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CORRESPONDENCE & PAPERS OF THE WHEATCROFT FAMILY John Christopher Wheatcroft, 1808 or 09 – Dec. 10, 1885; came to New Harmony in 1826 and joined the Owen Community; his wife was Ann Dransfield, 1815-1886 Alexander Burns, Jr., 1819 – June 25, 1846, editor of The Indiana Statesman, died of tuberculosis at age 27 Edward Hudson Gordon Wilson Collection

Golden Plays Not Cataloged with Original Collection Set 1 Dumb Girl of Genoa The Irish Attorney Life in New York Rum, or the First Glass The Gun Maker of Moscow My Aunt (1829) King of the Mist Ion, a Tragedy The Martyr of Antioch Jonathan Bradford Velvet and Rags The Windmill Coriolanis Wild Irish Girl Plays Not Cataloged with Original Collection

The Carl and Laura Barrett Collection   INTRODUCTION               The Carl and Laura Barrett Collection consists of the personal papers of Captain Joseph Allen Barrett (1837-1891) and the official records of “B” Company, 60th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers (1861-1865).               This gift was made shortly after the death of Mr. Carl Barrett by his The Carl and Laura Barrett Collection

WMI Partners with New Harmony School to Encourage Young Readers The Working Men’s Institute has recently purchased the complete sets of Indiana Young Hoosier Picture Books, Intermediate Books and Middle School Books for 2011-2012. That’s 60 books deemed to be outstanding in their categories. The Young Hoosier Book Award was established in 1974, and then Partners with New Harmony School