Vertical File Index
Monroe County History Center
Research Library
Last updated: January 29, 2017
Please note:
See (underlined) refers to the subject heading where material on a topic may be
found.
See also lists related subject headings where additional material on a topic may be
found.
Files on a particular family are titled with just the last name (i.e., “Mershon,” not
“Mershon Family”). The library has a separate section of Family Files
containing lineage information.
Information on certain communities (i.e., “Ellettsville”) is included in the Vertical
Files. The library also has a separate section of Community Files in File
Cabinet 2.
Abolitionist. See also Black History; Underground Railroad
African-American: See Black History
Agriculture. See also Bloomington Farmers’ Market; Buildings—Barns;
Buildings—Log Cabins; Clubs/Organizations—Farm Bureau; Peden, Rachel
Airports
Alexander, W. M., Memorial
Allen Funeral Home: See Buildings—Allen Funeral Home
Animals
Aquarius Books
Art. See also Pering, Cornelius
Associations: See Clubs/Organizations
Attorneys: See Justice System
Automobiles. See also Buildings—Graham Motor Sales
Axtell’s Pond
Band: See Music
Banks
—General Information
—Monroe County State Bank
Basket Factory: See Bloomington Basket Company
Bean Blossom Lake: See Lake Lemon
Bean Blossom Township
Beck, Frank (Beck Chapel)
Bender Lumber
Benton Township
Bicycles
Bigger’s Trading Post
Bingham: See Buildings—Log Cabins; Crime
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Black History. See also Abolitionist; Agriculture; Holidays—Juneteenth; Indiana
University Greek Organizations; Schools—Banneker, Center; Showers—Shop
Notes; Underground Railroad
—Andrew Ferguson
—Biographical Sketches
—Booklets/IMH Articles/Newsletters
—Elizabeth Bridgwaters
—General
—Samuel Plato
Black Market: See Parks—Peoples
Black Mercantile: See Buildings—Seward & Co. Building
Blair: See Art; Buildings—Blair House; Buildings—Blair-Waldron House
Bloomingfoods
Bloomington Area Arts Council (BAAC). See also Buildings—Waldron Arts
Center; Theaters—Indiana Theatre; transcriptions of Oral History tapes in
File Cabinet 11
Bloomington Basket Company
Bloomington Farmers’ Market
Bloomington Hardware
Bloomington High School: See Schools
Bloomington History. See also Buildings; Monroe County Court House
—“Annual Report 1961” (photos)
—Calendars (photos)
—City Growth (Vuke Donation)
—General
—“Greater Bloomington” (booklet with photographs)
—“Looking Back” columns
—“Looking Back on Old Bloomington” columns
—“Man of Bloomington” columns (1960s)
—Narratives
—Newcomers’ Guides (photos)
—Newspaper Supplements
—“Old Bloomington” columns (D. C. Miller)
—“Old Bloomington” columns (miscellaneous)
—Real News for a Change: The Best of the Bloomington Alternative
—Reform Government Facts (photos)
—Series on 1880s–1890s
—Songbook
—Square
—“Women of Bloomington” columns: See Women
Bloomington Milling Company: See Buildings—Karsell Mills
Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (BRI)
—General Information
—Hinkle-Garton Farmstead
—Newsletters
—Researching the History of a Home
—Tours
Bloomington Township
Blue Springs Community
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Book Nook/Gables
Books: See Literature
Boxman’s Restaurant
—Henry Boxman
—Restaurant History
—Speeches by Henry Boxman
Bradfute, Walter: See Buildings—Bradfute Building
Brands, Monroe County
Brewster
—Brewster/Dunn/Alexander Families
—Brewster, James
—Brewster Sisters
Bridges
—Bell: See Bridges—Johnson Bridge
—Cedar Ford: See Bridges—Maple Grove … Bridge
—Covered Bridges
—Cutright Bridge
—Freedom Bridge
—Friendship Bridge
—General Information
—Goodman Bridge
—Gosport Bridge
—Johnson Bridge
—Kinser Pike Bridge
—Maple Grove (McMillan, Millikan, Williams) Bridge
—McMillan Bridge: See Bridges—Maple Grove … Bridge
—Millikan Bridge: See Bridges—Maple Grove … Bridge
—Nancy Jane Bridge
—Secrest Ferry Bridge: See Bridges—Gosport Bridge
—Stout’s Creek Bridge
—Williams Bridge: See Bridges—Maple Grove … Bridge
Brown County. See also Pyle, Ernie—“Beautiful Brown County” columns
Bruner, Loba: See Buildings—Bruner House
Bryan, William Lowe: See Indiana University Presidents; Physicians
Buildings. See also Agriculture; Automobiles; Banks; Bloomington History;
Bloomington Restorations, Inc.; Business History; Maryland Ridge; Monon—
Stations; Monroe County Court House; Schools; individual businesses,
communities, and organizations; Walking and Driving Tours; Historic
Preservation file on the shared drive
—Abel, Elias, House
—Adams Houses
