov. 1869 |
Box 3, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–Nov. 1870 |
Box 3, Folder 9 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Oct. 1871–Mar. 1873 |
Box 3, Folder 10 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Aug. 1873–Nov. 1874 |
Box 3, Folder 11 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan. 1875–Dec. 1876 |
Box 3, Folder 12 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Nov. 1877 |
Box 3, Folder 13 |
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Appointment to Captain of Company A, 2nd Regiment of the Indiana Legion, 27 July 1877 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–Sept. 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 14 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 1–14 Oct. 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 15 |
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Printed proclamation signed of Rutherford B. Hayes |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 20–28 Oct. 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 16 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 4–15 Nov. 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 17 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 23–30 Nov. 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 18 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Dec. 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 19 |
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Charges vs. Governor S. B. Axtell of New Mexico, 1878 |
Box 3, Folder 20 |
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Correspondence, Jan. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 1 |
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Correspondence, 5–19 Feb. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 2 |
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Correspondence, 20–27 Feb. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 3 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 1–10 Mar. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 4 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 11–14 Mar. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 5 |
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Correspondence, 15–20 Mar. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 21–31 Mar. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 7 |
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Correspondence, 2–8 Apr. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, 9–30 Apr. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 9 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 1–20 May 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 10 |
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Papers and Correspondence, 21 May–29 June 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 11 |
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Correspondence, 10 July–29 Aug. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 12 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Sept.–Dec. 1879 |
Box 4, Folder 13 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Nov. 1880 |
Box 4, Folder 14 |
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Correspondence, Dec. 1880 |
Box 4, Folder 15 |
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Correspondence, Jan.–Mar. 1881 |
Box 4, Folder 16 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr.–May 1881 |
Box 4, Folder 17 |
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Appointment to “Minister Resident” (Ambassador) to Turkey, 19 May 1881 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Papers and Correspondence, June 1881 |
Box 4, Folder 18 |
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Appointment to “Minister Resident” to Turkey, 3 June 1881 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, July–Aug. 1881 |
Box 4, Folder 19 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Sept.–Oct. 1881 |
Box 4, Folder 20 |
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Correspondence, Nov.–Dec. 1881 |
Box 4, Folder 21 |
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Bank Checks, 1880–81 |
Box 4, Folder 22 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–May 1882 |
Box 5, Folder 1 |
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Papers and Correspondence, June–July 1882 |
Box 5, Folder 2 |
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Appointment to “Minister Plenipotentiary” to Turkey, signed by Chester A. Arthur, 13 July 1882 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Aug.–Dec. 1882 |
Box 5, Folder 3 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–July 1883 |
Box 5, Folder 4 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Aug.–Oct. 1883 |
Box 5, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Nov.–Dec. 1883 |
Box 5, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Mar. 1884 |
Box 5, Folder 7 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr.–Oct. 1884 |
Box 5, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Nov.–Dec. 1884 |
Box 5, Folder 9 |
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Appointment to “Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary” to Turkey, 12 Nov. 1884 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Proclamation from the Royal Palace of the S. O. M., 3 Sept. ? |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Feb. 1885 |
Box 5, Folder 10 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Mar.–Apr. 1885 |
Box 5, Folder 11 |
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Papers and Correspondence, May–June 1885 |
Box 5, Folder 12 |
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Papers and Correspondence, July–Aug. 1885 |
