Collection, ca. 1920-1963.

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Collection, ca. 1920-1963.

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This collection contains Wilbur D. Peat's research notes and the results of a survey conducted by the Indiana Historical Bureau concerning Indiana houses built prior to 1860. Also included are the edited transcripts and the records of the Indiana Historical Society concerning the publication of the book based on these research materials; an index to Indiana Architects from 1855 to 1885; and photographs of the houses included in the survey.

5 manuscript boxes, 7 boxes of photographs, 1 folder of color photographs, 3 boxes of 4 x 5 black-and-white acetate negatives, 1 35mm slide bin.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8332138

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Peat, Wilbur David, 1898-1966

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In 1956 the Indiana Historical Bureau conducted a survey of houses built in Indiana prior to 1860. Wilbur D. Peat was asked to use the survey results as a basis for a book on Indiana architecture. At the time he was director of the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis and had published other works concerning art and architecture in Indiana. Wilbur D. Peat was the director of the Herron Institute from 1929 until his retirement in 1966. Previously, he had been director of the Akron Art Instit...

Indiana Historical Bureau

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Indiana Historical Society.

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