—Allen Building
—Allen Funeral Home
—Applegate Building. See also Monroe County Libraries—“MCPL Block”
—Atwater House
—Ballantine, Elisha, House
—Barns
—Batman House
—Benckart Building
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—Bender Farmhouse: See Buildings—Stipp-Bender Farmhouse
—Black Mercantile: See Buildings—Seward House
—Blair House
—Blair-Waldron House
—Bloomington Antique Mall: See Buildings—Figg, John R., Building
—Bloomington Milling Company: See Buildings—Karsell Mills
—Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center: See Buildings—Graham
Motor Sales
—Bloomington Transit Facility
—Bonsall House
—Borland House
—Bowles Hotel
—Bradfute Building
—Bradfute House
—“Breaking Away” House: See Buildings—Stohler House
—Breezy Point: See Buildings—Ridge, John T., House
—Brooks-Henley House
—Bruner House
—Bryan House: See Buildings—Indiana University
—Bundy Hotel: See Buildings—Indiana Hotel
—Bunger-Ferguson-Porter House
—Burch House
—Buskirk-Hill-Vance Building
—Buskirk-Showers House
—Caldwell House: See Cedar Crest
—Campbell House
—Canada House
—Cantol Wax Building
—Carmichael, Hoagy, House
—Carter-Randall-Parker House
—Cedar Crest
—Century House
—Charlotte Zietlow Justice Center: See Buildings—Justice Building
—City Hall (1884)
—City Hall (1915): See Buildings—Waldron Arts Center
—Coca Cola
—Cochran-Helton-Lindley House
—Commercial House (Hotel)
—Coulter-Lowder House
—Criminal Justice Building
—Curry Building
—Day Funeral Home
—Day-Spencer House
—Doenges (Elaine) Houses
—Downtown Transit Center: See Bloomington Transit Facility
—Duck Inn
—Dunn House
—Dunning, Paris: See Buildings—Paris Dunning House
—Dyne House
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—East House
—Elks Lodge. See also Clubs/Organizations—Lodges—Elks
—Faris House
—Farmer Homestead
—Farmer House
—Fess House
—Field House
—Figg House
—Figg, John R., Building
—Fireside Hotel: See Buildings—Graham Hotel
—Fleener Building
—Fullerton House
—Fulwider-Murray House
—General Information. See also Neighborhoods
—Gentry Building
—Gentry Hotel: See Bowles Hotel
—Graf, Josef, House
—Graham Hotel
—Graham Motor Sales
—Grant Street Inn
—Granville Ward House
—Graves-Morrison House
—Grey, Mary, Cottage
—Harbison House: See Buildings—Legg-Harbison House
—Harbison, Samuel, Farmhouse
—Hays, Al, House (“Tinker’s Mansion”)
—Hedrick House
—Helton-Lindley House: See Buildings—Cochran-Helton-Lindley House
—Henderson House
—Hicks, William T., House
—Hinkle-Garton Farmstead: See Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (BRI)
—Hoadley House (Bloomington)
—Hoadley House (Stinesville)
—Home Laundry Co. Building
—Hottel House
—Hubbard-McCrea House
—Hunter House
—Illinois Central Freight Station
—Illinois Central Station
—Indiana Hotel
—Indiana University. See also Beck, Frank (Beck Chapel); Buildings—
Woodburn House, Wylie House; Theaters—Indiana University Cinema
—Johnson Hardware Building
—Justice Building
—Karsell Mills
—Ketcham House
—Ketcham’s Mill
—King House: See Maple Grove—King House
—Kirkwood Manor
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—Koontz House
—Kresge Building
—Legg-Harbison House
—Leonard’s Linen Service: See Buildings—Home Laundry Co. Building
—Lincoln Hotel
—Log Cabins
—Lueck, Dean, House
—Lustron Houses
—Marshall-Shigley-Bowman House: See Buildings—Shigley-Bowman House
—Martin-Colman House
—Masonic Temple
—Matthews Mansion
—May House
—Mayfield House
—“MCPL Block”: See Monroe County Libraries—“MCPL Block”
—Millen-Chase-McCalla House: See Buildings—Topolgus Building
—Millen-Stallknecht House
—Miscellaneous Buildings
—Mitchell, Joseph, House
—Mitchell, Leon, House: See Buildings—Harbison, Samuel, Farmhouse
—Modern Cleaners: See Buildings—Fleener Building
—Monon Station: See Monon Railroad
—Morgan House
—National Guard Armory
—National Hotel
—Nichols, John (architect)
—North College Duplexes
—Old Monroe County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail
—Old Stone House: See Buildings—Stout House
—Opera House: See Theaters—Mendelssohn Hall
—Owens Farmhouse
—Paris Dunning House
—Pest House
—Peterson House (116 North Grant Street)
—Piggy’s
—Prospect Hill Place
—Pullman Hotel
—Raintree House: See Buildings—Millen- Stallknecht House
—Rayfield House
—Regester House
—Ridge, John T., House
—Rogers House
—Russell-Kemp House
—Seward & Co. Building. See also Seward—Business
—Seward House
—Seward-Dunn House
—Shigley-Bowman House
—Shook House
—Showers Houses. See also Buildings—Buskirk-Showers House
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—Showers Plaza: See Showers—Renovation
—Smallwood Pike Building. See also ST Semicon
—Smith, Thomas, Farmhouse
—Station 2 Firehouse
—Stinesville Christian Church
—Stinesville Doctor’s Office
—Stipp-Bender Farmhouse
—Stohler House
—Stout House. See also Maple Grove—Old Stone House
—Sullivan House
—Surveys
—Taylor (Stright) House
—Taylor, Tom, Building: See Buildings—Figg, John R., Building
—“Tinker’s Mansion”: See Hays, Al, House (“Tinker’s Mansion”)
—Tom O’Daniel Ford: See Graham Motor Sales
—Topolgus Building
—Tourner Hotel
—Van Ormon Hotel: See Buildings—Graham Hotel
—Victoria Towers
—Vonderschmitt House
—Waldrip Cabin: See Buildings—Log Cabins
—Waldron Arts Center
—Waldron Block
—Waldron, Charles B., Building
—Waldron House
—Waldron Tannery
—Weigand House
—Weimer Homestead
—Weinland House
—Wicks Building: See Wicks’ Bee Hive
—Woodall House: See Maple Grove—Woodall House
—Woodburn House
—Woodward House
—Woolery House: See Ballantine, Elisha, House
—World Courier Building
—Worley Bank
—Worley Mansion
—Wylie House
Business History. See also Aquarius Books; Automobiles; Banks; Bender Lumber;
Bloomingfoods; Bloomington Basket Company; Bloomington Hardware;
Buildings; Ellettsville—Business and Industry; Limestone Mills and
Quarries; Mills; and names of specific businesses (Book Nook/Gables;
Boxman’s Restaurant; Chocolate Moose/Penguin; Coleman Company; Cook
Companies; Ellis Floral; ESCO Supply Company; Faris Market; General
Electric; Gordon and Anderson Oil Company; Groves’ Restaurant; Howe’s
Candy Kitchen; J. C. Penney; Johnson Creamery; Ladyman’s Cafe; Limestone
Industry; Mills; Nick’s English Hut; Nurre Mirror/Glass Company; Oliver—
Oliver Winery; Otis Elevator; Piggy’s; RCA; Rogers—Rogers Group; Sarkes
Tarzian; Schmalz; Settle Jewelry; Seward; Showers; ST Semicon; Sullivan’s;
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Tovey’s Shoe Store; Virginia Ironworks; Waldron; Westinghouse; Wicks’ Bee
Hive; Wiles Drug; Williams Jewelry; Wylie Furniture; etc.)
—Bars and Restaurants
—Chamber of Commerce
—Construction, Industry, and Manufacturing
—Directories
—General Information
—Groceries and Markets
—Hotels and Lodging
—Recreation
—Retail
—Services
Buskirk: See Buildings—Buskirk-Hill-Vance Building; Buildings—BuskirkShowers House; Parks—Third Street; Theaters—Indiana Theatre; Van
Buskirk
Canals, Indiana
Carlisle: See Sarkes Tarzian
Carmichael, Hoagy. See also Book Nook/Gables; Buildings—Carmichael, Hoagy,
House
—Clippings
—Family History
—Indiana University Alumni Magazine articles
—Memorial
—Music
—Photographs and Correspondence
—Programs
—Statue
Carnegie Library: See Monroe County Libraries
Caves: See Environment; Mayfield’s Cave
Cemeteries: For information on Monroe County cemeteries, see File Cabinet 11,
drawer 1. For information on cemeteries in other counties, see Greene
County, etc.
Census
—Federal
—General Information
—Monroe County/Indiana
—Mortality
Charities: See Clubs/Organizations—Charitable/Nonprofit
Child Welfare: See Orphans’ Home/Child Welfare
Chocolate Moose/Penguin
Chronology, Historical
—1776–1976
—1920s
—1940s. See also Holidays—Christmas
—1950s
—1960s
—1970s
—1980s
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Churches: For information on churches and religion, see Church Files Cabinet
Circus. See also Gentry
Civil War. See also Alexander, W. M., Memorial; Black History; Military History;
Monroe County Historical Society—Civil War Centennial Committee; Van
Buskirk
—Bloomington
—Company F (Monroe Grenadiers)
—Company I, 10th Cavalry, 125th Regiment (1960s Drill Team)
—General
—Indiana
—Indiana Magazine of History articles
—McCalla, Captain Henry
—Monroe County
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC): See Brown County; Lawrence County;
Parks—Cascades
Clear Creek. See also Monon—Stations
Clear Creek Township
Clubs/Organizations. See also names of specific groups (Red Cross, etc.)
—Charitable/Nonprofit
—Civic
—Ecumenical
—Farm Bureau
—Fraternities. See also Indiana University Greek Organizations
—Local Council of Women. See also Hospital—Bloomington Hospital
—Lodges—Eagles
—Lodges—Elks. See also Buildings—Elks Lodge
—Lodges—General Information
—Lodges—Haymakers
—Lodges—IOOF
—Lodges—Knights of Pythias
—Lodges—Masonic
—Lodges—Modern Woodmen
—Lodges—Moose
—Lodges—Odd Fellows
—Lodges—Red Men
—Miscellaneous
—Senior Citizens
—“Woman’s Club”
—Women (General Information)
—Women (Home Extension Clubs). See also Maple Grove—R.F.D. Club
—Women (WCTU)
—Youth
Coca-Cola: See Buildings—Coca Cola
Coleman Company
Coleman, Phyllis: See Crime
Cook Companies
—CFC, Inc.
