A 57-minute sound recording of the dedication of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Large Arch. The recording documents the dedication of the Bartholomew County Library, which was named in honor of long-term librarian, Cleo Rogers (1906-1964). The…
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…
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 black and white photograph negative of architect I.M. Pei speaking at the dedication of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Henry Moore's "Large Arch." Seated is Kenneth D.B. Carruthers, project architect. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the…
A black and white photograph of Kenneth D.B. Carruthers, project architect of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and "Large Arch" were dedicated. On the reverse is Julian C.…
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 black and white photograph negative of a small group of people gathered under Henry Moore's "Large Arch" outside of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. From left are an unidentified woman wearing a hat, Clementine Miller Tangeman, J. Irwin Miller,…
A sketch of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library plaza depicting an equestrian statue in the plaza by Kenneth D.B. Carruthers. Curatorial note: In a letter to library director Gerald M. Born in February 1966, Carruthers writes that he is enclosing a…
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…
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…