Indiana State House collection
Collection
Identifier: L574
Scope and Contents
This collection includes reports from the Board of State House Commissioners in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1881 to 1884 and a scrapbook of newspaper articles, state documents, and documents from 1878 to 1888, regarding the building of the Indiana Statehouse.
Dates
- 1878-1888
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
In 1877, the Indiana General Assembly passed an act to erect another, more permanent structure. The Board of State House Commissioners was created by the act selected the plans of Indianapolis architect Edwin May. Adolph Scherrer, May's chief draftsman, succeeded his employer as supervising architect when May died in 1880 and completed the new State House in 1888 for a cost within the initial estimate of $2 million.
Source: "State House." Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Source: "State House." Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Indiana Division on 2013/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/05 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2017/05/08 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/04/16 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Indiana State House collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
