Photo AlbumState of Indiana Monument Finding Aid1. State of Indiana Cenotaph Sketch, N.D. Drawing of the proposed Indiana State Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 2. Dedication Ceremony Pamphlet, July 1, 1971. Order of ceremonies for the dedication of the State of Indiana Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. 3. Knox County Choral Club Inquiry, Sept. 21, 1964. Choral Club of Knox County sent this inquiry to National Park Service Headquarters, Washington, D.C. to request information on Indiana Monuments at Gettysburg. 4. William C. Everhart's Reply to Knox County Choral Club, Oct. 14, 1964. William C. Everhart, National Park Service Historian, replies to Knox County Choral Club's inquiry on Indiana Monuments at Gettysburg by referring them to contact Gettysburg National Military Park. 5. Knox County Choral Club Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 23, 1964. Knox County Choral Club writes to the Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park to inquire as to how to erect a memorial to the State of Indiana on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 6. Harry Pfanz Reply to Knox County Choral Club, Oct. 27, 1964. Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Harry Pfanz replies to an inquiry of the Knox County Choral Club regarding Indiana Monuments on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 7. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Knox County Choral Club, Oct. 30, 1964. Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent Kittridge Wing recommends that Knox County Choral Club reaches out to Senator Bayh, who had made similar inquires. 8. Mrs. Carl Miller of the Knox County Choral Club Response to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., Nov. 9, 1964. Letter for Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. informing them that Senator Charles Schneck and Representative Ben Rickets will introduce legislation in favor of placing an Indiana State Monument. Mrs. Cal Miller asks about monument location, placement, and cost. 9. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Mrs. Carl Miller, Nov. 17, 1964. Acting Supt. of Gettysburg National Military Park, S. G. Sollenberger, writes about monument cost for designing, making , and placement of various monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. Supt. talks about monument placement procedure and gives historical examples. 10. Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission Inquiry, Feb. 9, 1965. Letter from Carl Zenor of the Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission to George Hartzog Jr., Director of the National Park Service asking about the possibility and process to place a Indiana State Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield. 11. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Mr. Carl Zenar, Feb. 19, 1965. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent Kittridge Wing to Carl Zenor of the Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, in response to his inquiry on the addition of a Indiana State Monument to the Gettysburg Battlefield. 12. Indiana War Memorials Commission Inquiry, June 7, 1966. Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. from Lt. Col. Charles Sanders of the Indiana War Memorials Commission inquiring about the existence of an Indiana State Monument in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. 13. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Indiana War Memorials Commission, June 24, 1966. Letter from George Emery, Supt. of Gettysburg National Military Park to Lt. Col. Charles Sanders of the Indiana War Memorials Commission in response to their inquiry. Supt. talks about Indiana burials in the Gettysburg National Cemetery and about past proposals for a state monument. 14. Indiana State Historical Society Inquiry regarding the Placement of an Indiana State Monument, Feb. 7, 1967. Hubert Hawkins of the Indiana State Historical Society wrote to the Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. to inquire about topographical information as to the placement of an Indiana State Monument. 15. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Hubert Hawkins, March 16, 1967. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery responds to Hubert Hawkins of the Indiana State Historical Society in regard to the design of State Monuments and National Park Service policy regarding new memorials. 16. Wearly Monuments Memorandum, Jan. 1968. Document regarding appropriations by the State of Indiana for a monument at Gettysburg. 17. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Warner Wasson, Nov. 21, 1968. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery responds to a request for a map for the determination of a location for the State of Indiana Monument. 18. Letter From Margaret Colclesser to Gettysburg Travel Council, May 6, 1969. Letter from the Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission to ask for information about Gettysburg for the trip of the Commission to Gettysburg to select a site for the State of Indiana Monument. 19. Letter From the Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., May 8, 1969. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission informs Gettysburg National military Park supt. that they will arrive in order to chose a proper site for the State of Indiana Monument. 20. Newspaper Article, May 17, 1969. The Gettysburg Times newspaper article about the Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission meeting with Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery and Historian Thomas Harrison to chose a site for the State of Indiana Monument. 21. Gettysburg National Military Park Indiana Memorial Memorandum, May 19, 1969. National Park Service memorandum listing possible locations for the State of Indiana Monument and placement requirements. 22. Letter from Oakdale Public Schools to Park Historian, May 28, 1969. Letter from Principal Harold McClary to Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Thomas Harrison inquiring as to the number of Indiana monuments on the battlefield at Gettysburg. 23. National Park Service Internal Memorandum, May 29, 1969. Memo from National Park Service Northeast Regional Director George Palmer to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. regarding the placement of a State of Indiana Monument. 24. Gettysburg Supt. Letter to Emery to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, June 4, 1969. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery informs Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission that they have been approved by National Park Service Northeast Regional Director to move forward with the placement of a State of Indiana Monument. 25. Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Letter to Oakdale Public Schools, June 5, 1969. Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Thomas Harrison replys to Principal Harold McClary regarding the Indiana regimental monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. 26. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Historian, July 3, 1969. Request by Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission to meet with Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Thomas Harrison. 