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Considered a treasure trove of American history sought after by genealogists, urban planners, sociologists and a gamut of other researchers, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, first created beginning in 1867 for assessing fire insurance liability for buildings in U.S. cities, are now available to the public for more than 300 locations in Indiana. The Sanborn Company designated Indiana University's Herman B Wells Library Map Collections as the repository for the original Indiana Sanborn paper maps which the company produced between 1883 and 1966. A recent joint project between IU and Historical Information Gatherers Inc. now provides digital color versions of the maps to the Indiana Spatial Data Portal (ISDP).
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Considered a treasure trove of American history sought after by genealogists, urban planners, sociologists and a gamut of other researchers, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, first created beginning in 1867 for assessing fire insurance liability for buildings in U.S. cities, are now available to the public for more than 300 locations in Indiana.
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The 9/11 Commission papers of former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton will be the subject of a talk at 5 p.m. Monday at Indiana University's Wells Library. Kate Cruikshank, political papers specialist with IU Libraries, will talk about how the papers came to be entrusted to Indiana University, obtaining security clearance for making them public, their conversion to digital form for widespread availability and other topics.
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Three Indiana University campuses are currently offering access to computers with redistricting software and data for public input. Sen. Sue Landske (R-Cedar Lake), chair of the Senate Elections Committee, and Rep. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), chair of the House Elections Committee, announced the initiative the day access became available, Thursday, March 24.
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Media are invited to attend a reception from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, for the grand opening of the extension to Indiana University's Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility at 851 N. Range Road in Bloomington.
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One of Indiana's (and IU's) literary greats will be honored next week.
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