State Archives: what’s there and new plans

<p dir="ltr">You can find everything from the original <strong><a href= "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/const/">Indiana State Constitution</a></strong> drafted in 1816 to casino applications for <strong><a href= "https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/donald-j-trump/">Donald Trump</a></strong> and a poster that cult TV personality <strong><a href="https://sammyterry.com/">Sammy Terry</a></strong> autographed to then-<strong><a href= "https://www.in.gov/history/about-indiana-history-and-trivia/governors-portraits/list-of-governors/indiana-governor-edgar-d-whitcomb-1917-2016/">Gov. Ed Whitcomb</a></strong> more than 45 years ago.</p> <p dir="ltr">For more than 20 years, the <strong><a href= "https://www.in.gov/iara/">Indiana Archives</a></strong> have been housed in a warehouse on the eastside of Indianapolis that's long been described as inadequate. Earlier this year, state leaders announced a site for a new, $35 million building downtown for the archives.</p> <p dir="ltr">So Hoosier History Live will follow up a show from <strong><a href= "https://hoosierhistorylive.org/mail/2015-05-16.html">seven years ago</a></strong>, when officials were hoping that a new home for the archives collection of historical records would be built as part of the 2016 celebrations of <strong><a href= "https://www.in.gov/ibc/#:~:text=Indiana's%202016%20Bicentennial%20celebration%20aimed,was%20celebrated%20around%20the%20state.">Indiana's bicentennial</a></strong>. The project never happened then, but now that a new state archives building finally is about to become a reality (construction is set to begin in spring 2023), we will revisit the topic to spotlight the details.</p>