Box 5, Folder 13 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Oct.–Dec. 1885 |
Box 5, Folder 14 |
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Appointment to “Late Minister” to Turkey, 9 Oct. 1885 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Incomplete Transcription of letters from Lew Wallace to Susan Wallace, 1881–85 |
Box 5, Folder 15 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–Dec. 1886 |
Box 5, Folder 16 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–May 1887 |
Box 5, Folder 17 |
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Appointment to “Companion of the First Class of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States,” 27 Jan. 1887 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Appointment to Soldier’s and Sailor’s Monument Commission, 7 Apr. 1887 |
OMB 0023, Box 1 Folder 1 |
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Papers and Correspondence, June–Oct. 1887 |
Box 5, Folder 18 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb. 1888–Feb. 1889 |
Box 5, Folder 19 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Mar.–Dec. 1889 |
Box 5, Folder 20 |
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Proposal For Raising Status of Army Personnel, 1889 |
Box 5, Folder 21 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–May 1890 |
Box 6, Folder 1 |
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Patents, 6 May and 13 May 1890 |
Box 6, Folder 2 |
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Papers and Correspondence, June–Dec. 1890 |
Box 6, Folder 3 |
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Autographed Book by Charles Stoddard, 7 Nov. 1890 |
Box 6, Folder 4 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–June 1891 |
Box 6, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Aug.–Oct. 1891 |
Box 6, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–Dec. 1892 |
Box 6, Folder 7 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Dec. 1893 |
Box 6, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Aug. 1894 |
Box 6, Folder 9 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Sept.–Dec. 1894 |
Box 6, Folder 10 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Dec. 1895 |
Box 6, Folder 11 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Dec. 1896 |
Box 6, Folder 12 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr. 1897–May 1898 |
Box 6, Folder 13 |
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Papers and Correspondence, June–Oct. 1898 |
Box 6, Folder 14 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–Nov. 1899 |
Box 6, Folder 15 |
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Reunion badge, 11th Indiana Regiment, 1899 |
Artifacts: R 1056 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–Dec. 1900 |
Box 6, Folder 16 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Aug. 1901 |
Box 6, Folder 17 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Sept.–Dec. 1901 |
Box 6, Folder 18 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Feb. 1902 |
Box 7, Folder 1 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Mar.–Oct. 1902 |
Box 7, Folder 2 |
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Half page newspaper: The World Sunday, featuring Billy the Kid (original and photocopies), 8 June 1902 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Mar. 1903 |
Box 7, Folder 3 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Apr.–Dec. 1903 |
Box 7, Folder 4 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan.–Feb. 1904 |
Box 7, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Mar.–June 1904 |
Box 7, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, July–Dec. 1904 |
Box 7, Folder 7 |
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E.T. Paul, “Chariot Race March” or “Ben Hur” Sheet Music, 1904 |
Box 7, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, Jan. 1905 |
Box 7, Folder 9 |
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Papers Regarding Wallace's Death, Feb.–Mar. 1905 |
Box 7, Folder 10 |
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Senate Resolution on death of Wallace, 16 Feb. 1905 |
OMB 0023, Flat File: FF 12-c, Folder 4 |
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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding Wallace’s death |
OMB 0023, Box 2 |
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Papers and Family Correspondence, Mar.–June 1905 |
Box 7, Folder 11 |
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Papers and Family Correspondence, July–Nov. 1905 |
Box 7, Folder 12 |
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Real Estate Records, 1904–05 |
Box 7, Folder 13 |
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General Accounts, 1900–05 |
Box 7, Folder 14 |
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Family Papers and Correspondence, May–Dec. 1906 |
Box 7, Folder 15 |
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Family Papers and Correspondence, Feb.–3 Oct. 1907 |
Box 7, Folder 16 |
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Petition to Col. I. C. Elston requesting Capt. John P. Megrew be appointed Wallace family representative member of the Wallace Statue Commission, 14 Feb. 1907 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Family Papers and Correspondence, 4 Oct.–Dec. 1907 |
Box 7, Folder 17 |
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Family Papers and Correspondence, Jan.1908–Nov. 1909 |
Box 7, Folder 18 |
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Wallace Statue Commission, Jan.–May 1910 |
Box 7, Folder 19 |
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Family Papers and Correspondence, July 1912–Dec. 1919 |
