Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Buley mss., 1951–1964, consist of correspondence, awards, photographs, and clippings relating to Roscoe Carlyle Buley, 1893–1968, professor of history at Indiana University.
- Extent:
- 1 folio, 1 folio (oversize), and 2 Boxes (2 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Buley mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Buley mss., 1951-1964 consists of materials relating to Roscoe Carlyle Buley (1893-1968), professor of History at Indiana University. Born in Georgetown, Indiana, Buley received his undergraduate and masters degrees from Indiana University. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War I, and later returned to teach history in Indiana and Illinois. In 1925, he received his PhD in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Between 1925 and 1964, he taught as professor of history at Indiana University. In addition writing countless scholarly articles and monographs, Buley won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 for his historical scholarship The Old Northwest: Pioneer Period 1815-1840 (1950).
- Scope and Content:
The Buley mss., 1951–1964, consist of correspondence, awards, photographs, and clippings relating to Roscoe Carlyle Buley, 1893–1968, professor of history at Indiana University. Among the correspondents in the collection are Paul McClelland Angle, John William Ashton, William Lowe Bryan, Zora Goodwin Clevenger, Ralph Emerson Esarey, Will D. Gilliam, Ford Poulton Hall, Joseph E. McCabe, Douglas Laing Meikle, and John Robert Moore.
The awards are from the American Association for State and Local History, June 15, 1951, and an undated certificate from the Encyclopedia Britannica. The photographs are of the 1938 conference of the American Historical Association and an undated portrait of Buley. There are 37 newspaper clippings in the collection, primarily dating from 1958.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1986
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat; Lilly - Folio; Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Education
Indiana University - Names:
- Buley, R. Carlyle (Roscoe Carlyle), 1893-1968
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], Buley 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