Dates

• Majority of material found within 1874 - 2019

Extent

50 boxes Linear Feet (This collection is housed in two filing cabinets. Series I contains photographs, 35mm slides, and other images including postcards documenting the history of Indiana State Normal School (ISNS, 1875-1927), Indiana State Teachers College (ISTC, 1927-1959), Indiana State College (ISC, 1959-1965) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP, 1966-present). Record Group 81 is located in the IUP Special Collections and University Archives in Stapleton Library Room 302. Photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject and include alumni, buildings, campus scenes, departments, homecoming, and students. Series II contains images related to Western Pennsylvania and outside the relevance of Series I. Many additional photographs are available electronically. Other significant university photograph collections in the IUP Special Collections and University Archives include: Record Group 63: Office of Public Relations Record Group 77: James Wakefield University Photograph Collection Record Group 78: Ronald Juliette University Photograph Collection Some selected images are available online and for more information about the history of IUP, read Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Our Homage and our love (1991) written by Dale Landon (Manuscript Group 97) and Ronald Juliette (Manuscript Group 143 and Record Group 78). There are additional photograph collections in Manuscript Groups associated with IUP, Pennsylvania Coal Culture, Indiana County, and the Pennsylvania Collection. You may also want to contact the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County. Information collected from the Office of Communications and Marketing (Record Group 63, formerly the Office of Public Relations in Record Group 25) and other offices and departments on campus. )

Language of Materials

English