PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY Manual’s basketball team finished second in the state tournament in 1961 behind Indiana co-Mr. Basketballs Tom and Dick Van Arsdale
Researchers, educators and alumni can now access nearly 2,500 archived items that depict the illustrious history of Indianapolis Public Schools as part of The Indianapolis Public Library’s Digital Indy collection found at www.digitalindy.org. Downloadable items, some of which date from 1853, include newsletters, yearbooks, scrapbooks, news clippings, staff biographies and photos.
“We have been extremely fortunate to assemble such a vast collection of IPS history and house it in a new digital home that will serve as a valuable community asset,” said Superintendent Lewis D. Ferebee.
Of potential interest to site visitors is a collection of the Daily Echo, the newspaper published by students at Shortridge High School, whose graduates include former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., both of whom wrote for and served as editors of the paper.
“We have been extremely fortunate to assemble such a vast collection of IPS history and house it in a new digital home that will serve as a valuable community asset,” said Superintendent Lewis D. Ferebee.
Of potential interest to site visitors is a collection of the Daily Echo, the newspaper published by students at Shortridge High School, whose graduates include former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., both of whom wrote for and served as editors of the paper.
A physical education class in session in 1953 at School 20, 1849 Pleasant Run Blvd.
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