—Cook Group
—Cook Pharmica
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—Cook Urological
—General Information
Cook, William, Gayle, and Carl
—Cedar Farm
—General Information
Counties: For information on counties other than Monroe, see Brown, Greene,
Lawrence, Martin, Morgan, Orange, and Owen
Court House: See Monroe County Court House
Covered Bridges: See Bridges
Crane: See Military History—Crane; Martin County
Cravens, Oscar: See Newspapers
Crest Toothpaste
Crime
Criminal Justice: See Buildings—Criminal Justice Building; Justice System
Curry Auto: See Buildings—Curry Building
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Day Funeral Home: See Buildings—Day Funeral Home
Deam Wilderness: See Parks—Deam Wilderness
Decades: See Chronology, Historical
Dentists: See Physicians
Dickens Fellowship
Doctors: See Physicians
Dolan
Dry Stone Masonry: See Dry Stone Walls
Dry Stone Walls
Dunn: See Brewster—Brewster/Dunn/Alexander Families; Buildings—Dunn
House; Indiana University—History
Earthquake: See Geology
Eclipse: See Natural History
Electric Company: See Utilities
Ellettsville. See also Buildings—Matthews Mansion, Shook House, Worley Bank,
Worley Mansion; Ellettsville—Fall Festival; Ellettsville—Journal (Special
Editions); Limestone Mills and Quarries—Bybee Stone Company, Harding &
Cogswell, Matthews Brothers Company; Monon—Stations; Schools—
Ellettsville; Newspapers
—Business and Industry
—Endwright
—Fire Company
—General Information
—Jack’s Defeat Creek
—Our Boys and Girls
Ellettsville—Fall Festival
Ellettsville—Journal (Special Editions)
Ellis Floral
Endwright, Maurice: See Ellettsville—Endwright
Environment. See also Griffy Lake; Lake Lemon; Lake Monroe; Natural History;
Parks; Weather; etc.
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ESCO Supply Company
Fairfax
Faris: See Buildings—Faris House; Faris Market
Faris Market
Farmer’s Market: See Bloomington Farmers’ Market
Feltus: See Newspapers
Female Seminary: See Schools
Figg, John R.: See Buildings—Figg, John R., Building
Film: See Theaters
Fire Department. See also Bloomington Township; Ellettsville—Fire Company
—Famous Fires
—“History of the Bloomington Fire Department”
—Miscellaneous
—Photograph, ca. 1900
—Pioneer Fire Company
Flatboats: See Water Transport
Fleener. See also Buildings—Fleener Building
Fox Hunting
Franklin, Benjamin
Furniture: See Showers
Gables: See Book Nook/Gables
Garton: See Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (BRI)—Hinkle-Garton Farmstead
Genealogy: See Monroe County Genealogy Society
General Electric
Gentry. See also Buildings—Gentry Building; Circus
—Family
—Gentry Bros. Shows
Geography—Monroe County
Geology
Germans in Indiana
Ghost Stories: See Holidays—Halloween
Gordon and Anderson Oil Company
—Correspondence and Miscellaneous
—Minutes
—Research
Gosport: See Bridges—Gosport; Owen County—Gosport
Government. See also Justice System; Mayors; Politics
—Bloomington
—Civil Defense
—Monroe County
—Township
Greene County
Griffy Lake
—Griffy Creek (name)
—Nature Preserve
—Water Supply
Groves’ Restaurant
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Harrodsburg. See also Monon—Stations
—General Information
—1830s–1870s
—1880s
—1890s
—1900s
Haunted Houses: See Holidays—Halloween
Healthcare. See also Hospital; Physicians
—Facilities
—Health Information
—“History of Medicine in Monroe County”
Helton, Andrew
Hendricksville
Highways: See Streets/Highways
Hindustan (Hindostan): See Washington Township
Hinkle: See Bloomington History—Square; Bloomington Restorations, Inc.
(BRI)—Hinkle-Garton Farmstead
Historic Preservation: See Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (BRI); Buildings;
Neighborhoods. See also “Monroe County National Register Applications”
on the shared drive
Hitching Posts: See Streets/Highways—Amenities
Holidays
—April Fool’s Day
—Armistice Day: See Veterans Day
—Arbor Day
—Christmas
—Decoration Day: See Memorial Day
—Fourth of July
—Halloween
—Juneteenth
—Labor Day
—Martin Luther King Jr. Day
—May Day
—Memorial Day
—New Year
—Thanksgiving
—Veterans Day
Hoosier
“Hoosier Farm Wife Says” (column by Rachel Peden). See also Maple Grove
Horse Cabs: See Stagecoaches and Horse Cabs
Hospital. See also Clubs/Orgs.—Local Council of Women; Healthcare—“History
of Medicine in Monroe County”
—Ambulance
—Bloomington Hospital (Fundraising, Pre-1962)
—Bloomington Hospital (History)
—Bloomington Hospital (Planning/Construction, Post-1962)
—Bloomington Hospital (Planning/Construction, Pre-1962)
—Bloomington Hospital (Programs/Reports)
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—Monroe Hospital
—Nursing
Houses: See Buildings
Housing Developments: See Buildings—General Information; Neighborhoods
Howe’s Candy Kitchen
Indian Creek Township
Indiana Counties: See individual names
Indiana Historical Society. See also Little Hoosier Historians
Indiana History
—Bicentennial Commemorations
—Famous Citizens
—General Information
—Government
—Preservation Projects
Indiana Pioneers, Society of
Indiana State Archives
Indiana State Library
Indiana State Museum
Indiana University. See also Buildings—Indiana University; Buildings—
Woodburn House; Schools—Seminary; Spanker’s Branch; Women;
Woodburn
—Bennett Reed articles
—History
—IDS articles, Fall 1948
—James McDaniel series
—“Looking Back” columns
—“Looking Back on Old Bloomington” columns
—Maps
—“Old Bloomington” columns
—Programs
—Publications
Indiana University Greek Organizations
Indiana University Presidents. See also Physicians; Wylie, Andrew
—General Information
—Programs and Publications
—Wells, Herman B
Indians: See Native Americans
Industry: See Business History; Limestone Industry; names of specific businesses
(Showers, etc.)
