Box 1
Container
Contains 61 Collections and/or Records:
News clippings
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
Clippings of various length and dimensions related to New Harmony or the Owen family. Arranged by size.
Dates:
1824 - 1937
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
William Hepburn correspondence, March 26, 1934 - August 9, 1938
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 5, File 4
Scope and Contents
Correspondence related to the acquisition and transcription of New Harmony materials by William Hepburn as Librarian of Purdue University.
Dates:
March 26, 1934 - August 9, 1938
Community Life in New Harmony promotional materials, circa 1905 - 1906
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 5, File 2
Scope and Contents
Flyer and brochure for lectures on New Harmony by Caroline Creese Pelham, focused on her illustrated lecture "Community Life in New Harmony."
Dates:
circa 1905 - 1906
David Dale Owen woodcut
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 1, Item 5
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:
undated
New Harmony lithograph
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
New Harmony "drawn after nature" for Herrmann J. Meyer (artist unknown)
Dates:
undated
Rapp House lithograph
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents
"The late Residence of Mr. Rapp, New Harmony, Indiana" published by P. Price Jr. for the Ariel.
Dates:
undated
Thomas Say print
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 145, Series 4, File 1, Item 9
Scope and Contents
Photo reproduction of a print captioned "Thomas Say One of the founders of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philada. Born in Philadelphia July 27th 1787. Died at New Harmony Oct 10th 1834."
Dates:
undated
New Harmony collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145
Scope and Contents
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:
1820-1980s