Box 8, Folder 1 |
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Reunion Badge, 11th Indiana Regiment, 1914 |
Artifacts: R 1057 |
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Petition to U.S. Court of Appeals, 1 Dec. 1920 |
Box 8, Folder 2 |
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Family Papers and Correspondence, July 1923–Oct. 1950 |
Box 8, Folder 3 |
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Fragments and notes, Lew Wallace, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 4 |
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Fragments and notes, Susan Wallace, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 5 |
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Papers and Correspondence, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 6 |
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Papers and Correspondence, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 7 |
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Papers and Correspondence, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 8 |
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Papers and Correspondence, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 9 |
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Box 8, Folder 10 |
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History of the Bosphorus, Dr. Alexander van Millingen, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 11 |
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“Shiloh” handwritten account by Wallace (?), n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 12 |
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Calling Cards, Lew and Susan Wallace; envelope, n.d. |
Box 8, Folder 13 |
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Notebook, 1876; presidential election investigation, 1876; mining interest, New Mexico; Ben Hur notes (back of book) |
F 0370 (negative) |
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Papers, 1 Jan.–6 June 1881 |
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Address Book, 1878 |
F 0372 |
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Papers relating to the Mexican expedition, 1865–66 |
F 0373 |
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Papers relating to New Mexico Territory, 1879–81; newspaper clippings and scrapbook items; address book, 1878 |
F 0374 |
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Bonney correspondence |
F 0375 (negative) |
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Cancelled checks |
F 0376 (negative) |
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Letters to Whitelaw Reid, 1873–80, 1889–95; newspaper clippings, 1868 |
F 0377 (negative) |
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Letters to Robert Underwood Johnson, 1901; letters of Susan E. Wallace, 1890s–1905; copy of dedication page of Ben Hur, 28 Aug. 1897; Lew Wallace autograph, 26 Nov. 1890; letters to B. J. Lossing, 20 May and 24 July 1864 |
F 0378 (negative) |
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Speech at Anchor Line Express; message of the Governor of New Mexico |
F 0379 (negative) |
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Papers, Jan.–May 1862 |
F 0380 (negative) |
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Papers, 26 July 1846–21 Mar. 1862 |
F 0643 |
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Papers, Mar. 1862–Nov. 1863 |
F 0644 |
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Papers, 15 Jan. 1864–31 May 1865 |
F 0645 |
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Papers, 1 Jan.–30 Dec. 1965 |
F 0646 |
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Papers, 1866–70 |
F 0647 |
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Papers, 1868–77 |
F 0648 |
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Papers, 1878 |
F 0649 |
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Papers, 1879 |
F 0650 |
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Papers, 1880–93 |
F 0651 |
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Papers, Jan. 1884–Dec. 1885 |
F 0652 |
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Papers, Feb. 1886–Dec. 1890 |
F 0653 |
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Collection Information |
F 0654 |
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Papers, 1891–96 |
F 0805 |
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Papers, 1897–1902 |
F 0806 |
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Papers, 1902–05 |
F 0807 |
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Henry Wallace Papers, 1906–19 |
F 0808 |
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Henry Wallace Papers, 1923–23 |
F 0809 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Transcripts, 1814 and 1839–62 |
Box 9, Folder 1 |
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Transcripts, 1863–66 |
Box 9, Folder 2 |
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Transcripts, 1867–1902 |
Box 9, Folder 3 |
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Acid Free Photocopies, 1862–67 |
Box 9, Folder 4 |
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Acid Free Photocopies, 1873–79 |
Box 9, Folder 5 |
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Acid Free Photocopies, 1881–82 |
Box 9, Folder 6 |
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Acid Free Photocopies, 1883–89 |
Box 9, Folder 7 |
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Photocopies of Bonney Letters, 1879–81 |
Box 9, Folder 8 |
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Miscellaneous Copies, 1799–1866 |
Box 9, Folder 9 |
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Miscellaneous Copies, 1867–80 |