Ivy Tech. See also Buildings—Waldron Arts Center
J. C. Penney
Jack’s Defeat Creek: See Ellettsville—Jack’s Defeat Creek
Johnson Creamery
Jordan River: See Spanker’s Branch
Judah
Justice System. See also Bruner, Loba; Buildings—Justice Building; Lake
Monroe—Law Enforcement/Management
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—Attorneys
—General Information
—Jail. See also Buildings—Old Monroe County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail
—Judges
Karsell Mills: See Buildings—Karsell Mills
Kinsey
Kirby
Kirksville. See also Schools—Kirksville
Kirkwood
Koch, Bennie
Ku Klux Klan
Labertew
Ladyman’s Cafe
Lake Lemon
Lake Monroe. See also Utilities—Water
—Boy Scout Camp
—Development
—History
—Law Enforcement/Management
—Recreation
—Reports
—Roads
Land Use: See Geography—Monroe County
Latino Community
Lawrence County
Leffler, Robert: See James Robert “Bob” Leffler Collection (box in Archive
Alcove); Theaters—Leffler Photo Essay
Legends: See Holidays—Halloween
Library: See Monroe County Libraries
Limestone Events
—BCAT Program
—Exhibit
—General Information
—IHC Project
Limestone Industry
—Carvers
—General Information
—Related Businesses
—Strikes
Limestone Mills and Quarries
—Bybee Stone Company
—Central Oolitic Stone Company: See Shawnee Stone Company
—Consolidated Stone Company
—Crescent Stone Company
—Empire Stone Company
—Fluck Cut Stone
—General Information
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—Harding & Cogswell
—Harris Stone Company
—Henley Stone Company
—Hoadley, B. G., Quarries
—Hoadley, J., and Sons
—Hunter Valley Stone Company
—Independent Limestone
—Indiana Limestone Company. See also Limestone Resources—Indiana
Limestone Institute
—Ingalls Stone Company
—Johnson Quarry
—Matthews Brothers Co. See also Bybee Stone Co.; Ellettsville—Journal
(Special Editions); binder on Family History shelves
—McMillen’s Mill
—National Stone Company
—Perry Brothers Stone Company
—Quarry Stories
—Reed Quarries
—Shawnee Stone Company
—TexaCon Cut Stone: See Limestone Mills and Quarries—Fluck Cut Stone
—Thompson Stone Company
—Victor Oolitic Stone Company
—Woolery Stone Company
Limestone Resources
—Architecture in Stone
—“Bedford Foundry & Machine Co.”
—“Bedford Stone”
—“Directory of Dimension Stone Quarries in Indiana”
—“Gazetteer of Limestone Mills”: See TN968.S262 2016 on main shelving
—Indiana Limestone Bank Buildings
—“Indiana Limestone Handbook”
—Indiana Limestone Institute
—“Limestone Chapter…”
—“Living with Limestone”
—“Monroe County Limestone, 1850–1899”
—“Notes on the Production of Rustic Monuments”
—“Oolitic Limestone Industry”
—“Origins of the Indiana Limestone Co.”
—Postcards
—“Salem (Indiana) Limestone Distribution”
—“Stone Carvers of Monroe County, Indiana”
—“Stone Cutter and Tools of Trade”
—Stone Magazine
Literature. See also Pyle, Ernie
Little Hoosier Historians
Local Council of Women: See Clubs/Organizations—Local Council of Women
Lockridge
Louden
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Maple Grove. See also “Hoosier Farm Wife”; Peden, Rachel; and information on
Maple Grove in Binder Cabinet
—Church. See also Church Files Cabinet: Maple Grove Christian Church
—General Information
—King House
—Miscellaneous “Mrs. R.F.D.” columns. See also “Hoosier Farm Wife Says”;
Peden, Rachel
—Old Stone House. See also Buildings—Stout House
—R.F.D. Club
—Woodall House
Maps. See also Indiana University—Maps; Monon—Maps; Orange County—
Patoka Lake; map cabinet and inventory list in public area
—Counties of the United States
—Early Indiana
—Indiana Cities/Counties
—Monroe County
Marion Township
Martin County. See also Military History—Crane
Maryland Ridge
Matthews: See Buildings—Matthews Mansion; Limestone Mills and Quarries—
Matthews Brothers Company; binder on Family History shelves; box of
clippings on shelves in Archive Alcove
May’s Café: See Chocolate Moose/Penguin
Mayfield’s Cave
Mayors
—Alison, Tomi
—Dunlap, Mary Alice
—Fernandez, John
—General Information
—Henderson, Carey W.
