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Title |
Don Cosby's "Battle in the Streets" file |
Object Name |
Report |
Catalog Number |
2023.0046.0068 |
People |
Cosby, Donald R. Cosby, Frances Patricia Gleason, Thomas Harris, Marshal Massey, Jack Slatton, John Slawson, Joseph Tolliver, Thomas |
Scope & Content |
"Battle in the Streets" (File 68) compiled by Donald R. Cosby (1931-2023). It contains Mr. Cosby's report, "Battles In The Streets Of Washington Indiana." It also has newspaper clippings and a transcript of a newspaper article about two incidents in Washington: a March 27, 1897 gunfight and the October 5, 1900 shooting of Thomas Tolliver on Main Street. This file is in a four drawer, metal filing cabinet that has 153 files compiled by Mr. Cosby who was Daviess County Historian from 2016 to 2022. See 2023.0046 for an index of his files. Mr. Cosby wrote three books: "Revisiting The Past" (2012), "Legends, Legacy and Folklore" (2015) and "My Scrap Book" (2018). His writings and research are now stored in the Research Room (Rm 303) of the Daviess County Museum where Mr. Cosby had an office. See 2023.0046.0001 to 2023.0046.0153 for separate catalogs of each file. Mr. Cosby's files can be viewed in the Research Room. |
Collection |
Don Cosby Collection |
Search Terms |
Cosby Family |