Box 1
Container
Contains 53 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Richard Owen to Eugene and Horace Owen, February 22, 1872
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Seven letters written by Richard Owen and sent to members of his family, including brother David, nephew Alfred, wife Anne, and sons Eugene and Horace.
Dates:
February 22, 1872
Letter from Richard Owen to Eugene and Horace Owen, May 25, 1872
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Seven letters written by Richard Owen and sent to members of his family, including brother David, nephew Alfred, wife Anne, and sons Eugene and Horace.
Dates:
May 25, 1872
Letter from Richard Owen to Anne Owen, November 6, 1887
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Seven letters written by Richard Owen and sent to members of his family, including brother David, nephew Alfred, wife Anne, and sons Eugene and Horace.
Dates:
November 6, 1887
Letter from Richard Owen to Anne Owen, November 8, 1887
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 2, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Seven letters written by Richard Owen and sent to members of his family, including brother David, nephew Alfred, wife Anne, and sons Eugene and Horace.
Dates:
November 8, 1887
Letter from Robert Dale Owen to Richard Owen, June 16, 1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Five letters written to Richard Owen, three from his brother David Dale Owen and two from Indiana Governor Conrad Baker.
Dates:
June 16, 1861
Letter from Robert Dale Owen to Richard Owen, July 14, 1863
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Five letters written to Richard Owen, three from his brother David Dale Owen and two from Indiana Governor Conrad Baker.
Dates:
July 14, 1863
Letter from Robert Dale Owen to Richard Owen, April 26, 1873
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Five letters written to Richard Owen, three from his brother David Dale Owen and two from Indiana Governor Conrad Baker.
Dates:
April 26, 1873
Letter from Gov. Conrad Baker to Richard Owen, July 23, 1868
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Five letters written to Richard Owen, three from his brother David Dale Owen and two from Indiana Governor Conrad Baker.
Dates:
July 23, 1868
Letter from Gov. Conrad Baker to Richard Owen, February 15, 1869
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 3, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Five letters written to Richard Owen, three from his brother David Dale Owen and two from Indiana Governor Conrad Baker.
Dates:
February 15, 1869
Letter from T.A. Wylie to Anne Owen, April 1890
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents
Letter sent after the death of Richard Owen to his widow, Anne Owen, requesting biographical information for use in memorial services at Indiana University.
Dates:
April 1890
Open letter to the young men of Posey County, circa 1888
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Three miscellaneous writings of Richard Owen, one a copy of letters sent to Humboldt and Governor Joseph Wright of Indiana, one an estimate of expenses, and the third a notated draft of an open letter relaying Owen's history of political involvement.
Dates:
circa 1888
Estimate of cash, 1872-1873
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 4, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Three miscellaneous writings of Richard Owen, one a copy of letters sent to Humboldt and Governor Joseph Wright of Indiana, one an estimate of expenses, and the third a notated draft of an open letter relaying Owen's history of political involvement.
Dates:
1872-1873
Copies of letters to Humboldt and Gov. Wright, circa 1850s
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Three miscellaneous writings of Richard Owen, one a copy of letters sent to Humboldt and Governor Joseph Wright of Indiana, one an estimate of expenses, and the third a notated draft of an open letter relaying Owen's history of political involvement.
Dates:
circa 1850s
Letter to William Twigg from Thomas Twigg, February 18, 1820
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Letters
Dates:
February 18, 1820
Letter to William Twigg from his mother, June 9, 1823
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Letters
Dates:
June 9, 1823
Letter to William Twigg from his mother, June 4, 1838
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Letters
Dates:
June 4, 1838
Letter to William Twigg from E. Twigg, December 27, 1839
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Letters
Dates:
December 27, 1839
Letters to William Twigg from E. Twigg and Robert Twigg, July 21, 1846
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 5
Scope and Contents
Two letters written on a single sheet of paper.
Dates:
July 21, 1846
Letters to William Twigg from E. Twigg and John Henry, February 6, 1849
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 6
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 6
Scope and Contents
Two letters written on a single sheet of paper.
Dates:
February 6, 1849
Letter to Charles Twigg from David Dougherty, March 12, 1856
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Item: 7
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 5, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Letters
Dates:
March 12, 1856
Transcriptions
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 1, File 6
Scope and Contents
Contains typewritten transcriptions of all the original Richard Owen correspondence in the collection, transcribed by Purdue University Librarian William Hepburn.
Dates:
1820 - 1890
Documents, 1859 - 1977
Series — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.
Dates:
1859 - 1977
Circular from Office of the Indiana Survey, September 18, 1859
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.
Dates:
September 18, 1859
Report of Committee Meeting regarding establishment of an educational institution, September 14, 1865
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.
Dates:
September 14, 1865
Congressional Report regarding statue of Robert Dale Owen at the Smithsonian, May 11, 1888
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
Report number 2091 from the House of Representatives, 50th Congress, 1st Session
Dates:
May 11, 1888