Indianapolis Public Library
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Caroline Dunn collection
Collection — Folder: S390
Identifier: S0390
Scope and Contents
The first part consists of letters written in 1943 about the War Bond Rally sponsored by Indiana public libaries. This event, called "Books for Bonds," was held at the Murat Theater on October 7, 1943. Indiana authors were invited to appear on stage as guests and speak to the audience. Among those invited were: Miriam Mason Swain, Bloomington; Jean S. Milner, Minister, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis; Margaret E. Bruner, New Castle; Elizabeth Miller Hack, Boggstown; Max Ehrmann, Terre...
Dates:
1943-1975
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Caroline Dunn collection
Henretta and John Gavin photographs
Collection — Folder: SP159
Identifier: SP159
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white snapshot photographs from Henretta and John Gavin in Indianapolis, Indiana during July 1922 regarding a few sights around the city, including the Indianapolis Public Library Central Branch, a cathedral, and the Sunken Gardens at Garfield Park. There are also photographs of the Gavins and their apartment at Number 7, 720 East 13th Street, as well as their friends, Helen and Clara Felton.
Dates:
1922
Indianapolis Public Library architectural drawings
Collection — Folder: OB153
Identifier: OB153
Scope and Contents
This collection contains reproductions of architectural drawings and floor plans of the Indianapolis Public Library building.
Dates:
undated
Indianapolis Public Library Hilton U. Brown Branch oral history transcripts
Collection
Identifier: OH008
Scope and Contents
This collection contains transcripts of oral history interviews with residents of Irvington, once a town in Marion County, and now a neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1978 to 1987. The interviews were conducted primarily by Lois Leamon and others for Indianapolis Public Library, Hilton U. Brown Branch's Irvington Oral History Project. The transcripts include historical information about the town-cum-neighborhood and the people who lived there.
Dates:
1978-1987
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