—Hooker, John
—Kelly, Emmett “Pop”
—Kruzan, Mark
—Lemon, Tom. See also Lake Lemon
—McCloskey, Frank
McCalla: See Civil War—McCalla, Captain Henry; Schools—McCalla. See also
Family Files
McDoel: See Monon—McDoel Yards; Neighborhoods; Parks—Rails to Trails
Medicine: See Healthcare; Hospital; Physicians
Mershon
Military History. See also Civil War; World War I; World War II
—Camp Atterbury
—Crane
—Exhibit
—General Information
—Monroe County. See also Ellettsville—Journal (Special Editions); World War
II—Monroe County
—Veterans. See also Black History—Andrew Ferguson
Miller, Rosemary. See also transcriptions of oral history tapes in File Cabinet 11
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Mills. See also Buildings—Karsell Mills; Business History—Construction,
Industry, and Manufacturing; Limestone Mills and Quarries; Water
Resources (Indiana)
Missionary Train
—Exhibit
—General Information
Monon. See also Gordon and Anderson Oil Company—Correspondence and
Miscellaneous; Neighborhoods; Parks—Rails to Trails; Railroads
—Accidents and Wrecks
—Employees
—General History
—Maps
—McDoel Yards
—Miscellaneous Items
—Names of Line
—Narratives
—Pictures
—Postcards
—Society/Newsletters
—Stations
—Strikes/Politics/Closure
Monroe County Chautauquas
Monroe County Court House. See also Alexander, W. M., Memorial; Bloomington
History—Square
—Clock: See Monroe County Courthouse—Miscellaneous
—The Fish
—History/Early Buildings
—Miscellaneous
—Monuments: See Monroe County Court House—Miscellaneous
—1907 to the Present
—“Save the Court House”
Monroe County Fair: See Monroe County History—Celebrations
Monroe County Fall Festival: See Ellettsville—Fall Festival
Monroe County Genealogy Society
Monroe County Government: See Government—Monroe County
Monroe County Historian
Monroe County Historical Society. See also Monroe County Museum
—Civil War Centennial Committee
—Early Newsletters
—History
—Papers Read at Meetings
—Survey
Monroe County History. See also Bloomington History; Government—Monroe
County; Monroe County Settlement; Oral History; specific topics
—Articles, Plays, Speeches
—Boundaries
—Celebrations. See also Ellettsville—Fall Festival
—Hall of Fame
—Miscellaneous Information
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—“Monroe County Yesterday” series
Monroe County History Center: See Monroe County Historical Society; Monroe
County Libraries—Carnegie; Monroe County Museum
Monroe County Libraries. See also Monroe County Museum—T.O.L.I.
—Bookmobile
—Carnegie Library
—History
—“MCPL Block” (East Wing Addition)
Monroe County Museum—History. See also Monroe County Historical Society;
Monroe County Libraries—Carnegie
—Collections/Development
—Continuing Education Course
—Early Newsletters
—Exhibitions/Events
—Opening
—Policies/News Releases
Monroe County Museum—Organization
—Board Meetings
—Committee 1978–1980
—Physical Facilities
Monroe County Museum—T.O.L.I. See also box of material in Archive Alcove
—Articles
—CETA Grant
—Correspondence/Documents
—Lease
—“The Old Library Fund”
Monroe County Oddities
Monroe County Records Preservation
Monroe County Reservoir: See Lake Monroe
Monroe County Settlement. See also Bigger’s Trading Post; individual
communities; Maryland Ridge
—Early Residents
—“Old Settlers.” See also Ellettsville—Fall Festival
—Reminiscences
Morgan County
Mt. Tabor
Movies: See Theaters
Museum: See Monroe County Museum
Music. See also Bloomington History—Songbook; Stinesville—Centennial Music
—Bands
—General
—Musicians. See also Carmichael, Hoagy
Names. See also Hoosier; Streets/Highways—Names
—Indiana
—Monroe County
National Register of Historic Places
Native Americans
—General Information
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—Indiana. See also Ten O’Clock Line
—Monroe County
Natural History. See also Environment; Geology
Neighborhoods. See also Bloomington Restorations; Buildings—General
Information; Urban Renewal; Walking and Driving Tours
Newspapers. See also Buildings—Bradfute Building, World Courier Building
[note: a copy of the Bloomington Courier-Tribune Sesquicentennial Edition 1968
(1818–1968) is stored in an archival box in the Archive Alcove]
Nichols, John: See Buildings—Nichols, John (architect)
Nick’s English Hut
Nurre Mirror/Glass Company
—Correspondence
—History
“Occupy Bloomington”: See Parks—Peoples
Old Settlers: See Monroe County Settlement
Oliver
—Bill and Mary
—Oliver Winery
Oral History. See also transcriptions of Oral History tapes stored in File Cabinet
11, drawers 2–3
—Miscellaneous Information
—Monroe County Historical Society Project
Orange County
—French Lick/West Baden
—General Information
—Lost River
—Patoka Lake
Orchard
Organizations: See Clubs/Organizations; names of specific groups
Orphan Train
Orphans’ Home/Child Welfare
Otis Elevator
Owen County. See also Bridges—Freedom
—General Information
—Gosport. See also Bridges—Gosport; Monon—Stations
—Spencer
Palatines: See Germans in Indiana
Parks
—Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve
—Bloomington Park and Recreation Master Plan, 1977–1981
—“Bloomington Parks: 90 Years…” (illustrated booklet)
—Bryan
—Cascades
—Cedar Bluffs Nature Preserve
—Clear Creek Trail
—Crestmont Park
—Deam Wilderness
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—Ernest D. Butler
—Flatwoods
—General Information
—Goose Pond
—Hopewell Field
—Karst Farm. See also Poor Farm
—Leonard Springs Nature
—McCormick’s Creek
—Miller-Showers
—Mills Pool
—Ninth Street: See Parks—Ernest D. Butler
—Peoples
—Rails to Trails/Pedestrian and Bike Trails. See also Parks—Switchyard Park
—RCA Community
—Restle Unit Overlook, Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
—Seminary
—Switchyard Park
—Sycamore Land Trust: See Environment
—Third Street
—Thomson: See Parks—RCA Community
—Twin Lakes
—Waldron, Hill, and Buskirk: See Parks—Third Street
—Will Detmer
Patton, Samuel
Peden, Rachel. See also “Hoosier Farm Wife Says”; Maple Grove
Penguin: See Chocolate Moose/Penguin
Penitentiary Hollow
People: See specific names and topics (Art; Literature; Monroe County History—
Hall of Fame; Music; Sports; etc.)
