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Mahlon Dickerson Manson Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0236 HC 61
Abstract
Mahlon Dickerson Manson (February 20, 1820 – February 4, 1895) was a druggist, Indiana politician (serving in the Indiana legislature, as a U.S. Congressman, and as Indiana Lieutenant Governor), and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Manson was born in Piqua, Ohio, to David Manson, Jr., and Sarah Cornwall and was a descendant of David Manson (aide to Revolutionary War General George Washington). Manson’s family would later move from Ohio to Crawfordsville, Indiana, and, after...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1845-1900
Wilderness Road Drama Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 11-11.04
Abstract
Wilderness Road, an outdoor symphonic drama, was commissioned by Berea College to help commemorate the school’s centennial celebration in the summer of 1955. The drama was written by Pulitzer prize-winning author, Paul Green, who also authored The Common Glory, The Lost Colony, and The Stephen Foster Story. Green received the Freedom Foundation’s George...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1980