Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project, Indiana State Library., and Indiana. Sesquicentennial Commission.
- Abstract:
- The Indiana Sesquicentennial mss., 1786-1967, consists of photocopies or microfilm copies of manuscripts collected throughout Indiana relating to the state's 150 years of historical development.
- Extent:
- 4 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Indiana Sesquecentennial mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The project was conducted and administered by the Indiana State Library during the state's sesquicentennial celebration in 1966. The project was sponsored by the Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. Copies of the collected manuscripts are also housed at Ball State University, Indiana State University, Notre Dame University, Purdue University. Other libraries in the project are the Fort Wayne-Allen County Public Library, the Indianapolis Public Library, the Indiana Historical Society Library, and the Indiana State Library.
"A Guide to the Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project" compiled by Thomas Krasean was printed in the Indiana Magazine of History, LXIV (June and September 1968), pp.113-148, 211-246 (Lilly F521 .I395 1968).
- Scope and Content:
The Indiana Sesquicentennial mss., 1786-1967, consists of photocopies or microfilm copies of manuscripts collected throughout Indiana relating to the state's 150 years of historical development. They include account books, business records, church records, county and local history, diaries and journals, early county records and documents, letters, military records, organizational minutes, reminiscences and memoirs, sermons, speeches, and lectures.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 1966, 1967
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Account Books; II. Business Records; III. Church Records; IV. County and Local History; V. Diaries and Journals; VI. Early County Records and Documents; VII. Letters, Papers, and Documents; VIII. Military Records; IX. Organizational Minutes; X. Reminiscences and Memoirs; XI. Sermons, Speeches, and Lectures; and XII. Miscellaneous.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Indiana Sesquecentennial mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu