Processed by
Robert W. Smith
Paul Brockman, Supervisor
24 March 2005
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
3 boxes; 2 bound volumes |
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COLLECTION |
1936–1948 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Scherrer estate through Wilbur Peat, Indianapolis, April, 1972; Lucretia Ann Saunders, Indianapolis, March 1981 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
Adolph Scherrer Papers (M 0245) |
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ACCESSION |
1972.0409; 1981.0307 |
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NOTES: |
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Anton Scherrer (1878–1960) was the son of Swiss born architect, Adolph Scherrer, the architect of the present Indiana State House. Anton Scherrer, along with his brother, Herman, followed their father in architectural endeavors under the firm of Adolph Scherrer and Sons.
In addition to his architectural career, Anton Scherrer wrote a newspaper column on the people and history of Indianapolis titled “Our Town” for the Indianapolis Times.
Sources:
Encyclopedia of Indianapolis,
pp. 619, 1219.
Information in Collection.
The collection centers on Anton Scherrer’s newspaper columns. These items include the manuscripts he wrote for the Times’ “Our Town” articles, April 1936–Dec. 1940, the notebooks he used in comprising the information for the columns, and correspondence he received suggesting ideas for his columns. There also are two scrapbooks containing his printed columns, 1937–40.
Other material in the collection includes manuscripts of speeches and essays and architectural sketches for unidentified houses.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, April–June 1936 |
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, July–Sept. 1936 |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Oct.–Dec. 1936 |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Jan.–Feb. 1937 |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, March–April 1937 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, May–Dec. 1937 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Jan.–April 1938 |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, May–July 1938 |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Aug.–Oct. 1938 |
Box 2, Folder 1 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Nov.–Dec. 1938 |
Box 2, Folder 2 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Jan.–April 1939 |
Box 2, Folder 3 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, May–Dec. 1939 |
Box 2, Folder 4 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, Jan.–June 1940 |
Box 2, Folder 5 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, July–Dec. 1940 |
Box 2, Folder 6 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, ca. 1936? |
Box 2, Folder 7 |
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“Our Town” Manuscripts, n.d. |
Box 2, Folder 8 |
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Fragments of Columns, n.d. |
Box 2, Folder 9 |
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Notes and Drafts, n.d. |
Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Correspondence, 1938–48 |
Box 3, Folder 1 |
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Notebooks (4), n.d. |
Box 3, Folder 2 |
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Speeches and Essays (1 of 2) |
Box 3, Folder 3 |
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Speeches and Essays (2 of 2) |
Box 3, Folder 4 |
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Scrapbook of Printed Columns, 1937–38 |
BV 2371 |
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Scrapbook of Printed Columns, 1938–40 |
BV 2372 |
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