Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

Byron R. Lewis Historical Library This is the official page for the Byron R. Lewis Historical Library, located on the Vincennes University campus (Indiana). The Byron R.

Lewis Historical Library is located on the Vincennes campus of Vincennes University. It is a comprehensive repository of historical documents, books and letters emphasizing the history of the former Indiana Territory, an area that once comprised the present states of Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and a part of Minnesota. Its mission falls into two broad categories:

Regional History Colle

ction. The RHC is a comprehensive group of letters, documents and manuscripts dating from the 18th century with an emphasis on the settlement and development of the American Midwest. The collections are of a governmental, business and private nature. There are more than 645 individual collections covering more than 90 feet of archival space. Lewis Library contains collections of photographs, books, pamphlets, newspapers, art, artifacts and other historical materials. University Archives. The library serves as the archives for Vincennes University, founded in 1801 as one of America's oldest institutions of higher learning. Archival collections include presidential papers, records, photographs, and various university publications. In addition, the library maintains some genealogy materials (in both published and manuscript form) with an emphasis on Knox County and Southern Indiana. For more information please call 812-888-4330 or email the Lewis Library Assistant at [email protected] .

Address

1002 N 1st Street
Vincennes, IN
47591

General information

Lewis Library welcomes email queries and visitors interested in using library resources for historical and genealogy research. Find books/maps/pamphlets: http://bit.ly/1Jzhnv6 Finding Aids: http://bit.ly/1HKgqSL Lewis Civil War Newspapers Project: http://bit.ly/1KlewMe

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 4pm
Tuesday 1pm - 4pm
Wednesday 1pm - 4pm
Thursday 1pm - 4pm
Friday 1pm - 4pm

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