Box 9, Folder 10 |
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Miscellaneous Copies, 1881–02 |
Box 9, Folder 11 |
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Photocopy of Order of the Miamis Constitution and Initiation Rites, n.d. |
Box 9, Folder 12 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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To the Indiana Legislature on Support of Kansas Admission, 1 Feb. 1859 |
Box 10, Folder 1 |
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To the Democracy of Indiana, ca. 1859 |
Box 10, Folder 2 |
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Three speeches, 31 July 1862 and Sept. 1862, at Cincinnati; 12 Aug. 1862, at Evansville |
Box 10, Folder 3 |
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Union Mass Meeting at Pike's Opera House, 23 Feb. 1863; Formal Presentation of Flags to Governor Morton at Indianapolis, 6 Apr. 1866 |
Box 10, Folder 4 |
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State and National Debt, 1870 |
Box 10, Folder 5 |
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Grant Greeley Campaign, 1872 |
Box 10, Folder 6 |
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Cornerstone Laying Montgomery County Courthouse, 8 May 1875 |
Box 10, Folder 7 |
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Tilden-Hayes Campaign, 1876 |
Box 10, Folder 8 |
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Memorial Day Address, 30 May 1877 |
Box 10, Folder 9 |
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Politics, 1878–84 |
Box 10, Folder 10 |
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Governor's Message to New Mexico Territory Legislature, ca. 1880 |
Box 10, Folder 11 |
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Cleveland-Blaine Campaign, Tariff, Economic Conditions, 1884 |
Box 10, Folder 12 |
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Acid free photocopies of speeches, 1862 |
Box 10, Folder 13 |
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Endorsement of Benjamin Harrison, 1888 |
Box 11, Folder 1 |
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"The World is Growing Better," 1 Oct. 1890 |
Box 11, Folder 2 |
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Mexico and the Mexicans, 1894 |
Box 11, Folder 3 |
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Dedication of Chickamauga Battlefield, 19 Sept. 1895 |
Box 11, Folder 4 |
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Opposition to William Jennings Bryan, 1896 |
Box 11, Folder 5 |
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Memorial Day Address, Louisville, KY, 1897 |
Box 11, Folder 6 |
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"Americanism," Delivered At Goshen College, 3 July 1897 |
Box 11, Folder 7 |
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Annexation of the Philippines and Puerto Rico, ca. 1899 |
Box 11, Folder 8 |
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Buena Vista, ca.1890s, |
Box 11, Folder 9 |
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Death of Benjamin Harrison, 1901 |
Box 11, Folder 10 |
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March of the Third Division, 24 Mar. 1902 |
Box 11, Folder 11 |
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Dedication of Civil War Tablet at Wabash College, 17 June 1902 |
Box 11, Folder 12 |
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Dedication, 1902 |
Box 11, Folder 13 |
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Shiloh Battlefield Dedication, 1903 |
Box 11, Folder 14 |
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Turkey and the Turks, n.d. |
Box 11, Folder 15 |
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Indiana Commandery of the Loyal Legion, n.d. |
Box 11, Folder 16 |
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Microfilm of Speeches, 1859–1903 (1 of 2) |
F 1123 |
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Microfilm of Speeches, 1859–1903 (2 of 2) |
F 1124 |
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Notebooks, 1855–59 and 1870; 1876–79 |
Box 12, Folder 1 |
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Notebooks, 1886 (for Lecture Tour); 1887 (for Lecture Tour and Expense Book) |
Box 12, Folder 2 |
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Notebooks, Notebooks, 1894 (Accounts for Pacific Lecturing Tour) |
Box 12, Folder 3 |
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Miscellaneous Notes, n.d.; Notebooks, n.d. (Accounts) |
Box 12, Folder 4 |
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Notebooks, n.d. (Secret Order of the Miamis) |
Box 12, Folder 5 |
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Notebooks, n.d. (Constitution and Invitation, Archon Epistates) |
Box 12, Folder 6 |
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Invitation List, Wallace Statue Dedication, 11 Jan. 1910 |
Box 12, Folder 7 |
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Wallace's Military Record, n.d. (National Archives Records) |
Box 13, Folder 1 |
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Wallace's Division At Shiloh, n.d. (National Archives Records) |
Box 13, Folder 2 |
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Brief History of the 46th Ohio Volunteers, n.d. |
Box 13, Folder 3 |
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General George McGinnis, Shiloh, n.d. |
Box 13, Folder 4 |
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Shiloh National Military Park Handbook, 1951 |
Box 13, Folder 5 |
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The Benevolent Raid of General Lew Wallace, 1914 (2 copies) |
