New Harmony Series IU Correspondence Letters in this series belong to no particular collection and were discovered and cataloged after New Harmony Series I Correspondence was digitized and made available on the Internet. These letters, therefore, are un-scanned. [IU] 1 April 1855 To Richard Ford, [California] From N. G. Nettelton, New Harmony. 7 pp. … Series IU Correspondence
Exhibits & Collections
Mollie Hanes Collection Mollie Hanes resided in Wadesville, Indiana. She was very active in the Republican Party. Sometime after her death, her personal effects were auctioned at Wilson’s Auction in New Harmony. The items in this collection were purchased and then donated to the WMI by Barbara and Harold Karger. Items in Collection … Mollie Hanes Collection
The America Welch Collection American Welch lived in Griffin, Indiana her entire life, 1902-1996. Her family endured the 1925 tornado that devastated Griffin. Her youngest brother died in the event. Coming home from her teaching job in Cynthiana, America was one of the first eye-witnesses to the destruction. For years she was a columnist for … America Welch Collection
The Pelham Collection The Pelham family connection with New Harmony begins with William Pelham, 1759-1827. Born in Williamsburg, VA, he was a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. From Zanesville, Ohio, where he was postmaster and editor of the Ohio Republic, he came to join the Owen community early in 1825. His letters of … The Pelham Collection