
Indiana University Indianapolis University Archives
University Library 0133
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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The University Archives at Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis) was created in April, 1975 by Vice President and Chancellor Glenn W. Irwin, Jr. to serve as the official repository for University records that have long-term historical, administrative, legal, and/or fiscal value. It accessions such records by authority of the University’s administration, preserves them for future use, and organizes them for controlled access. Its primary purpose is to serve the administrative, teaching, research, and public service needs of the University and other user communities. In order to fulfill this purpose, the University Archives collects as comprehensively as possible those records that have enduring value to documenting the history of IU Indianapolis, its administration, and the schools, programs, and services that it administers.
Our Collections
Africana Studies Program Records, 1973-1993
The Africana Studies Program Records include correspondence, course syllabi, minutes, relevent scholarship, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1973 to 1998.
Collection ID: UA015
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Center for Earth and Environmental Science Records, 1987-2011
The Center for Earth and Environmental Science Records include newspaper clippings, publications, data reports, and research. The records cover the center, its projects, its research, and publications between 1987 to 2011.
Collection ID: UA096
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Department of Anthropology Records, 1996-1998
The Department of Anthroplogy Records include the 1996 self study report and 1997-1998 issues of the Anthropology club newsletter. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1996 to 1998.
Collection ID: UA119
Department of Athletics Records, 1971-2005
Records from the Department of Athletics, which oversees the intercollegiate athletics programs at IUPUI.
Collection ID: UA085
Department of Communication Studies Records, 1970-2015
The Department of Communication Studies Records include correspondence, course syllabi, minutes, reports, release forms, and speech night planning documents. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1970 to 2015.
Collection ID: UA005
Department of Computer Technology Records, 1972-2003
The Department of Computer Technology Records include correspondence, course information, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its faculty, and related programs between 1972 to 2003.
Collection ID: UA040
Department of Economics Records, 1971-1991
The Department of Economics Records include correspondence, curriculum development, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1971 to 1991. The department was formed from the merger of faculties from the Indiana University-Indianapolis Downtown Campus and the Purdue University-Indianapolis Extension on the creation of IUPUI.
Collection ID: UA006
Department of English Records, 1963-2006
The Department of English Records include correspondence, course changes, course syllabi, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, its committees, and related programs between 1967 to 2006.
Collection ID: UA007
Department of Geography Records, 1979-2020
The Department of Geography Records include department newsletters from 1997-1998.
Collection ID: UA118
Department of Geology Records, 1963-1992
The Department of Geology Records include correspondence, course changes, course syllabi, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1963 to 1992.
Collection ID: UA098
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Department of Library and Information Science Records, 2000-2013
The Department of Library and Information Records includes SLIS Network, the alumni magazine of the School of Library and Information Science.
Collection ID: UA099
Department of Mathematics Records, 1964-1973
The Department of Mathematics Records include correspondence, course changes, study guides, meeting minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1964 to 1973.
Collection ID: UA074
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Records, 1920-2000
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Indiana University Purdue University- Indianapolis (IUPUI) was founded in 1918. The department offered a graduate-level dietetic internship program where interns worked at Indiana University Medical Center and Riley Hospital for Children.
Collection ID: UA102
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Department of Physical Therapy Records, 1926-1990
The Department of Physical Therapy Records include correspondence, educational handouts, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1926 and 1990.
Collection ID: UA030
Department of Political Science Records, 1972-1994
The Department of Political Science Records include correspondence, course changes, course syllabi, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1972 to 1994.
Collection ID: UA010
Collection ID: UA097
Department of Religious Studies Records, 1964-1996
The Department of Religious Studies Records include correspondence, materials on the Revisioning America Conference, and research on the William McLellin Journals. The records cover the department, its professors, related programs, and research between 1966 to 1996.
Collection ID: UA013
Department of Sociology Records, 1973-1998
The Department of Sociology Records include correspondence, course changes, course syllabi, minutes, and reports. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1973 to 1998.
Collection ID: UA014
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Department of World Language and Cultures, 1974-1986
The Department of German Records include department newsletters and course activities. The records cover the department, its professors, and related programs between 1974 to 1986.
Collection ID: UA008
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Herron School of Art and Design Records, 1902-2025
The Herron School of Art and Design has provided instruction in both fine and commercial art since 1902. Founded by the Art Association of Indianapolis as part of the John Herron Art Institute, the school became part of the Indiana University system in 1967 and one of the schools of IUPUI in 1969. The school's faculty, students, and alumni have won several prestigious awards and gained national recognition for their work. The school was located in buildings at 16th and Pennsylvania Streets until 2005, when it moved into Eskenazi Hall on the IUPUI campus. Records include correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, exhibition programs and promotional material, publications, videotapes, and glass slides.
Collection ID: UA026
Human Resources Administration Records, 1953-2005
Previously called the Personnel Division or Office of Personnel Services, Human Resources Administration reports to the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance. Records include correspondence, reports, personnel policies, publications, and other materials.
Collection ID: UA067
IMAGIS Project, 1987-1989
The Indianapolis Mapping and Geographic Infrastructure System (IMAGIS) project contains administrative documents used by the project team as it developed between 1987-1988.
Collection ID: UA017
Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS) Records, ca. 1953-2007
This collection contains the records of the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications Service (IHETS) and its related entities. IHETS arose from the passage of the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications Act by the Indiana General Assembly on March 11, 1967. The service oversaw statewide telecommunications systems connecting university campuses and partner institutions, including voice, video, and data networks.
Collection ID: UA075
Indiana University Medical Center Records, 1898-1997
The Indiana University Medical Center is the collective administrative identity of the hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and other facilities that provide medical services in conjunction with the Indiana University School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Long, Coleman, Riley, University, and Wishard hospitals fall under the administrative aegis of the IUMC.
Records include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial data, patient records, and other records.
Collection ID: UA078
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Institute for American Thought Records, 1971-2005
The Institute for American Thought Records include correspondence, conference materials, academic projects, research, minutes, and reports. The records cover the institute, its faculty, and related programs between 1973 to 1998.
Collection ID: UA016
Institute for Humanities Research Records, 1982-1989
The Institute for Humanities Research Records include correspondence, programs, minutes, and reports. The records cover the institute, its members, and related programs between 1982 to 1991.
Collection ID: UA020
IU Board of Trustees Records, 1966-2012
The Indiana University Board of Trustees is the governing body of Indiana University. By agreement in the merger of the Indianapolis campuses of Indiana University and Purdue University in 1969, the resulting IUPUI would be governed by the IU Board of Trustees.
Records include minutes, agendas, and other records.
Collection ID: UA081
IU Indianapolis Downtown Campus Records, 1915-1985
Indiana University started offering regular classes in Indianapolis in 1891. An Extension Division was created in 1912 and began to offer a small number of courses for credit. A gradual increase of class offerings and enrollments in Indianapolis occurred in the following decades. The university occupied a variety of buildings in downtown Indianapolis over the years in what over time became known as the Downtown Campus (DTC). Courses in liberal arts, social sciences, mathematics, and the natural sciences were offered by the Downtown Campus, whereas Indiana University's professional schools located in Indianapolis (i.e., the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Law, etc.) offered separate programs loosely connected to the other. The creation of IUPUI in 1969 more closely fused the various separate entities of Indiana University in Indianapolis together. Records include correspondence, minutes, reports, publications, and other materials.
Collection ID: UA059
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