Library architecture
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Mock collection
Collection
Identifier: L470
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection consists of Albert Mock's unpublished manuscripts, "Three Centuries of Hoosier Education" and "Three Centuries American Life" compiled and written circa 1960. The collection includes typewritten drafts; typewritten and handwritten rough drafts; newspaper clippings; research notes; and various publications regarding education ranging from 1856 to 1967. Items of note include a copy of the 1856 "A Sketch of the Educational History of Wayne County, and the Proceedings of...
Dates:
1856-1967
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Albert Mock collection
Edward D. Pierre collection
Collection
Identifier: L611
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, clippings and other ephemera; architectural drawings and blueprints; photographs and photograph albums; scrapbooks and illustration boards from Edward D. Pierre and his architectural firms, Pierre and Wright and Edward D. Pierre and Associates, in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1925 to 1962. The materials cover a surfeit of topics such as Pierre's architectural projects and contests, including the Indiana State Library and Historical...
Dates:
circa 1925-1962
J. Scott Williams collection
Collection — Folder S1425
Identifier: S1425
Scope and Contents
These letters, all written by J. Scott Williams, are about the new Indiana State Library and Historical Building under construction. He wrote to Edward D. Pierre of Pierre and Wright, 909 Architects and Builders Building, Indianapolis, in 1932 (3 letters); to Willard Osler of the same company in 1933 (3 letters); to Edward D. Pierre in 1933 (2 letters), and to Miss Esther McNitt, Indiana State Library, in 1934 (1 letter). There is a 12-page typed document on onion-skin paper entitled "Glass,...
Dates:
1932-1934
Jesse T. and Harriet Eitel Johnson family papers
Collection
Identifier: L399
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three folders of photographs used by Jesse T. Johnson in his work, showing interiors and exteriors of many buildings around Indiana and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The correspondence and James Whitcomb Riley memorabilia primarily belong to Harriet Eitel Johnson, who was involved in the restoration of Riley's birthplace in Greenfield, Riley day, Riley Hospital, and various other commemorations of the poet. There is also a folder of writings by Harriet...
Dates:
1862-1956
Steven J. Schmidt, Indiana State Library research files
Collection
Identifier: L494
Scope and Contents
This collection includes packets, booklets, and a CD from Steven J. Schmidt in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1928 to 2014 regarding the Indiana State Library.
Dates:
1928-2014
