In working with my mentor to develop projects & goals for my internship, we decided that creating an online exhibition to highlight items in the Butler University Special Collections would provide a valuable learning experience and help establish a larger online presence for Special Collections. Fortunately, a topic for the exhibition was already at hand: the celebrations for Indiana’s 200th Anniversary of Statehood in 2016.

The Indiana Historical Society has already published a book entitled, Indiana’s 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State. Among those mentioned in the book are quite a few who have close ties to Butler University. The exhibition will focus on these eleven individuals and families whose lives and work have impacted not only the state, but Butler University, as well.