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Decrees of Mexican Government Inviting American Emigrants to Settle, 1864 |
Box 13, Folder 7 |
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Book of the Royal Blue, July 1901 (G.A.R.) |
Box 13, Folder 8 |
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Ben Hur Souvenir Album, 1900 (2 Copies) |
Box 13, Folder 9 |
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Ben Hur Related Printed Materials, n.d. |
Box 13, Folder 10 |
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The Home of Ben Hur, 1900 |
Box 13, Folder 11 |
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Box 13, Folder 12 |
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Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Wallace's Birth, 10 Apr. 1927 (2 Copies) |
Box 13, Folder 13 |
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Catalogue, General Lew Wallace Study, n.d. |
Box 13, Folder 14 |
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Lane Place, n.d. |
Box 13, Folder 15 |
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Poole, "20 Years' Residence Among the People of Turkey," 1878 |
Box 13, Folder 16 |
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Century Civil War Book: People’s Pictorial Edition, No. 4, 16 Apr. 1894 |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Musical Scores by Various Composers, n.d. |
OMB 0023Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Biographical, ca. 1856–1923 |
Box 14, Folder 1 |
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Biographical, 1880–1927 |
Box 14, Folder 2 |
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Biographical, 1886–1927 |
Box 14, Folder 3 |
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Biographical, 1885–1944 |
Box 14, Folder 4 |
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Biographical, 1888–1963 |
Box 14, Folder 5 |
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Crawfordsville Journal, Wallace Special Edition, 20 Feb. 1905 |
Box 14, Folder 6 |
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American Bar Association Journal, Biographical Study of Wallace, Dec. 1944 |
Box 14, Folder 7 |
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Lew Wallace Statue, Washington, D.C., Jan. 1910 |
Box 14, Folder 8 |
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Lew Wallace Statue, Washington, D.C., Feb. 1910 |
Box 14, Folder 9 |
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Literary Works, 1886–1960 |
Box 14, Folder 10 |
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Billy The Kid, 1881–1979 |
Box 14, Folder 11 |
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Billy The Kid, 1903–1958 |
Box 14, Folder 12 |
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Literary Works, Ben Hur, 1895–1945 |
Box 14, Folder 13 |
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Constantinople, Turkey, 1881–1922 |
Box 14, Folder 14 |
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Susan E. Wallace, 1889–1912 |
Box 14, Folder 15 |
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Susan E. Wallace, 1899–1912 |
Box 14, Folder 16 |
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Miscellaneous Clippings, 1888–1925 |
Box 14, Folder 17 |
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Newspaper photocopies, 1878–1902 |
OMB 0023, Flat File: FF 12-c, Folder 3 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Siege of Cincinnati, February 1863–86 |
Box 15, Folder 1 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Battle of Monocacy, 1886–1924 |
Box 15, Folder 2 |
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Box 15, Folder 3 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Battle of Shiloh, 1882–1903 |
Box 15, Folder 4 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Battle of Shiloh, 1881–85 |
Box 15, Folder 5 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Wallace At Shiloh, Baystate Monthly, Mar. 1885 |
Box 15, Folder 6 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Wallace, "The Capture of Fort Donelson," Century Magazine, Dec. 1884 |
Box 15, Folder 7 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Civil War, General Subjects, 1862–1972 |
Box 15, Folder 8 |
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Civil War Related Clippings, Photocopies From Civil War Era Publications, 1861–62 |
Box 15, Folder 9 |
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Scrapbook, 12 June 1861–July 1864 |
Box 16, Folder 1 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 12 June 1861–July 1864 (1 of 5) |
Box 16, Folder 2 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 12 June 1861–July 1864, (Shiloh) (2 of 5) |
Box 16, Folder 3 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 12 June 1861–July 1864 (3 of 5) |
Box 16, Folder 4 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 12 June 1861–July 1864, (Fort Donelson) (4 of 5) |
Box 16, Folder 5 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 12 June 1861–July 1864, (5 of 5) |
Box 16, Folder 6 |
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Scrapbook, 14 July 1864–68 |
Box 17, Folder 1 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 14 July 1864–68 |
Box 17, Folder 2 |
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Scrapbook, 1869–77 |
Box 17, Folder 3 |
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Autograph Leaves of Our Country's Authors, 1864 (Susan Wallace's copy) |
Box 17, Folder 4 |
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Scrapbook, 1877–79 |
Box 18, Folder 1 |
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Scrapbook, 1880–81 |
Box 18, Folder 2 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 1880–81 |
Box 18, Folder 3 |
