Hamburg University Nursing Home Study (1981), #083
8 interviews. Time Period: mostly late 1970s. Bloomington Convalescent Center. Perceptions of nursing home life. Sense of community in nursing home. Generational differences. Treatment of the elderly in society.
Historic Preservation in Indiana (1982), #044
12 interviews. Time Period: mostly 1950s-60s. People and institutions involved in preservation. People’s relationship to the past. Views of local history. Specific projects in cities’ historic preservation movements.
History and Development of Girls’ High School Sports (1989), #043
27 interviews. Time Period: 1920s-80s. Athletics. Girls. Indiana High School Athletic Association. Community. Sex roles.
History of Business (1971), #046
1 interview. Business methodology. Intersections of business history with different areas of historical study. Books and authors. Challenges of studying new history. Administrative history. Biographical history. Research statistics.
History of Indiana (1971-1980), #047
12 interviews. State prisons. Education in Indiana. Lutheran church in Indiana. Town histories. County histories. Local politics and economy. World War I. World War II.
History of Middle Way House (1996), #048
3 interviews. Time Period: 1970s. History of one Bloomington social service agency as it changed from a multi-service drop-in center to a domestic violence shelter. Topics include securing funding, building community support, relationships with the police and press, and issues faced by changing Middle Way’s services.
History of New Harmony, Indiana (1977), #049
8 interviews. Time Period: 1910s-70s. Interviewees born turn of the century. History of restoration of New Harmony. Community study. Historic preservation.
History of Saint Meinrad Archabbey (1980), #050
3 interviews. Benedictine order. Religious training and education. Daily monastic life. Business ventures of the abbey. History of the abbey. Vows and roles of priests and monks. Abbey’s place in Roman Catholic Church hierarchy.
History: Calumet, Michigan (1971), #051
9 interviews. Time Period: 1920s-70s. Community life. Unions. Deindustrialization. Mining. Ethnic communities.
History: Indiana Humanities Council (1993), #052
10 interviews. Time Period: 1960s-90s. Development of Council. Changing role of humanities toward public: from issues to participation. Private fundraising. Government involvement. Interaction of academy and general public.
History: Indiana University (1968-1981), #053
90 interviews. Time Period: 1900s-80s. Student life in early 1900s to 1920s. Department development. Professors’ histories. Administrators’ contributions. Bloomington in early 20th century. Black students in 1940s-50s. WWII veterans at IU.
History: IU Center on Philanthropy (1993), #054
23 interviews. Time Period: 1930s-90s. Fundraising School. Philosophy of philanthropy. Developing classes. Fitting into university as a program. Studying philanthropy in society. Professionalization.
History: Kinsey Institute for Sex Research (1971-1972), #055
27 interviews. Time Period: 1920s-60s. Societal values toward sexuality, marriage and deviance. Development of the Institute. Institutional responses to Kinsey’s challenge of those values. Impact of Kinsey’s work on values and views of sexuality.
History: Modern Theatre (1978-1980), #056
5 interviews. Time Period: 1930s-70s. Life histories of interviewees. Acting techniques and training. Directing techniques and training.
History: Paoli, Indiana (1988), #057
40 interviews. Time Period: 1920s-80s. Variety of ages in interviewees. Generational differences. Disintegration of local community. Awareness of national issues. Changes in values. Changes in women’s and men’s lives. Education. Farming. Wars. Furniture factories. Decline of small business. Depression.
History: Pike County, Indiana (1976), #023
1 interview. History of Pike County, Indiana.
History: Starke County, Indiana (1986), #058
12 interviews. Time Period: 1910s-80s. Interviewees born turn of the century. Rural life. Communities in the county. Town life and customs. Rural vs. urban life. School. Depression.
History: Stringtown, Indiana (1976), #059
16 interviews. Time Period: 1910s-70s. Interviewees very old to the youth of the community, though predominantly mid-life. Concerns of Indianapolis working-class community of Stringtown. Community values and interactions. Family ties. Crime. Police. Home ownership. Churches.