Indianapolis Times collection
Collection
Identifier: L722
Scope and Contents
The collection includes over 150,000 photographs concerning subjects and people from Indianapolis, the state of Indiana, and outside Indiana, ranging from 1910 to 1965. Also included are newspaper clippings and brochures, relating to international, national, state and local topics.
Note: The subject titles in the collection inventory were largely taken directly from those on the original wrappers and include outdated terms.
Note: The subject titles in the collection inventory were largely taken directly from those on the original wrappers and include outdated terms.
Dates
- 1910-1965, undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Contact the repository for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Historical Note
The Indianapolis Times began publication as the Sun in 1888 edited by Fred L. Purdy. After various ownership changes throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, Scripps-Howard publishing purchased the paper in 1922 and it was renamed the Indianapolis Times.
The Indianapolis Times exposed the Ku Klux Klan and its influence on Indiana state politics during the 1920s, resulting in journalism’s highest award, the Pulitzer Prize. It advocated for children’s needs during the Great Depression and helped over 4,000 Indiana residents find jobs by publishing free advertisements during the 1960s. The newspaper ran its final issue on October 11, 1965. Daily circulation totaled 89,374 with a Sunday circulation of 101,000.
"Despite its successful journalism and philanthropy, the Times lacked the resources and circulation to compete with Indianapolis’s rival dailies, the News and the Star. On October 11, 1965, the Indianapolis Times ran its final issue and suspended publication. Its final daily circulation totaled 89,374, with a Sunday circulation of 101,000."
This information and more about the newspaper's history from the Indiana Historical Bureau's post within the Hoosier State Chronicles blog, here: https://blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/indianapolis-times/.
The Indianapolis Times exposed the Ku Klux Klan and its influence on Indiana state politics during the 1920s, resulting in journalism’s highest award, the Pulitzer Prize. It advocated for children’s needs during the Great Depression and helped over 4,000 Indiana residents find jobs by publishing free advertisements during the 1960s. The newspaper ran its final issue on October 11, 1965. Daily circulation totaled 89,374 with a Sunday circulation of 101,000.
"Despite its successful journalism and philanthropy, the Times lacked the resources and circulation to compete with Indianapolis’s rival dailies, the News and the Star. On October 11, 1965, the Indianapolis Times ran its final issue and suspended publication. Its final daily circulation totaled 89,374, with a Sunday circulation of 101,000."
This information and more about the newspaper's history from the Indiana Historical Bureau's post within the Hoosier State Chronicles blog, here: https://blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/indianapolis-times/.
Extent
114 Cubic Feet (114 cubic foot boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series and subseries:
Record group 1: Photographs
Series 1: Subjects
Subseries 1.1: Indianapolis
Subseries 1.2: Indiana
Subseries 1.3: Outside Indiana
Series 2: People
Record group 2: Clippings
Record group 1: Photographs
Series 1: Subjects
Subseries 1.1: Indianapolis
Subseries 1.2: Indiana
Subseries 1.3: Outside Indiana
Series 2: People
Record group 2: Clippings
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Joseph Freeman on October 12, 2017.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
General
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.
- Title
- Indianapolis Times collection
- Status
- In Process
- 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
