Indiana Legislative Bureau collection
Collection
Identifier: L195
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed reports from the Indiana Legislative Bureau regarding standing rules and orders for the Indiana General Assembly. The collection also contains state and county finances, and two typed articles: "Titles of Acts and the Passage" and "Taking Effect of Acts and Joint Resolutions in Indiana." Other items include articles written by two directors, John A. Lapp and Charles Kettleborough; bibliographies, lists of laws by subject, lists of laws and amendments, appropriations, information about coal mining, overviews of Indiana, and miscellaneous ranging from 1833 to 1953.
The oversize collection contains the following items: "What is the Constitution of a State"; "What a Constitution May Not Contain"; "History of Indiana's Constitution"; 1917 (2 copies); "The Bill of Rights"; "Rights of Accused"; and "Suffrage", 1917 (2 copies); Criminal Identification Bureau documents, 1926; "Compensation and Basis of Factor" document, 1921; and "Constitutional Amendments Proposed and Adopted Since 1851" document, undated (OBC143).
The oversize collection contains the following items: "What is the Constitution of a State"; "What a Constitution May Not Contain"; "History of Indiana's Constitution"; 1917 (2 copies); "The Bill of Rights"; "Rights of Accused"; and "Suffrage", 1917 (2 copies); Criminal Identification Bureau documents, 1926; "Compensation and Basis of Factor" document, 1921; and "Constitutional Amendments Proposed and Adopted Since 1851" document, undated (OBC143).
Dates
- 1833-1953
Creator
- Indiana Legislative Bureau (Compiler, 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 Indiana Legislative Bureau was first created in 1907 as the Legislative Reference Department in the Indiana State Library. The bureau was a division until 1939, when it became an independent agency. The purpose of the agency was to assist the Indiana General Assembly by providing members with impartial and accurate information and reports concerning the legislative issues being addressed.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 small manuscript box, 1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/05/28 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2015/05/28 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid revised 2016/08/01 by Edythe Huffman; 2021/11/02 by Lauren Patton; 2024/07/16 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Indiana Legislative Bureau (Compiler, Organization)
- Kettleborough, Charles (Person)
- Lapp, John A. (Person)
- Indiana State Library (Organization)
- Title
- Indiana Legislative Bureau collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