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Scrapbook, 1881–85 |
Box 18, Folder 4 |
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Loose Items From Scrapbook, 1881–85 |
Box 18, Folder 5 |
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Letter book, 15 Apr. 1890–15 Mar. 1895 |
Box 19, Folder 1 |
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Letter book, 15 Mar. 1895–1 Aug. 1897 |
Box 19, Folder 2 |
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Letter book, Aug. 1897–Jan. 1903 |
Box 19, Folder 3 |
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Letter book, Jan. 1903–June 1908 |
Box 20, Folder 1 |
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Letter book, Jan. 1909–June 1913 |
Box 20, Folder 2 |
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Henry Wallace's Scrapbook, 1863 |
Box 20, Folder 3 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1830–33 |
Box 21, Folder 1 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1834 |
Box 21, Folder 2 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1835 |
Box 21, Folder 3 |
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Act To Incorporate Michigan City, 8 Feb. 1836 |
Box 21, Folder 4 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1836–37 |
Box 21, Folder 5 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1839–40 |
Box 21, Folder 6 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1841–47 |
Box 21, Folder 7 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1848–53 |
Box 21, Folder 8 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1864 |
Box 21, Folder 9 |
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Elston Family Papers, Jan.–Oct. 1865 |
Box 21, Folder 10 |
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Box 21, Folder 11 |
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Elston Family Papers, 1866, 1887–89 |
Box 21, Folder 12 |
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Elston Family Papers, n.d. |
Box 21, Folder 13 |
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Hand drawn map of township in Marshall County, Indiana, n.d. |
OMB 0023, Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Elston Family Papers, Title Bonds, 1833 |
Box 21, Folder 14 |
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Elston Family Papers, Title Bonds, 1834 |
Box 21, Folder 15 |
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Elston Family Papers, Title Bonds, 1835–36; 1839 |
Box 21, Folder 16 |
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Sylvia Elston Scrapbook, 1841–61 |
Box 21, Folder 17 |
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Wallace Family Genealogy (1 of 2) |
Box 22, Folder 1 |
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Wallace Family Genealogy (2 of 2) |
Box 22, Folder 2 |
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Wallace Genealogy Chart, n.d. |
OMB 0023, Flat File: FF 12-c, Folder 2 |
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Genealogy; Correspondence, 1894; Newspapers: Columbus Evening Dispatch, 1887; Indianapolis Sunday Star, 1910; Map of Shiloh Battlefield, 1862 |
OMB 0023, Flat File: FF 12-c, Folder 1 |
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Elston Family Genealogy (1 of 3) |
Box 22, Folder 3 |
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Elston Family Genealogy (2 of 3) |
Box 22, Folder 4 |
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Elston Family Genealogy (3 of 3) |
Box 22, Folder 5 |
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Test Family Genealogy (1 of 4) |
Box 22, Folder 6 |
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Test Family Genealogy (2 of 4) |
Box 22, Folder 7 |
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Test Family Genealogy (3 of 4) |
Box 22, Folder 8 |
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Test Family Genealogy (4 of 4) |
Box 22, Folder 9 |
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Test Family Papers, 1815–1908 |
Box 22, Folder 10 |
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Autobiographical Sketch, Original Manuscript, 16 Aug. 1863 |
Box 23, Folder 1 |
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"Memorandae," 22 Dec. 1884–24 May 1885; Diary of Constantinople; List of Books in Wallace Library, 1899 |
Box 23, Folder 2 |
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“Plan for Staging of Ben Hur,”
n.d. |
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“Study No. 1—All right but left
arm,” n.d. |
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“Etude, One of a jury of peers,”
n.d. |
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“Sam Arnold—Arraigned,” n.d. |
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“Hornos,” n.d. [New Mexico Territory scene?], |
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“Abdul Hamid, Feb ‘85” [Profile sketch of the sultan] |
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“Hamal, a study,” n.d. [Sketch of man carrying heavy load] |
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“Un Rancherito No. 1” n.d. [Sketch
of a man and dog] |
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“The New Regime, No. 4,” n.d. [Sketch of man in sombrero with text] |
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“The Bivouac in the Patio, No.
5,” n.d. [Travelers with carts] |
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“The Start—Viva! No. 7,” n.d. [Sketch of horse race] “Guide to the Front, No. 8,” n.d. [Sketch of Youth on donkey] |
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“A Mezquit and its Friends, No.
9,” n.d. [Sketch of birds under tree] |
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“A l’outrance, No. 13” n.d.
