| Creator: | Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory |
| Title: | History of Indiana |
| Collection No.: | ohrc047 |
| Dates: | 1971-1980 |
| Quantity: |
Quantity: 11 Interviews (Audio files, transcripts, and collateral materials ) |
| Abstract: | The interviews in this project deal with the history of Indiana, from specific counties, organizations, and institutions to individual residents' memories and experiences. Some of the topics covered include state prisons, education in Indiana, the Lutheran Church in Indiana, and the history of several towns and counties in the state. |
| Location: | Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030A. Contact ohrc@indiana.edu for more information. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office. |
| Language: | Materials are in English |
| Repository: | Center for Documentary Research and Practice Franklin Hall 0030B 601 E. Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Business Number: 812-855-2856 ohrc@indiana.edu URL: https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu/ |
This collection contains eleven interviews conducted over the course of nine years. The interviews range from thirty minutes to ten hours. All interviews consist of audio reels, and most contain typed transcripts and collateral materials.
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
No(s): 77-020
Physical Description: 29 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 70 minutes; no index
Scope and Content Note: Jessie Call, born on December 13, 1889, describes her life in rural Indiana, attending and teaching in a one-room school, and her education at Indiana University in the first decade of the twentieth century. She comments on the university's campus at that time, her efforts in the cause of women's suffrage, and her memories of World War I and the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. In addition, she speaks of her divorce in the context of the social disapprobation it received in 1939.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 77-024
Physical Description: 253 pages; 5 reels, 1 7/8 ips, 10 hours; no index; 2 education articles, 1 article by interviewee, 2 retirement announcements and articles, curriculum vita, 1950 Indianapolis Star magazine, 1959 Indiana University School of Education bulletin
Scope and Content Note: Harold H. Church, born on July 5, 1895, discusses his long and dynamic career in education, encompassing such positions as high school teacher, school principal, superintendent, and Indiana University education professor. He recalls his childhood, his parents' encouragement of the pursuit of education, his college experiences, and various jobs he had as a youth. After completing his graduate degree, Mr. Church continued to pursue his career in school administration; from these experiences, he describes the history of education in Indiana, the processes of school reorganization and consolidation, and the changes he observed in the field of education from 1918 to 1977. In addition, he speaks of his personal philosophy of education and his views on the probable future of American education.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 80-009
Physical Description: 55 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 110 minutes; no index; interviewee's obituary
Scope and Content Note: Nellie Stipp Daly, born on April 9, 1899, recalls growing up as the daughter of the warden of Michigan City State Prison, and her later marriage to prison warden Walter Hays Daly. She speaks of political patronage in the Indiana corrections system, the Michigan City State Prison in the nineteen twenties, and her memories of the prisoner and Ku Klux Klan leader, David C. Stephenson. In addition, Mrs. Daly comments on her tenure as the superintendent of the State Girls' School in the nineteen fifties.
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Access Status: Restricted: Contact center staff for more information
No(s): 80-030
Physical Description: 18 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 30 minutes; no index; xeroxed flood photographs and articles
Scope and Content Note: Rose Marie Melling, born on October 8, 1922, recalls the massive flooding of the Ohio River in Clark County, Indiana in January of 1937. She discusses the property damage caused by the flood, her memories of the ensuing martial law and enforced evacuation, and the experiences of her family and neighbors in the flood.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 80-039
Physical Description: 19 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index
Scope and Content Note: Merle H. Miller, born in January of 1904, discusses his commitment to the protection of every citizen's civil liberties and his association with the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. He comments on the controversy surrounding the building of the Indianapolis War Memorial, the ICLU's views on communists, and the general public's perception of civil liberties unions.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 78-053
Physical Description: Not transcribed; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 95 minutes
Scope and Content Note: Kermitt N. Money, born on June 11, 1919 and died on December 31, 1977, discusses the history of Shelby County, Indiana. He describes its cemeteries, little red school houses, early post offices and settlements, Native Americans, and famous people.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 76-070
Physical Description: Not transcribed; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips
Scope and Content Note: Charles D. Murphy discusses the history of Unionville and New Unionville, Indiana, and the background of the Cox, Lawrence, and Young families in Unionville. He speaks of land grant farming and living conditions in the nineteenth century, as well as the early settlers and residents of Unionville.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 71-025
Physical Description: 20 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 50 minutes; index
Scope and Content Note: Harry E. Nichols, a former judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Indiana, discusses the social and political history of Madison, Indiana during the latter half of the nineteenth century. He comments on Madison's leading industries, local political leaders of the past, and community activities. In addition, he describes some of the houses of Madison's wealthier former residents.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 80-027
Physical Description: 22 pages; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 45 minutes; no index; table of contents, photo of interviewee
Scope and Content Note: Robert E. Tucker, born on November 26, 1912, in Bloomington, Indiana, discusses his childhood memories of activities, education, and classmates in Bloomington. He speaks of segregation in public schools, the inferiority of the African American Benjamin Banneker elementary school, and of the teachers and curriculum at school. In addition, he comments on the racism that characterized his experiences in the United States Air Force during World War II and as a student at Indiana University after the war.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 80-061
Physical Description: Not transcribed; 1 reel, 1 7/8 ips, 90 minutes
Scope and Content Note: Leon Wallace, born on January 24, 1904, discusses the history of the Indiana-Kentucky border dispute, and his work on this subject as a distinguished professor at the Indiana University School of Law.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 78-021
Physical Description: 82 pages; 2 reels, 1 7/8 ips, 3 hours, 15 minutes; no index; photo of interviewee, biographical background of interviewee
Scope and Content Note: Reverend Walter M. Wick, born on December 7, 1911, discusses his parents' emigration from Germany to the United States, his Lutheran upbringing, and his seminary and graduate education. He speaks of the history of the Lutheran Church in Indiana and in America, and of his own role as the president of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the Lutheran Church of America. In addition, he comments on the organization and functions of the Lutheran synods, and on his own predictions for the future of the church.
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Access Status: Open