General Collections

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

The collections listed are only a portion of the materials held by the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, and additional collections are added on a continuing basis. Catalog-level information about each of the collections can also be found in IUCAT, Indiana University Libraries' online catalog. For a complete listing of collections, contact Special Collections and Archives through Ask an Archivist.

Updated Jan 21, 2016 by Webmaster

Finding Aids

32nd General Hospital Collection, ca. 1918-1997

Collection of records from an Indianapolis-based medical unit that participated in World War I and World War II.

Jessie Groves Collection, 1915-1977

Collection of photographs and an oral history documenting her nursing career at Long Hospital and Riley Hospital over a course of four decades.

John C. Tacoma Mushroom Collection

Slide collection of mushrooms common to the Midwest region.

Julia Carson Papers, 1978-2007

Papers of Indianapolis state legislator and congresswoman.

Larry Allyn Conrad Papers, 1947-1993

Papers of an Indiana civic leader and Secretary of State.

National Council on Public History Records, 1977-2002

Records of an organization advancing the professionalism of public history and advocating enhanced public and governmental support for historical programs.

Neil Matthew Photographs, 1940-1983

A photographic documentary of scenes and places

Organization of American Historians Records, 1906-2003
Records of a historical organization devoted to the study of American history. The organization established in 1907 under the name of Mississippi Valley Historical Association but eventually outgrew its regional focus and changed in 1965 to the Organization of American Historians.
Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. Records, 1920-2007

Records of an international honor society for nurses, established in 1922, committed to fostering excellence, scholarship and leadership in nursing to improve health care worldwide.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America, Indiana University Medical Center, Chapter 175 Records

Records of a local chapter of an international honor society of scientists, established in 1961, that recognizes research achievement and carries with it the opportunity for members to work cooperatively.