We really can’t say enough good things about our volunteers, but we definitely want to take the time to recognize a few of our wonderful volunteers. We would like to share what they have been working on here at the Indiana State Library. In this issue we’re featuring the volunteers in our Newspaper, Indiana, and Manuscripts Divisions.
The Manuscripts Division has six volunteers working on various projects that we would like to highlight.
Nikki Schofield
Nikki has been working on 31 small collection finding aids; she processed the Eva Doty collection (L599), totaling 3 cubic feet; also working on a guide for the Program Collection that documents the history of unique events in Indianapolis and surround areas ranging from 1830-1870 (http://www.in.gov/library/5294.htm).
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Nancy Johnson
Nancy has been transcribing the Noah Noble collection (L118), totaling 3 cubic feet; the collection includes personal and political correspondence regarding state and national Whig politics, as well as Noble's campaign for Governor of Indiana ranging from 1816-1844 (http://www.in.gov/library/4680.htm).
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Megan Bettag
Megan is cataloging over 115 artist prints. The collection includes original sketches of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument competition as well as several illustrations from Robert Weaver Choose image(1924-1994), a contemporary American illustrator.
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Brittany Kropf
Brittany is working on 13 small collection finding aids; she also was the curator for our last exhibit “Hardship and Hope: The Life of the Hoosier Soldier during the Civil War.”.
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Danielle Adams
Danielle Adams has compiled 22 small collection finding aids. She has also completed processing of the Myrtie Barker collection (L583), totaling 5 cubic feet. Barker was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis and wrote a weekly column for the Indianapolis News and authored three books
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Braden Pefley
Braden is processing the Central Union Telephone Company collection (L289), totaling 3 cubic feet; also providing reference help to the William Harding Museum in Marion, Ohio, interested in finding information about the “front-porch campaign” during 1920 and a press house that was built on the President Harding’s estate.
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