National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution certificate, Mrs. Nellie Mason Backus, 1925

Sermons, diaries and subject files including correspondence, biographical information, photographs and files relating to the International Order of Good Templars. A run of the Hoosier Methodist newspaper, for which Rev. Backus served as editor, was separated from the collection. Sermons in the collection are a sample selected from the original accession. The collection is divided into five series: subject files, sermons, diaries, photographs and oversize items.