Guide to Manuscript Miscellany, 1779-1969

Guide to Manuscript Miscellany, 1779-1969This finding aid is part of the Special Collections and University Archives of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Guide to Manuscript Miscellany, 1779-1969



	Creator	Various
	Collection	Manuscript Miscellany
	Coverage	1899-1954
	Abstract:	This collection includes a number of texts and letters from various people, largely consisting of correspondence from William Phillips.
	Quantity:	3 (3 boxes)
	Identification:	MG#38

Biographical Note

This manuscript group is an assortment of small collections, which range in size from a single page to one or two volumes of documents.

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The Manuscript Miscellany papers are housed in two archival boxes. This collection is constantly expanding, and includes items such as letters written by Carl Sandburg, Upton Sinclair, and George Bernard Shaw, a day book recorded by the J.W. & S.G. Kuntz Mill in Troutville, PA from 1899-1925 and a War Ration Book from the Second World War. Also, included is a collection of World War I handwritten letters dating 1918-1919. These letters were written by a William Phillips (305th Sanitary Train), to his family in Indiana, Pennsylvania which convey his experiences and activities during World War I.

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Manuscript Miscellany is housed in three archival boxes.

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Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Property rights reside with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the coordinator of the University Archives and Special Collections.

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Controlled Access Terms
	These records are indexed under the following terms in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials may wish to search under these terms.
	Topics
		Education -- Pennsylvania -- Indiana
	Corporate Names
		Indiana Normal School (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
	Personal Names
		Maxwell, Ruby

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Administrative Information

Manuscript Miscellany, 1779-1969, MG# 38, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections

This collection was processed by Special Collections Staff,date unknown. Papers rearranged and inventory rewritten by Special Collections Staff in Spring 2001.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Jason Hutchins on February 1, 2002.

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Container List
Box	Folder
1	1	Street car transfers issued by the Port Authority of Allegheny County (November ) 1964
Box	Folder
	2	Report to the stockholders of the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company. (Philadelphia: Collins, . 1 vol.) 1848
	3	Brochure containing the Statement of Conditions Close of Business () The Citizens National Bank and Trust Company of Blossburg. December 31, 1929
	4	The Raber Murder, containing a detailed and accurate account of Joseph Raber, by drowning in Indiantown Creek, Union Township, Lebanon Co. Pa. (On the 7th day of December 1878, for the insurance money upon his life.) Lebanon, Pa: Bowman, . 3rd edition. 1880
	5	Letterhead of the Moore Hotel, Indiana, Pa. Letter from Mr. McGinnis to Mr. Dowler of Heilwood, n.d.
	6	Letterhead of the Indian Brewing Company, Indiana Pa. Letter from Mr. Skelton to Mr. Dowler, . April 19, 1906
	7	Railroad stock certificates from various companies
	8	Promissory note signed by George Clymer,), and two accompanying letters, . 17991925
	9	Indiana County Improvement Association. Two folders of correspondence and documents related to the desegregation of Make Park Swimming Pool, . 1968-1969
	10	Robert Shelton Mackenzie. A list of fictitious names in literature published in the BookWorm, June . Together with a letter by Mackenzie to an unnamed correspondent, March 19, 1857, regards the Miscellaneous Writings of the Late Dr. Maginn (). 18791855-57
	11	Joyce Kilmer. Autograph letter signed, Annie Kilburn Kilmer to Col. Shoemaker, . Annie Kilburn Kilmer was the mother of the poet Joyce Kilmer. See the book, Memories of My Son Sargent Joyce Kilmer. 811.5 K558k. July 6, 1921
	12	Notebook of J.H. Young. Messianic Psalms 2, 22, 45, 72, 110. Handwritten notes, 112 pages, no date.
	13	Invitation signed by Indiana mayor James A. Crossman to attend a ceremony to honor the soldiers, sailors, and marines of Indiana County who took part in World War I. May 29-30, 1919. Included a "Guess of Honor" ribbon inscribed Saltsburg, Pa., June 17, 1919
	14	Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. State of Pennsylvania, . Signed by Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh. Bound together with first draft of proclamation signed "1st proof to Col. Shoemaker. MG Brumbaugh." 1918
	15	John Greenleaf Whittier. Booklet entitled, "Dedication of the Barbara Frietchie Monument in Frederick, Maryland, ." September 9, 1914
	16	John Greenleaf Whittier. Card with photograph of the desk referred to in the Whittier poem, In School Days, with the poem printed on the back. Program for a Whittier Centennial held . Two items signed by Whittier, a card addressed to Robinson and a note addressed to Fields. May 12, 1907
	17	John Greenleaf Whittier. The song of the Vermonters, . A poem by Whittier. 1 page 1779
Box	Folder
2	18	Eric Gill. One print and one etching.
	19	Census of Black population in Indiana County, . Compiled by Sonya Stewart. 1850-80
	20	Profile of Company C, 206th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Compiled by Andrew John Phillips.
	21	Jefferson and Clearfield Coal and Iron Company, Indiana, Pa. & Reynoldsville and Falls Creek Railroad Company, Rochester, NY. Special Tax Audit Report and Statements, From . July 1, 1896 to December 31, 1922
	22	Methodist Episcopal Church, Indiana, PA. Service e leaflet, Sunday . December 12, 1920
	23	Pittsburgh Police in History , by James N. Italy.
	24	Translation of Document No. 3569-PS- (Hitler's will). April 29, 1945
Box	Folder
3	25	Letterhead of Camp Lee, Virginia, USA. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, (). April 30,1918
	26	Letterhead of Y.M.C.A., Camp Lee, Virginia, USA. Letter form William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, . May 10,1918
	27	Letterhead of Camp Lee, Virginia, USA. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, . May 19, 1918
	28	Letter from William Phillips (somewhere in France) to Miss Ada Phillips, June, . 1918
	29	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, June, . 1918
	30	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to addressed to Mr. Albert Phillips, . June 30, 1918
	31	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips addressed to Mr. Albert Phillips, . July 10, 1918
	32	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips addressed to Mr. Albert Phillips, . July 5, 1918
	33	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, . July 21, 1918
	34	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to family, . August 26, 1918
	35	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, . October 18, 1918
	36	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, . November 3, 1918
	37	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to Miss Ada Phillips, . November 15, 1918
	38	Letter from William Phillips to sister, . December 1, 1918
	39	Letter from William Phillips to family, . December 11, 1918
	40	Letter from William Phillips (France), to family, . December 13, 1918
	41	Letter from William Phillips (France), to Miss Ada Phillips, . December 23, 1918
	42	Letter from William Phillips (France), to sister, . December 30, 1918
	43	Letterhead of American Expeditionary Forces, France. Letter from William Phillips to sister, . February 28, 1919
	44	Letterhead American YMCA. Letter from William Phillips (France), to sister, . March 9, 1919
	45	Letter from William Phillips (Camp Williams) to Miss Ada Phillips, . March 20, 1919

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