Indiana University Finding Aids

Golden Family Collection

 
Series: Golden Family  

 
Subseries: Personal Papers  

Box 1  
Literary Papers  16 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note: Undated except one-1892, poetry, prose, speech for a debate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Golden Wedding, etc., 1890-1911  13 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note: Announcements, notices, invitations, lock of hair, businessmen's resolution to close Jul 4, 1891, drawings, clippings.
 
Lock of hair (owner unknown)  

 
Program  

 
Personal writing, handwritten  

 
Wedding invitation  

 
Newspaper clipping  

 
Personal writing, typed  

 
Photocopy of newspaper clipping  

 
Drawing  

 
Drawing  

 
Seasonal Cards, 1840 , 1880-1890  25 items; 1 folder
Scope Note: And graduation announcements
 
Miscellany, 1861-1934  41 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note: Confederate currency, train schedules, greeting card cutouts, views of the Chicago 1934 World's Fair, American Flag
 
Currency  

 
Train schedule  

 
Train schedule  

 
Newspaper clipping  

 
Stamp  

 
Pamphlet, curative  

 
Pamphlet, religious  

 
Art print  

 
Business card  

 
Art Print  

 
Art Print  

 
Bookmark  

 
Art Print  

 
Animal art print card  

 
Personal writing, typed  

 
Personal writing, typed  

 
Personal writing, typed  

 
Newspaper clipping  

 
Map, homemade  

 
Photograph, racehorse and jockey  

 
Photograph, house  

 
Photograph, "Carl and Peter"  

 
Personal writing, typed  

 
Evansville College Founder's Day Banquet Program  

 
American Flag  

 
World's Fair, 1934-1941  

 
Art Print  

 
Train schedule  

 
Matchbook  

 
Subseries: Business Papers and Account Books  

Box 1  
Correspondence and Accounts, 1883-1893  72 items; 2 folders
 
Scope Note: Loans made to persons in the Belton, Texas area.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes, 1871-1906  35 items; 1 folder
Scope Note: Notes for loans signed by Echards from Goldens, Julian Pritchard and others.
 
Receipts, 1896-1915  13 items; 1 folder
Scope Note: Bills paid to doctor, dentist, dressmaker, etc.
 
Theatrical Data Book, 1884-1885    40 p. 9 x 17 cm.7 items laid in mainly personal and petty expenses.1 folder
Scope Note: Containing also, Percentage and Ticket Tables. Published for the use of Managers and Combinatrions.Hasselman-Journal Company, Indianapolis.
 
Account Book, 1886-1915  14 x 31+ cm. 1 folder
 
Scope Note: Used by two people. Eugene Fellenberg Owen & Company, 1886-1887, pp. 1-82: customers listed: Julian Dale Owen, A.R. Owen, Ben Bailey, Eugene and Horace Owen, Robert Cooper, R. Lichtenberger, Morris Ford, John Ribeyre, Wilhelm & Co., T. Mumford (Jr. and Sr.), E.S. Thrall, and John Viets Martin T. Golden, 1893-1915, pp. 83-241: numerous individuals including Martin, Sr., Grace Golden, John and Sid Lane, and Hiram Holland.
 
Account Book  

 
Subseries: Theatrical Material  

Box 1  
Plays, 1880s-1938  16 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note:
  • Monte Cristo
  • Nordeck
  • Hazel Kirke
  • Divorce
  • Spring Maid
  • Under Two Flags
  • The Miracle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Players, 1890s-1940  5 items; 1 folder
Scope Note: Patti Rosa, Grace George, 1894 collection of top contemporary players including Grace Golden, Lillian Gish.
 
Theatres, 1892  5 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note: The Casino
 
Madison Square  

 
The Casino  

 
The Auditorium  

 
Schiller Theatre  

 
The Lyceum, Ithaca, NY  

 
Concerts, 1891-1914  5 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note: Programs conducted by Walter Damrosch; opening dedication of Carnegie Music Hall with Tschaikowsky conducting his own work.
 
Carnegie Music Call  

 
Musurgia, New York  

 
Aeolian Hall 1913-1914  

 
Aeolian Hall, November 1913-1916  

 
Special Publcations, 1795-1956  9 items; 1 folder
 
Scope Note: Some rare. Almanacs, catalogues of plays, poetry, the Olio.
 
Almanac, 1795  

 
Almanac, 1836  

 
Our Ships at Sea  

 
Part two, The Olio  

 
Ulla McDonald  

 
Guss Williams  

 
Catalogue of Plays  

 
Life Magazine, minature  

 
Life Magazine, letters  

 
Pictures, 1893, undated  15 items; 1 folder
Scope Note: 1893 Chicago World's Fair; subject matter varied.
 
Golden Scrapbook, approx. 1880-1919  27x37+ cm.

item missing from collection

Scope Note: Clippings: play reviews;views of hotels, courthouse and other buildings of various towns in which the Goldens played; deaths of Bella and Grace

fragile--restricted use

 
Subseries: Clippings  

Box 2  
Personal, 1878-1879  17 items; 1 folder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Literary, 1856-1918, undated  approx. 127 items 1 folder
 
Newspaper Clipping, poetry, by Bella  

 
Newspaper Clipping, poetry, Mr. and Mrs. Martin  

 
Women, mainly undated  15 items; 1 folder
 
New Harmony Interests, mainly undated  9 items; 1 folder
 
Newspaper Clipping  

 
Frances Golden casting, 1895  

 
Newspaper Clipping, New Harmony Register, 1881  

 
Franes Golden, Ladies' Minstrels, Thrall's Opera House  

 
Frances Golden, recital program  

 
Newspaper Clipping, New Harmony, 1914  

 
Operetta Program, New Harmony  

 
Newspaper Clipping  

 
Newspaper Clipping, New Harmony history, prohibition  

 
General Interests, 1839-early 1900s  35 items; 1 folder
 
Photographic Albums, undated  2 albums 21x27 cm. 20x21 cm.

Missing from collection

Scope Note:
  1. Red velvet with clasp. Members of Golden gamily, Echards, Owens and others - some unidentified
  2. Brown leather. Goldens, Harry Robinson, Charles Slater, Echards, Dr. Murphy, and others - many unidentified.