Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project collection
Collection
Identifier: L209
Scope and Contents
This collection includes copies, and a few originals, of letters, account books, diaries, journals, accounts of life in prison, military records, minutes of organizations, regimental histories, reminiscences and memoirs, sermons, speeches, and printed documents, such as commencement programs, business and industrial catalogs, broadsides, maps, and pamphlets from citizens in Indiana, ranging from 1772 to 1967 and undated, copied or collected as part of the Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscripts Project during 1966-1967, regarding personal and civic life and business activities. Also included are plaques and oversize photographs and postcards from the sesquicentennial celebration, circa 1967 (B015).
Dates
- 1772-1967, undated
Creator
- Krasean, Thomas (Person)
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 Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project was conducted and administered by the Indiana State Library in cooperation with the Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. Cooperating libraries included the Indiana State Library; the libraries of Ball State University, Indiana University, Indiana State University, University of Notre Dame, and Purdue University; the Fort Wayne and Indianapolis Public libraries; and the Indiana Historical Society Library.
Some 60,000 pages of manuscript materials were collected from March 1, 1966 through April 30, 1967 and included personal papers and manuscripts and privately printed documents. Guide to the collection parts I and II were printed in the Indiana Magazine of History, Volume XlIV, June and September, 1968.
Source:
"Guide to the Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project: Part I." https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/9350/12413
Some 60,000 pages of manuscript materials were collected from March 1, 1966 through April 30, 1967 and included personal papers and manuscripts and privately printed documents. Guide to the collection parts I and II were printed in the Indiana Magazine of History, Volume XlIV, June and September, 1968.
Source:
"Guide to the Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project: Part I." https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/9350/12413
Extent
3.03 Cubic Feet (9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by assigned number.
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 2016/05/18 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/05/18 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2021/08/25 by Lauren Patton; 2024/07/24 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Krasean, Thomas (Person)
- Indiana State Library (Organization)
- Title
- Indiana Sesquicentennial Manuscript Project 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
