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Visions & Voices

To view the Travel Through Time with Wabash Valley Visions & Voices slideshow, click here.

Archives Research Visits

Email the Archivist

To visit the Archives, please make an appointment with Jim Gilson, Archivist & Digitization Librarian at 812–234–0360 or send an email using the link above.

The Community Archives is accessible to researchers Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Special arrangements can be made in advance for weekend or evening appointments.

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The Community Archives within the Special Collections Department of the Vigo County Public Library was established to collect, preserve, and make accessible original material which records the history of Terre Haute and Vigo County.

The Archives focuses on primary source documents in a variety of formats which record the lives and contributions of local individuals or the development and activities of local organizations or corporations. Examples of primary source documents include personal letters or diaries, business ledger books and records, church and school records, local clubs and organizations records, scrapbooks, blueprints, maps, newspapers, and photographs.

All time periods in history are represented in the Archives, from the earliest settlers to contemporary residents of Vigo County. The goal of the Archives is to collect now material which will be historically significant in the future. All materials donated to the Community Archives are given as unrestricted gifts to the library and are accessible to the public for research purposes.

VCPL Proudly Participates in:

• Wabash Valley Visions & Voices: A Digital Memory Project for West Central Indiana. This website documents and preserves the region's history and heritage in print, pictures & sound.
   
• Veterans History Project: Indiana Senator Richard Lugar & the Library of Congress are partners in this project to preserve the oral histories of Indiana veterans.
   
• Vigo County Historical Society: Collecting, preserving & presenting to the public the evolving history & culture of the local Wabash Valley.

Donating Historical Materials

The Archives accepts donations of original material which have a local, historical interest.

If you belong to a local club or organization (in Terre Haute or within Vigo County), please consider donating your records to the VCPL.

This will insure that your organization's records will be preserved and become a documented part of your community's history.

To donate, contact Jim Gilson, Archivist & Digitization Librarian at 812–234–0360.