Pering, Cornelius
Perry Township
Photography
Physicians. See also Stinesville—Doctors
—Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Montgomery, Owen (report)
—General Information
Pigeon Hill Neighborhood: See Urban Renewal
Pioneer Life. See also Agriculture; Monroe County Settlement
Police. See also Crime; Ku Klux Klan; White Capping
—Bloomington Police Department
—General History
—Indiana State
—Lloyd Hawkins Research
Politics. See also Government; Mayors
—Democratic Central Committee for Monroe County, 1936
—General Information
Polk Township
Poor Farm. See also Parks—Karst Farm
Poor Relief: See Clubs/Organizations—Charitable/Nonprofit
Population: See Census
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Postcards: See Monon Railroad—Postcards
Post Office
—General Information
—Indiana Postal History Society Newsletters
Presidents
Prohibition: See Clubs/Organizations—Women (WCTU)
Pyle, Ernie
—“Beautiful Brown County” columns
—Clippings (1940s–1950s)
—General Information
—“Hoosier Vagabond” columns
—Miscellaneous Writing
—Pictures
—Wife (Gerry Pyle)
Radio/Television. See also RCA; Sarkes Tarzian
Railroads. See also Buildings— Illinois Central Freight Station, Illinois Central
Station; Monon Railroad; Smithville
RCA
—General Information
—Proximity Radio Fuze
—“Worker Memories”
Red Cross
Religion: For information on churches and religion, see Church Files Cabinet
Richland Township
Rogers
—Rogers Group
—Rogers, Ralph
Rural Development: See Agriculture
Salt Creek Township
Sanders
Sanitation: See Healthcare—Health Information
Sarkes Tarzian. See also Radio/Television; ST Semicon; information in Binder
Cabinet
Sauer (Sower) Bible
Schmalz
—Accessioned Items
—Advertisements
—General Information
School History
—General Information on Monroe County Schools
—MCHS 2005 School Calendar
—“The One Room School in Monroe County…”
—Pupil Records, 1934
—Teachers
Schools. See also names of townships for general histories of township schools
—Adams
—Allen’s Creek
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—Arlington
—Banneker
—Bloomington High School—History. See also Sports—General Information
—Bloomington High School—Publications
—Bloomington High School—Reunions: See gray box on Yearbook Shelves
—Bloomington High School North (BHSN)
—Bowman
—Broadview
—Brummett’s Creek
—Bunker Hill
—Burgoon
—Butcher
—Carlton
—Carter (Indian Creek Township)
—Carter (Perry Township)
—Center (Bloomington)
—Center (Indian Creek Township)
—Central Junior High School
—Central School
—Chafin Chapel
—Chapel Hill
—Childs Elementary
—Christian
—Clay
—Clear Creek
—Colored School: See Schools—Center (Bloomington)
—County
—Cowden
—Cross Roads
—Deckard (Ramp Creek)
—Dillman
—Dolan
—Ellettsville
—Elm Heights—General Information
—Elm Heights—PTA, 1944–1945
—Fairview (Bean Blossom Township)
—Fairview (Bloomington)
—Female Seminary
—Finley
—Fleener
—Friendship
—Gardner
—Grandview
—Hacker
—Hall: See Schools—Smithville
—Handy
—Harbison
—Harmony: See Schools—Elm Heights
—Harmony (Van Buren Township)
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—Harrodsburg
—Headley
—Hensonburg
—Hillside: See Schools—Templeton
—Honey Creek
—Hoop Pole
—Hunter
—Joint
—Kirby
—Kirksville
—Knight Ridge
—Lampkins (Ridge)
—Lee
—Maple Grove
—Marlin
—Martindale
—May
—McCalla
—McCown
—Mitchell
—Montessori
—Moores Creek
—New Haven
—Oliphant
—Owen(s)
—Parks (Bean Blossom Township)
—Parks (Bloomington Township)
—Payne
—Percifield
—Phillips (Clear Creek Township): See Schools—Valley
—Phillips (Perry Township)
—Pleasant View: See Schools—Templeton
—Polley
—Poplar Grove
—Preschool
—Ramp Creek: See Schools—Deckard (Ramp Creek)
—Ranard
—Red Hill
—Reeves
—Rice
—Rush Ridge
—St. Charles
—Sand College
—Sanders
—Seminary
—Seven Oaks Classical School: See Schools—Ellettsville
—Smithville
—Snoddy
—South Union
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—Stanford
—Stinesville
—Stonefield School
—Summit
—Teague
—Templeton
—Texas
—Thrasher
—Todd
—Unionville
—University. See also Lake Monroe—Reports
—Valley
—Vernal
—Walker: See Schools—Stinesville
—Washington Consolidated
—Waterworks
—Wayport
—Woodland
—Yoho
Sedwick, John. See also Maryland Ridge
Seminary Township: See Perry Township
Settle Jewelry
Seward. See also Buildings—Seward & Co. Building
—Business
—Doris (Columns)
—Doris (General Information)
—Family
Showers. See also Buildings—Showers Houses; binder on Family History shelves
—Bendix Research
—Business
—Family
—Furniture Catalogs (Tone donation)
—Histories/Documents
—Renovation
—Shop Notes
Shuffle Creek: See Unionville
Sidewalks: See Streets/Highways—Amenities
Smallwood: See Buildings—Smallwood Pike Building; ST Semicon
