Special Collections

Interest in donation of materials

If you wish to discuss the donation of materials, please contact:

Todd J. Daniels-Howell, Head, Special Collections Team
IUPUI University Library
Special Collections and Archives
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Phone: (317) 274-0466
Email: tjdaniel@iupui.edu

The General Collections include the records and papers of organizations and individuals with ties to the University and/or Indianapolis.

Interest in donation of materials

If you wish to discuss the donation of materials, please contact:

Todd J. Daniels-Howell, Head, Special Collections and Archives
IUPUI University Library
Special Collections and Archives
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Phone: (317) 274-0466
Email: tjdaniel@iupui.edu

The German-American Collections include the records of national and local immigrant organizations, as well as the papers of local families. Particularly significant are the national and local records of the North American Turners, a social organization of German origin whose focus is physical fitness and sports and the propagation of German culture.

Interest in donation of materials

If you wish to discuss the donation of materials, please contact:

Brenda L. Burk, Philanthropic Studies Archivist
IUPUI University Library
Special Collections and Archives
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Phone: (317) 278-2329
Email: bburk@iupui.edu

Transfer of Records

In order to ensure the orderly transfer of records to the Archives, the following documents are available for current donors:

The Philanthropy Collections include the historical records of the following: organizations and individuals that have worked as advocates for the nonprofit sector, fund raising firms that help nonprofit organizations raise money, foundations and individual philanthropists, and nonprofit organizations that provide social services, particularly in central Indiana. These collections also provide a wide scope of research materials dealing with social, historical, political, educational, and ethnic developments and changes in the United States during the twentieth century.

For more information on the availability of the collection for research, please contact the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives at (317) 274-0464 or email the Archives at speccoll@iupui.edu.

Stephen E. Towne
Assistant University Archivist
IUPUI University Library
Special Collections and Archives
UL 0117A
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 278-3445
(317) 274-0464
setowne@iupui.edu

 

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Transferring Office Information

The department/office name including the name of person, address and phone number for person responsible for the records. This person will be contacted if further information about the records is needed for a complete and informed evaluation of the records.

Records Information

Title of records:

Title by which this group of records is commonly known.