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Letter, written by project architect Kenneth D.B. Carruthers, describing to library director, Gerald M. Born, the use of the library plaza in relation to the Irwin Home and the Library entrance. Curatorial note: Carruthers refers to an enclosed…

An early architectural model of downtown Columbus, Indiana by I.M. Pei & Associates, photographed by Hadley Fruits. Created in 1964, this model depicts a large circular fountain between the library building, Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church,…

A type-written letter from library board president John K. Keach to J. Irwin Miller asking that Miller commission a sculpture for the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. Keach explains to Miller that because the library's construction is nearly complete,…

A color photograph of Henry Moore's "Large Arch," located in the plaza between the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library, Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church, and the Irwin Home. A group of school children with their teachers gather at the base of the…

A color slide of an aerial view of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library, library plaza and Henry Moore's "Large Arch." The Irwin Home is on the right hand side of the library plaza. This photo was taken from atop the First Christian Church tower shortly…

A black and white photograph of Henry Moore's "Large Arch" with the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in the background. This photo was taken shortly after the dedication of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and "Large Arch" in 1971. On the reverse is…

A color photograph of Henry Moore's "Large Arch" with Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church and the First Christian Church tower. The Bartholomew County Courthouse can be seen in the background. On the reverse is Balthazar Korab's stamp.

A black and white photo of Henry Moore's "Large Arch" standing in the library plaza outside of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. On the reverse is Balthazar Korab's stamp and negative number 25250.

A color photo of community members gathering in the library plaza for the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library dedication ceremony. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Herny Moore's "Large Arch" sculpture were…

A color photo of Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and the library plaza containing Henry Moore's "Large Arch." One person can be seen on the library plaza next to "Large Arch," and another person is on the library steps. On the reverse is Balthazar…