Smith, Dudley C.: See Blue Springs Community
Smithville. See also Schools
—General Information
—Railroad Right-of-way
Soap Box Derby
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
Sower: See Sauer
Spanker’s Branch
Sports. See also Black History—General Information; names of individual schools;
“History of Monroe County Athletics” in Binder Cabinet
—General Information
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—McCracken
Square: See Bloomington History—Square
ST Semicon
Stagecoaches and Horse Cabs. See also Orchard
Stanford. See also Agriculture
Stinesville. See also Buildings—Hoadley House (Stinesville); Buildings—
Stinesville Christian Church; Schools—Stinesville
—Centennial Music
—Doctors
—General Information
—Stone Quarry Festival
—Williams, Louis N., Press Clippings
Stone Fences: See Dry Stone Walls
Streets/Highways. See also Lake Monroe—Roads
—Amenities
—“Bloomington Mass Transportation Study” (1966)
—Bolin Research
—General Information
—I–69
—Names
—SR 45/46 Bypass (37 Bypass)
—SR 37 (Dixie Highway)
Sullivan’s
Television: See Radio/Television
Temperature: See Weather—Temperature
Ten O’Clock Line
Theaters
—Brown County Playhouse: See Brown County
—Buskirk-Chumley Theatre: See Theaters—Indiana Theatre
—Cinema West Drive-In
—Filmmaking
—General Information
—Harris Grand Theatre
—Indiana Theatre
—Indiana University Cinema
—Leffler Photo Essay. See also James Robert “Bob” Leffler Collection (box in
Archive Alcove)
—Mendelssohn Hall
—Princess Theatre
—Starlite Drive-In
—Theater Companies
—Tivoli: See Owen County—Spencer
—Von Lee Theatre
Thomson: See RCA
Time Zones
Titanic
T.O.L.I.: See Monroe County Museum—T.O.L.I.
Tornados: See Weather—Tornados
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Tours: See Bloomington Restorations, Inc.; Walking and Driving Tours
Tovey’s Shoe Store
Townships: See Government—Township; names of individual townships;
Community Files in file cabinet 2
Trails: See Parks—Rails to Trails/Pedestrian and Bike Trails
Transportation: See Airports; Animals; Automobiles; Buildings—Bloomington
Transit Facility; Monon Railroad; Orchard; Railroads; Stagecoaches and
Horse Cabs; Streets/Highways; Water Transport
Underground Railroad. See also Abolitionist; Black History; Buildings—Faris
House; Buildings—Smith, Thomas, Farmhouse
—General Information
—Narratives
Unionville. See also Schools—Unionville
Urban Renewal
—Pigeon Hill Neighborhood
—Urban Renewal Project
Utilities
—Electric
—Gas
—General Information
—Sewer. See also Healthcare—Health Information
—Telephone
—Water. See also Griffy Lake; Lake Monroe; Water Resources (Indiana)
Van Buren Township
Van Buskirk
—David
—Family
Veterans: See Military History—Veterans
Vigilantes: See Ku Klux Klan; Mershon; Police—General History; White Capping
Virginia Ironworks. See also Virginia Ironworks video in Audiovisual Drawer;
William Wilder interviewing Lee Williams in Audio Cassettes Drawer H
—Bernacki Correspondence
—History
—Ross, Randolph
Waldron. See also Buildings—Waldron; Buildings—Blair-Waldron House
—Businesses
—Charles
—John
—Mary. See also Dickens Fellowship
—Miscellaneous Information
Walking and Driving Tours. See also Bloomington Restorations, Inc.—Tours
—Brochures
—General Information
War: See Civil War; Military History; World War I; World War II
Washington Township
Water Resouces (Indiana). See also Griffy Lake; Lake Monroe; Utilities
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Water Supply: See Griffy Lake; Lake Monroe; Utilities
Water Transport
Watts, John. See also James Robert “Bob” Leffler Collection, box in Archive
Alcove
Weather
—Floods
—Storms
—Temperature
—Tornados
West Baden: See Orange County
Westinghouse
—General Information
—Promotional Materials
White Capping
—General Information
—“White Caps in Southern Indiana”
Wicks’ Bee Hive
Wiles Drug
Williams Jewelry
Women. See also Aquarius Books; Clubs/Organizations; specific fields or
occupations (Physicians; etc.)
—General Information
—Miscellaneous Women’s Profiles, 1950s–60s
—“Women of Bloomington Area” columns, 1950s–60s
Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU): See Clubs/Organizations—
Women (WCTU)
WonderLab
Woodburn
Woolley: See Buildings—Victoria Towers
World War I. See also Military History
World War II. See also Holidays—Christmas; Military History; Schools—Elm
Heights—PTA, 1944–1945
—Alexander, Paul E. (Diary, photographs, service information)
—General Information
—Indiana
—Monroe County
Writers: See Literature
Wylie, Andrew. See also Buildings—Wylie House; “Wylie Family Letters”
(LD2515.1.Af2 and LD2515.1.Af3, on shelves)
—Bibliography
—Family History
Wylie Furniture
Youth: See Clubs/Organizations—Youth; Lake Monroe—Boy Scout Camp