Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Indiana University, Bloomington. Office of University Archives and Records Management
- Abstract:
- Collection contains various scrapbooks, publications, yearbooks, reports, and a small amount of correspondence relating to Bloomington, Indiana, and Monroe County.
- Extent:
- 1.8 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Bloomington and Monroe County historical collection, Collection C219, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Monroe County was organized in 1818, two years after the admission of Indiana as a state. The county seat, Bloomington, was also founded in 1818. The current Courthouse is the third on the site, dating from 1906. In 1820 Bloomington was selected as site for the state seminary, later Indiana University, which opened in 1825. The University moved to the current campus after fire destroyed one of two primary university buildings in 1883. Made up of rural farming communities, Monroe County nonetheless developed several industries during the 19th century, assisted by the arrival of railroads in the 1850s. These included limestone cutting and furniture manufacture. Several public works and utilities were introduced before the turn of the 20th century -- telephone, electric power, and water. Also at the turn of the century, Monroe County debated long over the issue of temperance. As a result of expansion in the 20th century, population and services have moved beyond town centers. In Bloomington, city planning as well as cultural events at the University have maintained the city center as a viable business and residential area.
- Scope and Content:
The collection contains various publications, reports, manuscripts, and other miscellaneous items dealing with Bloomington and Monroe County. The collection will be continually added to as materials are accessioned into the University Archives. The collection is organized into three series: Publications, Subject files, and Scrapbooks. The first series, Publications, is comprised of 51 publications, sets of publications, chapters, articles, and reports, originals and copies, on topics relating to Monroe County or Bloomington. They are arranged alphabetically by title.
Series two, Subject files, is further organized into two subseries, Bloomington materials and Monroe County materials. Each subseries is arranged alphabetically by topic, and contains files on particular subjects with a focus on city or county history. Including originals and photocopies, materials date from the 1830s to 2006. The Monroe County materials also include materials on Lake Lemon and Lake Monroe, and the correspondence of Robert Miller from 1937 to 1940 on state and local history.
Note: In 2011, this series was transferred to the Monroe County History Center.The final series, Scrapbooks, consists of 17 scrapbooks of materials which are mostly comprised of newspaper clippings cut from local newspapers from 1898 through 1916. Each scrapbook has a title; some are divided into sections, and each is provided with an index by topic and page number. Items within the books are arranged chronologically, though occasionally also by subject.
- Acquisition information:
- Accessions 0732 and 7046
- Custodial history:
Folders "Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the United Presbyterian Congregation of Bloomington, Indiana" and "Sarah Showers property assessment" were transferred from the Theophilus A. Wylie papers, Collection C202, in August 2019.
- Processing information:
Processed by John Cash.
Completed in 2004.
Additional materials added to collection, January 2008.
- Arrangement:
Organized into three series: Publications, Subject files, and Scrapbooks.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Advance notice is required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials. Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Bloomington and Monroe County historical collection, Collection C219, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library E4601320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-1127archives@indiana.edu