Partners

The Center for Earth and Environmental Science is a research center that works to make dramatic contributions to environmental science within the State of Indiana, the Midwest, and beyond. In 1996 IUPUI began a collaboration with the Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) and the IUPUI Department of Geology to produce and convert spatially-referenced data sets and maintain an archive of GIS data. This cooperative agreement between CEES and the IUPUI University Library increases the availability of a wide variety of spatial information and provides exciting opportunities in the use of GIS for students and the local community. A grant from the Library Fund of the Indianapolis Foundation provided the ability to create the Electronic Atlas of Central Indiana.

Online Collection: The Electronic Atlas of Central Indiana

Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana works to rescue and restore unique and significant architectural structures, including national landmarks, historic houses, barns, and bridges in Indiana. This organization strives to revitalize buildings and enrich lives through preserving Indiana's historic landmarks. University Library has collaborated with the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana to inform the general public about Indiana's historic structures and to provide online access to some of this organization's valuable materials.

Online Collections: Indiana Historic Architecture Slide Collection, Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory

The Indiana Historical Bureau evolved from the Indiana Historical Commission, which was established in 1915. This organization offers publications and programs relevant to the history of Indiana and provides ample opportunities to educate the public about Indiana's relations with the rest of the nation and the world. The Indiana Supreme Court, whose Courts in the Classroom project provides courts related educational materials, has collaborated with the Indiana Historical Bureau on the Road to Indiana Statehood project. Together, with University Library, these organizations have worked to make original materials relating to Indiana's constitutional history available online.

Online Collection: Road to Indiana Statehood

The Indiana Medical History Museum is located in the "Old Pathology Building", found on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital in Indianapolis. This is a registered historic place, where a collection of scientific artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are presented in a completely authentic setting. The museum represents the beginning of scientific psychiatry and modern medicine in Indiana. University Library collaborated with this cultural institution to make Dr. William Niles Wishard's Scrapbook available in digital format.

Online Collection: Indiana Medical History Museum - Wishard Scrapbook

The Indiana State Archives is the official repository of Indiana government records of permanent historical and legal significance. It principally contains records generated by state government and state agencies, but also holds many county and local government records. Records of the executive, legislative and judicial branches begin in the 1790s and include papers of every governor; bills, acts and reports of the General Assembly; and proceedings of both the supreme and appellate courts. The lives of Indiana citizens are recorded in the many ways they intersect with government including military service, naturalization procedures, the state land office and state institutions. IUPUI University Library has collaborated with the Indiana State Archives to digitize the telegraph correspondence of Governor Oliver P. Morton, governor during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Online Collection: Civil War: Governor Morton Telegraph Books

The Indiana State Library, which serves as the meeting grounds for the statewide digital library project in Indiana, has within its vast holdings strong collections of materials relating to both Indiana history and culture. Its vision involves providing access to information and services for Indiana's government, libraries, and residents. Through the Library Fund of the Indianapolis Foundation, a grant has provided IUPUI University Library the ability to collaborate with the Indiana State Library and the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library to digitize a collection of historically significant materials that currently have been taken out of circulation.

Online Collections: Indianapolis Sanborn Map Collection, Indiana Baist Atlases, Indianapolis City Directories, Indiana Plat Book Collection, Historic Indiana Atlases

The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library is comprised of 22 individual branches that offer materials, programs, and services in support of lifelong learning, recreational, and economic interests of all Marion County citizens. Their collections include some very interesting resources representing Indiana's history, including books, local newspapers, and dense city directories. Through the Library Fund of the Indianapolis Foundation, a grant has provided IUPUI University the ability to collaborate with the Indiana State Library and the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library to digitize a collection of historically significant materials that currently have been taken out of circulation.

Online Collections: Indianapolis Sanborn Map Collection, Indiana Baist Atlases, Indianapolis City Directories, Climate Data: Indianapolis, IN 1940-2006, Indiana Plat Book Collection, Historic Indiana Atlases

As the nation's only late-Victorian preservation open to the public, the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home in downtown Indianapolis is a window not only into another era, but also into the personal life of the famed "Hoosier Poet," James Whitcomb Riley. The home showcases many of Riley's personal belongings, including his top hat and cane, a portrait of his beloved dog, Lockerbie, and the desk where he wrote Little Orphant Annie and some of his most famous poems.

The Riley Museum Home is owned and operated by the Riley Children’s Foundation. Visit www.RileyKids.org.

Online Collection: James Whitcomb Riley Collection

Greenfield is the birthplace and boyhood home of the famed "Hoosier Poet," James Whitcomb Riley. Before his death in 1916, Riley wrote over 1000 poems during his extraordinary literary career, including "Little Orphant Annie" and "When the Frost is on the Pumpkin."

The Riley Home, where James Whitcomb spent his boyhood years, was built in 1850 by his father, Reuben, and is located at 250 West Main Street. The City of Greenfield purchased this home in 1936 and the Riley Old Home Society was established.

Today, The Riley Home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is open to visitors (April - November).

Online Collection: James Whitcomb Riley Collection

The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) School of Liberal Arts strives to create and exchange knowledge that promotes understanding of the human experience. The school is contributes to the social, cultural and economic development of the state by fostering life-long learning. IUPUI University Library has collaborated with the School of Liberal Arts to digitize older issues of the Saoirse – Irish Freedom newspaper which were previously unavailable online.

Online Collections: Saoirse - Irish Freedom Newspaper & Sovereign Nation