OUR COLLECTION

The archives collections includes 2,400 sets of drawings, consisting of over 26,000 sheets, at the Bartholomew County Public Library and supporting documentation, photographs, and correspondence.

Histories of each building from their conception, design, construction, and daily use are contained in drawings and documents utilized between clients, architects, and contractors to communicate ideas and information.

These records are documentation of an irretrievable past - the histories of buildings that have been demolished or never built; data that can facilitate preservation or adaptive reuse; resources that facilitate an understanding of our surroundings.

The documents include much more than you might imagine, including documentation about the site planning, including the landscaping aesthetics.

You will also find :

Blueprints
Sketches
Construction documents
Architects' letters
Photographs
Models
Magazine articles
Board minutes
Videotapes

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives is to collect, conserve, preserve, and promote the use of records that document the architecture, engineering, and arts associated with the built environment of Columbus, Indiana and Bartholomew County

ARCHITECTS IN THE COLLECTION

If you have an interest in the backdrop, the correspondence, the personalities involved in the building of these significant architectural structures, you've struck gold! Over fifty architect archives can be found in the archives, including :

Eliel Saarinen
Eero Saarinen
Dan Kiley
John Warnecke
Harry Weese
I.M. Pei
Cesar Pelli
James Polshek
Richard Meier
Robert Venturi
Kevin Roche
Romaldo Giurgola

ACCESS, PERMISSIONS, COPYRIGHTS, ETC.

Access to CIAA's collections does not constitute permission to publish, reproduce, exhibit, broadcast, or electronically disseminate any materials found in the collections.

CIAA may in some cases provide reproductions of materials for visitors. Any reproductions made are for personal research only and will be contingent on disclosure of purpose. CIAA's decision to allow reproductions of archival materials does not constitute permission to publish, reproduce, exhibit, broadcast, or disseminate (including in electronic formats) these materials.

Permission to publish, reproduce, exhibit, broadcast, or disseminate, including in electronic formats, must be obtained by separate agreement with the CIAA or with the copyright holder (in cases where CIAA is not the copyright holder). Visitors to the archives are responsible for observing all U.S. and international copyright regulations.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jan Banister
Appt. by CIAA
Rhonda Bolner, President
Appt. by Mayor, City of Columbus
Michele Bottorff
Vice President, Appt. by Bartholomew County Public Library
Charles Budd
Appt. by Bartholomew County Commissioners
Emily Dill
Appt. by Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
Gary Felsten
Appt. by Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
Jason Hatton
Appt. by Bartholomew County Public Library
Gadigeshkumar C. Hurli
Appt. by CIAA Board
Julie Hughes
Ex. Director, Bartholomew County Historical Society
Orwic Johnson
Appt. by Bartholomew County Historical Society
Lynn Lucas
Exec. Director, Visitors Center
Dave Mote
Appt. by CIAA Board
Joyce Orwin
Appt. by Columbus Area Visitors Center
Sam Pentzer
Appt. by Bartholomew County Historical Society
Beth Booth Poore
Exec. Dir., Barth. Co. Public Library
David Shinkle
Treaserer. Appt. by CIAA Board
Marwan Wafa, Vice Chancellor IUPUC
Appt. by Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
Sue Wilgus, Appt. by CIAA Board