Indiana State Library
Organization
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Bass Photo Company photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P034
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from the Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1850 to 1975 and undated regarding people, buildings, street scenes, illustrations, and events such as Foch Day (November 4, 1921) in Indianapolis, as well as a few shots taken around Indiana.
Dates:
circa 1850-1975, undated
Harold F. Brigham papers
Collection
Identifier: L282
Scope and Contents
This collection includes professional correspondence, speeches, notes, research, clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, bibliographies, and other materials created and compiled by Harold F. Brigham in Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1899 to 1967 regarding his work as a librarian in Kentucky and at the Indiana State Library. There are also a few materials relating to Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, which Brigham used in his talk at the Conversation Club in...
Dates:
1899-1967
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harold F. Brigham papers
Indiana Libraries Mobile Units history collection
Collection — Folder: S474
Identifier: S0474
Scope and Contents
This collection includes journal articles and photographs from Indiana State Library and other institutions in Indiana ranging from 1916 to 1954 regarding bookmobile and county library service in Indiana.
Dates:
1954
Indiana State Library and Historical Building front elevation architectural drawing
Collection — Folder: OBC034
Identifier: OBC034
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a black-and-white ink drawing with watercolor of the Senate Avenue entrance side of the Indiana State Library and Historical Building at 140 North Senate Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana circa 1932-1933.
Dates:
circa 1932-1934
Indiana State Library Staff Association collection
Collection
Identifier: L445
Scope and Contents
This collection includes official Indiana State Library Staff Association documents and financial records, thank-you cards, photographs, membership lists, and correspondence produced by various authors in Indiana and elsewhere, covering the years 1943–2007, dealing with business and finances.
Dates:
1943-2007
Indiana writers bibliography collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1595
Scope and Contents
This collection includes catalogs, bibiliographies, book lists, correspondence, notes and survey forms for local authors by county collected by the Indiana State Library and compiled by public libraries, librarians, and private individuals in Indiana ranging from 1878 to 1914 regarding authors from around the state of Indiana. The correspondence is largely that of State Librarian William E. Henry. Miscellaneous materials include clippings, notes, government documents on copyright, press notices...
Dates:
1896-1914
Louis J. Bailey and Esther U. McNitt political letters
Collection — Folder: S283
Identifier: S0283
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from U.S. congressman and senators from Indiana in Washington, D.C. replying to Louis J. Bailey and Esther U. McNitt ranging from 1926 to 1935 regarding various bills and legislation regarding libraries, printing, and censuses.
Dates:
1926-1935
Louis J. Bailey collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0050
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of Bailey’s papers, especially relating to books, Indiana history, and American and Indiana libraries. Bailey collected these papers and publications during his tenure as director of the Indiana State Library. The collection includes brochures, pamphlets, articles, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and memoranda.
Dates:
1916-1935
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Louis J. Bailey collection
Nellie Coats oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH060
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a transcript and an audiotape reel of an oral history interview with Nellie Coats, conducted by Hazel W. Hopper and Randall Jehs for the Indiana State Library on February 4, 1975, about the formation and growth of the Indiana State Library, construction of the new building, and changing archival and library methods and policies.
Dates:
1975/02/04
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Nellie Coats oral history
Oral history and audio collection
Collection
Identifier: L640
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises the breadth of the oral history collection at the Indiana State Library, ranging from circa 1904 to 2019. The bulk of the collection contains oral histories created during the ISL Oral History Project during the 1960s-1980s and recordings of events, meetings, recitations, and radio interviews created and acquired by library staff during that period. The remainder are oral histories created by various outside institutions and organizations, such as universities, public...
Dates:
circa 1904-2019
