Indiana Historical Society
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The Indiana History Center, headquarters of the Indiana Historical Society (IHS), offers exciting opportunities for the public to learn about Indiana’s heritage. Visitors of all ages and from all walks of life enjoy the exhibitions gallery, featuring changing interactive exhibits; the Cole Porter Room, which features a replica Wurlitzer jukebox; the beautiful research library, equipped with computers and an audiovisual room; the 300-seat Frank and Katrina Basile Theater for concerts, plays, lectures, and workshops; Lilly Hall, a stunning space available for special events and ceremonies; the Café at The Stardust Terrace; and the Basile History Market gift shop, featuring Hoosier-made products and items relating to Indiana. Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has collected, preserved, interpreted and disseminated information about the 19th state’s history. The independent, nonprofit society provides youth and family programming, publishes books and periodicals, sponsors teacher workshops, and assists local historical groups throughout the state. One of the oldest historical societies in the United States, the Indiana Historical Society has 7,300 members, making it one of the largest historical societies in the country.
Members of the Indiana Historical Society annually receive generous benefits, which include a subscription to INPerspective, a bimonthly newsletter; the popular quarterly history magazine Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History; the quarterly Indiana Magazine of History, which is published by Indiana University; and the family history publication Connections: The Hoosier Genealogist, as well as a 10 to 20 percent discount on IHS products and programs.
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
Phone: (317) 232-1882
Fax: (317) 233-3109
Web page: http://www.indianahistory.org.
President and CEO: John A. Herbst
Online Finding Aid: http://opac.indianahistory.org/
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[edit] Collection Summary
The Indiana Historical Society’s William Henry Smith Memorial Library is a research-oriented repository of the world’s largest collection of materials—books, manuscripts, photographs, and maps—relating to the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. The IHS library houses more than 7,400 manuscript and archival collections; 1,600,000 photographs and pictures; 20,000 online digital images; 74,000 books and pamphlets; and 1,500 maps. Although IHS has traditionally collected materials concentrating on the history of early Indiana and the Old Northwest, in recent years special attention has been given to items relating to architecture, agriculture, American Civil War, business, communities, education, ethnically and racially identified groups, families, government, journalism and communications, medicine, military affairs, notable Hoosiers, Old Northwest Territory, organized labor, politics, the professions, religion, social services, transportation (including railroad and interurban history), and women. A recent acquisition includes a large collection of Abraham Lincoln-related material and the most complete collection of materials related to his assassination. IHS encourages the use of its library by researchers at all levels of scholarship.
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