Box Communal Collections 51

Scope and Contents Commission signed by Governor Oliver P. Morton.  H.C. Meredith was husband of Virginia Claypool Meredith.

Scope and Contents Four-page Philadelphia newspaper. Page 2 contains an article about slavery in the Indiana Territory.

Scope and Contents Four-page newspaper from Perrysville, Indiana.  Contains Vermillion County tax delinquency chart and news of Henry Clay's campaign.

Scope and Contents Black and white reproduction of an illustration of Tenskwatawa, known as The Prophet, who led the Native Americans in the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Scope and Contents The Indiana history collection comprises materials related to the history of Indiana, its statehood, and its role in the Civil War.

Scope and Contents The Frederick L. Hovde Papers (1908-1983; 63.5 Cubic ft.) document the life and career of engineer and educator Frederick Hovde. The vast majority of the papers document Hovde's business career, particularly his tenure as President of Purdue University (1946-1971), but also his work for the U.S. government and other agencies on nuclear and atomic energy, weapons research, national defense, and rocket ordnance research. A group of personal papers is included, documenting Hovde's academic...