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A 20-minute black and white video featuring Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925–1992) describing his monumental kinetic sculpture “Chaos No. 1” in Columbus, Indiana. The video footage was shot during the installation of “Chaos No. 1” in the Cesar…

A 41-minute video recording of J. Irwin Miller's speech before the Bartholomew Consolidated School Board in October 1973 regarding the need to renovate or replace the Taylorsville School. The school board invited J. Irwin Miller and Richard Stoner,…

A set of 20 blueprints of architectural drawings dated May 26, 1953, Irwin Union Bank and Trust Co. at 500 Washington Street, designated job number 5001 by Eero Saarinen & Associates. Drawings are indexed on title page as follows:
A1 Site Plan &…

Black and white photographs of the installation of Henry Moore's "Large Arch." Workers unpacked "Large Arch" and bolted it to the chosen site in the middle of the library plaza outside of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library. As installation progressed,…

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 negative of architect I.M. Pei at the dedication of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and "Large Arch." I.M. Pei is praising the Columbus community for building the new library. Seated to his left is project architect…

A black and white photograph of Henry Moore's "Large Torso," annotated to depict the approximate dimensions of Large Arch. On the reverse is a sketch with the dimensions of base of "Large Arch."

A black and white photograph of Henry Moore, second from right, visiting the Hermann Noack foundry in West Berlin, Germany to inspect "Large Arch." The sculpture was made at the foundry. The reverse is stamped with Henry Moore's studio address.

A black and white photograph negative of the Bartholomew County community gathering for the dedication ceremony, with the Hauser High School Band in the background. The band played the "Star Spangled Banner" to open the dedication ceremony. Photo was…

A graphic representing family connections between the Irwin, Sweeney, and Miller family members who were involved with business and philanthropy at 301 Washington Street.