[Sketch of reclined Bison] |
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“The King of the Herd, No. 15,”
n.d. [Sketch of bison] |
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“Lew Wallace, From Sketch at Crawfordsville, Ind. 1895,” by A. Young |
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Sketches of Lincoln Conspirators: O’Laughlin, Spangler and, Herold, drawn June 7 ‘65 |
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Sketches of Lincoln Conspirators: Dr. Mudd, Payne, Arnold, Atzerodt, drawn June 7, ‘65 |
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Sketches of Lincoln Conspirators: Arnold, Atzerodt, drawn June 7, ‘65 |
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[Sketch of two men seated beneath palm trees at an oasis] |
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“Eternal Summer, N.Y. Sketch Club, Jan. 13, 184-, D.C.H” [Landscape drawing with wash] |
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CONTENTS |
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Lieut. Lew Wallace – Age 19 [printed copy] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Lew Wallace Civil War Era Portraits |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Lew Wallace Civil War Era Portrait by Matthew Brady from American Image Gallery Gettysburg [copy] |
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Lew Wallace Civil War Era Portraits [engravings] |
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“Lewis Wallace Maj. Genl. U.S.A.,” n.d. [print] |
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“Maj. Genl. Lewis Wallace” n.d., Lithograph by Gibson [note on back of drawing] |
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Lew Wallace Portraits, ca. 1880 |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Lew Wallace Portraits by Nicholson & Sons, ca. 1890 |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Lew Wallace photograph inscribed “To Mary Clevanger, in remembrance of Christmas, 1894. Lew Wallace.” [3/4 length portrait accompanied by glass and frame] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Wallace Residence, Exterior Views, Crawfordsville |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Wallace Study, Interior and Exterior Views, Crawfordsville |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Lew Wallace Reading in Crawfordsville Study |
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Summer Study, Crawfordsville, Wallace Under a Tree and Leaf Imprint |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Wallace In His Summer Study Under a Tree, n.d. |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, Interior and Exterior Views of Governor’s Palace and Study |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Wallace Fishing on Kankakee River |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Wallace Fishing With Wesley Foster on Kankakee River, n.d. |
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Scenes of Wallace Fishing on Kankakee River |
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Lew Wallace With Grandson Fishing on Steps Outside Crawfordsville Study |
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Kankakee at Riverside |
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Kankakee |
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Wallace at Shiloh With Col. Cadle and Col. Patterson, 20 Nov. 1901 |
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“California Pose,” Portrait of Lew Wallace, Journal Printing Company, Crawfordsville, Ind. n.d. |
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“California Pose,” Portrait of Lew Wallace, Journal Printing Company, Crawfordsville, Ind. n.d. |
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Engraving Plate Portrait of Lew Wallace, [same image as “California Pose” print] Publisher: Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago. Engraved by E.G. Williams & Bro., New York. McKinley Bldg. E 169th St. |
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Lew Wallace Portrait by Rockwood, N.Y. 1904 |
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Lew Wallace Standing Beside Steps
of Study, |
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Wallace Statue Construction n.d., Notables At Unveiling, 11 Jan. 1910 |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Unveiling Ceremony, Wallace Statue, Washington D.C., 11 Jan. 1910 |
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Lew Wallace Monument and Marble Bust |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Photographs of Military Decorations Presented to Wallace |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Drummer Boy and Battle Flags of the 11th Indiana Regiment |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Union and Confederate Officers
and Leaders |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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General Herman Sturm |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Abraham Lincoln, [cabinet card by Ayres] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Gen. Jose M.J. Carvajal [carte de visite] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Photographs From Turkey and Italy |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Blacherne Apartment Building, Corner of Meridian and Vermont streets, n.d. |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Blacherne Apartment Building, Corner of Meridian and Vermont streets, n.d. |
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Wallace and Elston Family Portraits [cartes de visite, cabinet card, copy photos] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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David Wallace, Lew Wallace’s Father, n.d. |
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Wallace and Test Family Members and Others [cartes de visite] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Test Family [copy prints] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Unidentified Woman, [family member
?]; |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Portraits: Arion Sisters, ca. 1839, Arion Women, ca.1889 [cabinet cards] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Zelda Seguin Wallace, 1883, [cabinet cards] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Friends of Henry Wallace at Wabash College, |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Mary Hannah Krout? [cabinet card] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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“Kitten” Gibson, 5 Years Old Oct. 1873, Daughter of Gen. Gibson [carte de visite] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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Seth Kinman [carte de visite], the ship Alabama [carte de visite] |
Visual Collections: Photographs, |
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“Speaking of Pictures… This was Feminism 50 Years Ago” First International Convention of Women, 1888 [Life magazine 1938, Zerelda Wallace in group] |
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Copper printing plate mounted on wood block: Portrait of Lew Wallace [same image as the printed portrait in Box 1, Folder 3] |
Artifacts: R1069 |
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Copper printing plate mounted on wood block: Portrait of Lew Wallace [same image as the printed portrait in Box 1, Folder 3] |
Artifacts: R1070 |
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Copper printing plate mounted on wood block: Blacherne Apartments [image taken from photograph] |
Artifacts: R1071 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Civil War Album: contains lithographs of Lincoln, some members of his cabinet and Union officers. Inscribed in the front to General Wallace by James Dolan and dated 1864 |
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“Shiloh” Photograph Album: contains photographs of the battlefield ca. 1900. Inscribed on inside front cover “For General Lew Wallace of Crawfordsville, Ind. From a southerner who appreciates your pen a great deal more than he does your sword. C. Waldo Meador, Corinth, Mississippi July 2, 1902” |
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