Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
- Abstract:
- The Lilly Library mss. II, 2010, consist of materials relating to the Lilly Library's 50th anniversary.
- Extent:
- 1 bound
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Lilly Library mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Between 1954 and 1957, Josiah Kirby Lilly, Jr. donated his collection of rare books and manuscripts – widely considered to be one of the finest private libraries in the world - to Indiana University. As he had envisioned, these 20,000 printed books and 17,000 manuscripts had a transformative effect on the intellectual life of the University, and in turn, the state of Indiana. President Herman B Wells immediately recognized the collection's profound significance and determined a freestanding library was required to not only care for the materials, but to establish and proclaim IU's esteemed position as caretakers and curators of the state's most valuable literary legacy.
Named "The Lilly Library," in honor of the Lilly family, the limestone structure was placed at the heart a growing campus, to serve, along with the School of Fine Arts; the University's Art Museum, and the Indiana University Auditorium, as the University's "Fine Arts Plaza" -- Indiana's center for the arts and humanities, available to all.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of materials relating to the Lilly Library at Indiana University's 50th anniversary, including the Livre d'Or guest register, printer's proofs, author's typescript final drafts and images of Gilding the Lilly by Christopher de Hamel, posters, and gallery guide samples.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2011
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
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], Lilly Library mss. II, 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