27. Gettysburg National Military Park Historian to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, July 9, 1969. Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Thomas Harrison responds to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission request for a meeting. 28. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Historian, Aug. 5, 1969. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission thanks Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Thomas Harrison for meeting with them. 29. Handwritten Indiana State Monument Memorandum, N. D. Handwritten notes about the location of the State of Indiana Monuments placement in regard to flooding of Rock Creek. 30. Sketch of Flooding Levels at Proposed Indiana Monument Site, N. D. Sketch of possible flooding at chosen State of Indiana Monument site. 31. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., Oct. 3, 1969. Letter from Thurman DeMoss to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery, letting him know that a final design has been approved for the State of Indiana Monument. 32. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, Dec. 4, 1969. Supt. George Emery writes to Thurman DeMoss to approve location for State of Indiana Monument and comments on landscape design. 33. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., Dec. 16, 1969. Letter to Supt. George Emery from Thurman DeMoss regarding the opening of bids for the contract to create the new State of Indiana Monument. 34. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., Jan. 8, 1970. Letter informing Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery of the text that will be on the State of Indiana Monument. 35. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, Jan. 16, 1970. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to Thurman DeMoss regarding the changing of the proposed text for the State of Indiana Monument due to historical inaccuracies. 36. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, Feb. 25, 1970. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to Thurman DeMoss regarding the changing of the proposed text for the State of Indiana Monument due to historical inaccuracies. 37. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., Feb. 27, 1970. Letter to Supt. George Emery from Thurman DeMoss agreeing to the proposed changes to the text on the State of Indiana Monument. 38. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, March 4, 1970. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to Thurman DeMoss with the changes to the text for the State of Indiana Monument. 39. Proposed Text for Indiana State Monument, N. D. Text as submitted to appear on the State of Indiana Monument. 40. Proposed Text for Indiana State Monument, N. D. Text as approved to appear on the State of Indiana Monument. 41. Design Specifications of Indiana State Monument, N. D. Design Specifications for the State of Indiana Monument. 42. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., March 30, 1970. Letter to Supt. George Emery from Thurman DeMoss to inform him that the contract to create the State of Indiana Monument had been awarded. 43. Proposed Indiana Memorial Memorandum, April 1, 1970. Internal National Park Service memo from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to National Park Service Northeast Regional Director regarding the contract to create the State of Indiana Monument. 44. Proposed Indiana Memorial Memorandum, April 17, 1970. Internal National Park Service memo from National Park Service Northeast Regional Director George Palmer to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery approving the text changes to the State of Indiana Monument. 45. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, April 21, 1970. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to Thurman DeMoss informing him of the approval from the National Park Service Northeast Regional Director for the new State of Indiana Monument. 46. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, April 27, 1970. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to Thurman DeMoss informing him of the approval from the National Park Service Northeast Regional Director for the new State of Indiana Monument. 47. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., April 27, 1970. Thurman DeMoss to Letter to Supt. George Emery to inform him that they received and were happy to have the approval of the National Park Service's Northeast Regional Director. 48. Newspaper Article, May 21, 1970. Gettysburg Times newspaper article about the new State of Indiana Monument by Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery. 49. Newspaper Clipping, N.D. Artist rendition of the new State of Indiana Monument and a short article. 50. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., Sept. 1, 1970. Letter from Thruman DeMoss to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery in regard to the planning of the State of Indiana Memorial dedication ceremony. 51. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Letter to Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission, Sept. 4, 1970. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. George Emery to Thurman DeMoss approving of his proposed monument dedication date of July 3, 1971. 52. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., May 19, 1971. Letter from Thruman DeMoss to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Jerry Schober in regard to the adding text to the State of Indiana Memorial. 53. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., May 19, 1971. Letter from Thruman DeMoss to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Jerry Schober in regard to a telephone conference regarding the State of Indiana Memorial. 54. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., June 25, 1971. Letter from Thruman DeMoss to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Jerry Schober informing him of the order of ceremonies for the dedication of the State of Indiana Monument. 55. Indiana Gettysburg Memorial Commission Letter to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt., July 26, 1973. Letter from Thruman DeMoss to Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. Jerry Schober regarding the approval of additional text on the State of Indiana Monument. 56. Proposed Text To Be Engraved On Rear Of Memorial, N. D. Additional text proposed for the rear of the State of Indiana Monument. 57. Cleaning and Repointing of Indiana Monuments and Headstones Memorandum, July 15, 1985. National Park Service memo regarding the costs of cleaning Indiana monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. 58. Indiana Monument Dedication Program, July 1, 1971. Program of ceremonies for the dedication of the State of Indiana Monument. 59. Indiana Governor Support For Monuments at Gettysburg, N. D. Listing of Governors of the State of Indiana who supported placing Indiana monuments on the battlefield at Gettysburg. 60. Charles Preston Huff letter to David G. Martin, March 1, 1979. Inquiry about the 1885 Indiana Monuments commission. |
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