Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

"PRESERVERS OF THE PAST, INDIANA'S COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES"
IHRG PROJECT, 1995-1997

Collection #:
M 0467

Table of Contents

Collection Information
Historical Sketch
Scope and Content Note
Folder Listing
Cataloging Information

Processed by
Chris Harter
4 September 1997
15 December 1998

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:

1 manuscript box, 1 box of color slides

COLLECTION DATES:

1995-1997

PROVENANCE:

Indiana Heritage Research Grant #95-3002

RESTRICTIONS:

None

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE FORMATS:

None

OTHER FINDING AIDS:

None

RELATED HOLDINGS:

None

ACCESSION NUMBERS:

1997.0610, 1998.0044

NOTES:

This collection consists of the final report for a project undertaken as part of Indiana Heritage Research Grant #95-3002. The grantee was the Oral History Research Center, Indiana University, Memorial Hall West, Room 401, Bloomington, IN 47405.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Oral History Research Center, located at the Indiana University-Bloomington Campus, received an Indiana Heritage Research Grant (IHRG) from the Indiana Humanities Council and the Indiana Historical Society. The purpose of the grant was to document and evaluate the role of county historical societies as preservers of Indiana's history and cultural heritage. County historical societies included in this project were located in the following counties: Jefferson, Johnson, La Porte, Monroe, Noble, Randolph, Tippecanoe, Vigo, and Wells. The project produced eleven transcribed, edited and indexed interviews with fourteen society members, as well as slides of exhibits at each historical society. These materials are available at the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana Humanities Council, the Oral History Research Center, and the Lilly Library (located on the Indiana University-Bloomington campus).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

"Preservers of the Past: Indiana's County Historical Societies" was completed as part of an Indiana Heritage Research Grant (#95-3002) awarded to the Oral History Research Center, located at the Indiana University-Bloomington campus, in 1995. This collection consists of an abstract for the project, interviews with members of the participating historical societies, a copy of the final report for the project, and color slides taken at the societies.

Interview topics include each member's life and the society's history and activities. The interviews were originally arranged alphabetically according to county; this order has been maintained. Each participating society is represented in the collection of slides.

FOLDER LISTING

FOLDER

CONTENTS

1

Abstract

2

Oral Histories--Jefferson Co.

3

Oral Histories--Johnson Co.

4

Oral Histories--La Porte Co.

5

Oral Histories--La Porte Co.

6

Oral Histories--Monroe Co.

7

Oral Histories--Monroe Co.

8

Oral Histories--Noble Co.

9

Oral Histories--Randolph Co.

10

Oral Histories--Tippecanoe Co.

11

Oral Histories--Vigo Co.

12

Oral Histories--Wells Co.

13

Final Report

14

(VC) Color Slides

 

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

  1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog
  2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
  3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
  4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

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