Indiana State Museum
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Indiana Museum Society, Inc. collection
Collection — Folder: S1579
Identifier: S1579
Scope and Contents
This collection has newsletters, memos, a membership form, and a list of people who loaned material to the Indiana State Museum. The first newsletter by President John G. Biel tells about a collection of Indian artifacts donated to the Illinois State Museum because Indiana did not have a state museum. A document dated July 25, 1966, by the Indiana State Parks, gives a summary of collections donated to the state, beginning with David Dale Owen's rock collection about 1859. Civil War flags,...
Dates:
1959-1969
Indiana State Museum Wooton Desks exhibit collection
Collection
Identifier: L408
Scope and Contents
Items in this collection consist largely of photocopies of original articles, catalogs, and photographs used in the research and creation of the exhibit, Wooton Patent Desks: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place at the Indiana State Museum in 1983. Included are articles, advertisements, catalogs, and other historical information regarding the Wooton Desk Company and other contemporary furniture makers in Indiana. There is background information on...
Dates:
1850-1983
