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Authors letters collection

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 73, Placement: 4
Identifier: MSP 315
Scope and Contents

The Indiana Authors Letter Collection contains letters from some of the state's most successful authors. The collection encompasses the "Golden Age of Indiana Literature," a time period in which Hoosier authors achieved both national prominence and popular acclaim.

Dates: ca. 1833-1930
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

New Harmony collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 145
Scope and Contents

The New Harmony collection contains materials from and information related to the New Harmony community in Southern Indiana and the family of Robert Owen, one of its leaders. The collection includes correspondence, newspapers, illustrations, maps, pamphlets, and historical research about New Harmony.

Dates: 1820-1980s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Collection of Robert Dale Owen notebooks

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSP 324
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Robert Dale Owen notebooks contains three notebooks kept by Owen as a young man. Owen organized his notes by topic, with volumes related to science, engineering, Galileo, and a daily journal of his activities in spring 1824.

Dates: 1824 - 1835
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections