R. Carlyle Buley papers, 1917-1971
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Thomas Malefatto
Electronic finding aid encoded by
Beth Benda.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Buley, R. Carlyle, 1893-1968.
TitleR. Carlyle Buley papers, 1917-1971
Collection No.
C14
Extent
.4 cubic feet
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of
Roscoe Carlyle Buley, an alumni and history professor at Indiana University. The
collection is organized alphabetically by subject, and includes the letter notifying
Buley of his Pulitzer Prize.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Advance notice is required.
Biographical Note
Roscoe Carlyle Buley was born in Georgetown, Indiana on July 8, 1893. He received his
A.B. from Indiana University in 1914 and his A.M. from I.U. in 1916. Before returning to
school to get a doctorate, Buley spent several years teaching high school history in
Indiana and Illinois and spent a year in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He received his
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1925. He then returned to IU as an instructor
in the History Department, becoming a full professor in 1944.
Buley spent 39 years teaching history at IU. He wrote many books during his tenure, with
his two-volume work "The Old Northwest: Pioneer Period, 1815-1840, winning the Pulitzer
Prize in history in 1951. Buley was the first native Hoosier to win that honor. He was a
very dedicated teacher whose commitment was shown in the countless hours he devoted to
his students. His door was always open to anyone who wished to stop in and ask questions
or simply chat. He was recognized by the students for his dedication by being awarded
two awards from the Sigma Delta Chi journalism society, the Leather Medal, 1952, for the
professor who contributed greatly to the advancement of the university, and the Brown
Derby Award, 1962, for the most popular professor on campus.
Buley retired from teaching in 1964. He died on April 25, 1968 in Indianapolis.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
The Subject files of R. Carlyle Buley papers are organized alphabetically. Buley taught
history at Indiana University from 1925-1964. The collection consists of correspondence,
including the letter notifying of Buley of his Pulitzer Prize, photocopies of papers
related to service in World War I, other awards, and condolence letters to Mrs. Buley
after her husband's death, in 1968.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online
catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the
catalog using these terms.
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Related Material
Additional materials of Buley's are at the Lilly Library. Call (812) 855-2452 for more
information.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 0455
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University.
For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility
for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials.
Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these
materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.
Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational
and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its
inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], R. Carlyle Buley papers, Collection C14, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Thomas Malefatto
Completed in 1998.
Series:
Subject Files, 1917-1971
Box 1
"Corn Culture and Hoosier Heritage"
(article
by R.C. Buley published in menu for dedication of Lilly Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences), 1959
Correspondence to Mrs. Buley, 1968-1971
Death of R.C. Buley, 1968
Early Jobs, 1923-1924
Honorary Secretary of State Certificate, 1968
Old Northwest Copyrights, 1967
Old Northwest Pulitzer Prize, 1951
Retirement Salutations, 1964
World War I Record, 1917-1919
