Collection ID: MSS172
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Summary

Creator:
Indiana Humanities Council
Abstract:
Indiana Humanities Council (IHC) is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis that was established in 1972. The purpose of the organization is to infuse the humanities into people's daily lives by providing grants and programs as one of 56 Humanities Councils affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States. This collection contains documents from two programs related to IHC's work donated by Beth Kloote: Habits of the Heart and the Aspen Summit: Rethinking the Public Humanities conference.
Extent:
1 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Indiana Humanities Council Records, 1996-2005, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, IUPUI University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Indiana Humanities Council (IHC) is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis that was established in 1972. It's one of 56 Humanities Councils that is affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States. The purpose of the organization is to infuse the humanities into people's daily lives by providing grants and public humanities programs as their goal was to focus on local and grassroots initiatives.

Scope and Content:

The Indiana Humanities Council Records contains materials of the Aspen Summit Rethinking the Public Humanities in 2004 and the Habits of the Heart (HoH) project. Aspen Summit Rethinking the Public Humanities was held in October 2004, under the leadership of Indiana Humanities Council (IHC) at Aspen, CO. Materials created from preparation to report of the summit such as photographs of speakers and a CD for presentation materials, notes from the Federation of Councils Meeting Presentation, and invitation lists are included. Habits of the heart (HoH) was a three-year project (1997, 1998, 1999) funded by the Lilly Endowment and provided educational programs to develop in youth an ethic of reflective civic engagement, a philanthropy of knowing and doing. IHC had partnerships in the project with Community Partnerships with Youth (CPY) and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. Promotional materials, evaluations, partner list, invoices, and the grant agreement are included.

Acquisition information:
Delivered by Beth Kloote on December 17, 2019.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
General note:

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Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is open to the public.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

The copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.) and any reproduction restrictions (separate from access restrictions).

PREFERRED CITATION:

Indiana Humanities Council Records, 1996-2005, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, IUPUI University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Indianapolis
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
University Library 0133
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Indianapolis
CONTACT:
speccoll@iu.edu