Gettysburg Address Reenactment collection
Collection — Folder: S1439
Identifier: S1439
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence pertaining to the Gettysburg Address Reenactment performed at the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on November 19, 1980. The program entitled "A New Birth of Freedom," which includes pictures of the participants in costume, is also available in the collection.
Dates
- 1980
Creator
- New Birth of Freedom Society (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
The Gettysburg Address Reenactment was performed at the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 19, 1980. Members of the Indianapolis Civil War Round Table and the New Birth of Freedom Society, formed in 1980, sponsored the reenactment. Elbert L. Watson was the General Chairman of the reenactment committee of eleven people. John "Scotty" Selch portrayed Maryland Governor Augustus Bradford in the performance.
The Indianapolis Civil War Round Table, an organization of amateur and professional historians from Central Indiana with an interest in the American Civil War. was founded by Alan Nolan, Harry Grube and Rudolf Haerle in 1955.
The Indianapolis Civil War Round Table, an organization of amateur and professional historians from Central Indiana with an interest in the American Civil War. was founded by Alan Nolan, Harry Grube and Rudolf Haerle in 1955.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from John "Scotty" Selch on 1980/11/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/05/14 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2014/05/14 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2015/07/25 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- New Birth of Freedom Society (Organization)
- Indianapolis Civil War Round Table (Organization)
- Title
- Gettysburg Address Reenactment collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
