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The Office of Military Information was created 1 July 1942 at Indiana University to advise students, parents, faculty members and the general public about war service opportunities and regulations. Collection consists of subject files arranged alphabetically and spans the years 1942-1946. The collection includes correspondence with military and university personnel, directives from Washington, D.C. and regional military offices, and information on housing, courses, and instructors.

Herman T. Briscoe was the first Dean of Faculties at Indiana University. The new position assumed some of the responsibilties once overseen by the university president. This collection consists of correspondence, reports, committee files, minutes, and memos.

Papers of Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh (1871-1940), including correspondence, mss. of writings, biography, reports, speeches, lecture notes, photos, and other materials, relating to his career as a political science teacher at State University of Iowa (later University of Iowa), his interest in Iowa history, and his association with State Historical Society of Iowa; and papers of his wife, Bertha M.H. Shambaugh (1871-1953), author, including mss. of Amana (1908), Amana That Was and Amana That Is (1932), and other writings, speeches, 36 vols. of house books (ca. 1902-1941) consisting of notebooks containing Mrs. Shambaugh's records of events in the Shambaugh household, photos, and other materials; together with papers of Alma Hovey, relating to her research and notes made in preparation of the biography of Benjamin F. Shambaugh. Major correspondents include Zoe Akins, Julian P. Boyd, John Drinkwater, Hamlin Garland, Laurence C. Jones, Thomas H. Macbride, and W.W. Waymack

The papers of Thomas H. Macbride relate to his career as a professor and president (1914-1916) of the University of Iowa. There are nine boxes of correspondence, dating from 1869 to 1927, of both a personal and professional nature. Included are letters from: Paul Bartsch, Charles E. Bessey, W.R. Boyd, Jay N. Darling, Harvey Ingham, Laurence C. Jones, Frank O. Lowden, G.W. Martin, Louis H. Pammel, and Gifford Pinchot

Henry Radford Hope was an internationally acclaimed art critic and historian who joined the Indiana University faculty in 1941. His tenure included 27 years as the chair of the School of Fine Arts as well as ten years as the director of the Indiana University Art Museum from 1961 to 1971. The collection is comprised of publication and research files, correspondence, and teaching materials.

The School of Law Reference Collection contains subject files pertaining to various topics particular to the School of Law; some subjects/formats include: admissions, clippings, first female law student, student produced publications, first year law classes, bulletins, reports, and curriculum. The collection begins in 1930 and is ongoing.

The School of Law dates its origins as far back as 1850. The school experienced many organizational changes and several temporary closures in its early years before re-establishing itself as the School of Law in 1904. This collection includes papers of deans of the law school in 1930 and continuing forward. Also included are materials related to the law school's publications, the Duke Bar Association, legal research centers, the law library, Richard Nixon's time as a student at the law school and general administrative files dating back to 1914.

Arthur Reed Hogue was an Indiana University professor of history, 1950-1974. His papers consists of correspondence, research materials, publications, committee files, speeches, and course materials. Prominent in the collection are Hogue's files related to a book he edited entitled as well as Hogue's .

The Biographical Reference Collection contains files of clippings, publications, biographical sketches, curriculum vitae, and other materials about the activities of Duke University administration, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as other people connected or associated with the University, including members of the Duke family. These files were compiled from a variety of sources by University Archives staff for use in reference and research. English.