Scotus Gaul Picti collection
Collection
Identifier: L214
Scope and Contents
This collection includes organizational documents, memorabilia, programs, financial documents, newspaper clippings and program information from Scotus Gaul Picti (SGP) in Brookville, Indiana, ranging from 1891 to 1908, regarding the organization's founding, goals, activities and history. There is also a list of members for the F. and A. M. Harmony Lodge No. 11 of Brookville in a notebook with a list of SGP members and an article of agreement regarding Oshawnee Tribe No. 220 of the Improved Order of Red Men (1916).
There are also oversize meeting and script documents (undated) (OBC119).
There are also oversize meeting and script documents (undated) (OBC119).
Dates
- 1892-1899
Creator
- Scotus Gaul Picti (Brookville, Ind.) (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
Scotus Gaul Picti was a club with commercial, political, and social interests organized in Brookville, Indiana in 1892 with the purpose of promoting Brookville as "the greatest place on earth." As the name implies, its rituals, activities, and organization were idiosyncratically "Scottish" and "Pictish". The organization also promoted musical and theatrical events and had its own singing quartet. The organization disbanded in 1899.
Harmony Lodge No. 11 was a part of the Free and Accepted Masons and met in an upstairs room in the house now owned by Mrs. William D. Bohlander.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Booth, Suzie. "A Brief History of the Music of Franklin County, Indiana." Franklin County Historical Society. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.franklincountyhistoricalsociety.com/music_history/brief_history.
Davis, Virgil E. Through the Years: The Story of Brookville, 1808-1958. Brookville, IN: Whitewater Publications, 1958.
Franklin County Historical Society."Scotus Gaul Picti Quartette." Franklin County Historical Society. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.franklincountyhistoricalsociety.com/music_history/picti.
Updike, John C. "Scotus Gaul Picti." Fairfield -- 200 Years blog. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://fairfield200.blogspot.com/2015/07/scotus-gaul-picti.html.
Harmony Lodge No. 11 was a part of the Free and Accepted Masons and met in an upstairs room in the house now owned by Mrs. William D. Bohlander.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Booth, Suzie. "A Brief History of the Music of Franklin County, Indiana." Franklin County Historical Society. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.franklincountyhistoricalsociety.com/music_history/brief_history.
Davis, Virgil E. Through the Years: The Story of Brookville, 1808-1958. Brookville, IN: Whitewater Publications, 1958.
Franklin County Historical Society."Scotus Gaul Picti Quartette." Franklin County Historical Society. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.franklincountyhistoricalsociety.com/music_history/picti.
Updike, John C. "Scotus Gaul Picti." Fairfield -- 200 Years blog. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://fairfield200.blogspot.com/2015/07/scotus-gaul-picti.html.
Extent
0.36 Cubic Feet (1 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 from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Charni on 1971/02/19.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Historical Context Note
The Indiana State Library strives to provide extensive access to our diverse collections, in person and online. Materials within these collections appear as they were originally published or created and may include content that that some viewers find offensive or objectionable. These materials are preserved and presented to provide a true historical representation of their time and should be viewed in the context in which they were created.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/04/11 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/11 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2021/10/25 by Lauren Patton; 2024/08/01 by Brittany Kropf.
- Brookville (Ind.)
- Buttons
- By-laws
- Clippings
- Constitutions
- Freemasons -- Indiana
- Freemasons. Harmony Lodge No. 11 (Brookville, Ind.)
- Improved Order of Red Men. Oshawnee Tribe No. 220 (Brookville, Ind.)
- Indiana -- Societies and clubs
- Memorabilia
- Minutes (Records)
- Photographs
- Ribbons
- Societies and clubs
Creator
- Scotus Gaul Picti (Brookville, Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Scotus Gaul Picti 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
