Indiana Writers' Project/Program Collection

Category and Alphabetical Topic Indexes

The following two lists provide access to the holdings of the Microfilm Edition at the topical level. The Categories list adapts the numerical system adopted by many research teams in various states. A few modifications were made in order to incorporate topics that were touched upon in the original scheme. The Alphabetical Topics list arranges the same material in alphabetical order by the subject heading used in the Categories list. Browse either list to acquaint yourself with the type of material found in the county holdings and indexed at the folder level in the Guide. Materials found outside the county holdings in reels 29 through 32 have been arranged broadly and must be perused frame by frame for content.

Categories of Topics in County Listings

100	General Description
101	Place Names
110	Geography
111	Boundaries; Surveys
120	Topography
121	Rivers and Streams
130	Climatology
133	(Local) Weather and Lore
134	Fires
135	Floods and Flood Control
136	Cyclones
138	Comets, Eclipses, Etc. (Meteors)
140	Geology
142	Limestone Quarries
146	Natural Wells, Springs, Etc. (Spas)
148	Earthquakes
149	Oil Wells and Oil
149.5	Natural Gas
150	Paleontology and Pre-Historic Remains
160	Natural Resources
161	Mines and Mineral Resources
165	Conservation of Natural Resources (Reclamation)
167	Real Estate
170	Agriculture
171	Ranches
173.6	Textile Crops
173.7	Orchards and Fruits
179	Domestic Animals
179.2	Farms Sales
180	Flora
190	Fauna
191	Game Preserves
193	Lakes
194	Trees and Forests
196.2	Wild Animals
196.3	Insects
196.31	Locusts (Grasshoppers)
197	Gardens and Greenhouses (incl. Nurseries)
200	History
200.1	Military History
204	Regional History
204.1	Chronology, Historical
204.5	Calendar of Events
206	Historical Incidents, Events
207	Antiques
208	Historic Sites
210	Archaeology
220	Indians
221	Indian Hostilities
221.1	(White) Indian Battles
221.6	Indian Captivities
222	Indian Life and Customs
225	Folklore and Legends
226	Indian Villages
230	(Early) Settlements
231	Early Settlers
232	Frontier and Pioneer Life
234	Early Events (Pre-Civil War)
240	Folkways
242	(Folk) Songs and Rhymes
243	Tales and Sayings
243.3	Tall Tales
243.5	Witch Tales and Related Lore
243.6	Devil Tales and Related Lore
243.7	Ghost Stories
244	Linguistic Material
244.2	Folk Sayings
244.4	Folk Wit and Humor
244.8	Mottoes and Slogans
245	Groups, Gatherings, Activities, Celebrations
245.1	Religious Group Gatherings and Festivals
245.7	(Folk) Poems
246	Beliefs (Faith)
246.1	Superstitions
246.4	Cures and Remedies
246.9	Etiquette
249	Folk Customs (Dances, Games, Etc.)
250	Growth and Development
253	Important Families (Genealogy) (Non-Ethnic)
254	(Important) Personalities
254.1	(Folk) Personalities
255	Mental Retardation
260	Population - Growth and Decline
260.5	Ethnology
261.2	English
261.4	Irish
261.5	Swedes
261.7	Swiss
261.8	Germans
261.9	Scotch
262.1	Yugoslavs (Serbians, Croats, Etc.)
262.2	Czechs/Slovaks
262.3	French
262.35	Belgians
262.4	Hungarians
263.1	Greeks
263.15	Macedonians
263.2	Italians
263.3	Spanish
264.1	Russians
264.3	Lithuanians
264.4	Poles (Polish)
264.6	Roumanians
264.7	Bulgarians
264.8	Albanians
264.9	Armenians
265.1	Chinese
266	Middle Easterners
267	Negroes
267.1	Underground Railroad
267.5	Slave Narratives
268	Mexicans
300	Government
301	Public Buildings
309	Military Administration
311	Desperados and Criminals
311.5	Criminal Laws - Cases
312	Laws
314	Rackets; Swindles; Frauds
315	Law Enforcement
315.5	Law Enforcement (Early Period pre-1865)
316	Courts and Civil Cases
321	Political History
323	Elections (and Campaigns)
351	Penal Institutions
370	(Public) Utilities
372	Fire Departments and Fire Protection
400	Transportation
410	Truck Transportation
411	Water Transportation and Ferries
412	Railroads and Interubans
412.1	Railroad Stations
413	Highways and Roads
415	Airports
430	(Local) Transportation
431	Street Improvements
433	Traffic Regulations
440	Communications
444	Radio
500	Tourist Camps, Hostels, Etc.
510	Hotels, Garages
520	Restaurants
529	Taverns and Bars
530	Clubs
531	(Private) Clubs
540	Shops, Stores, Etc.
549	Liquor Stores
550	Markets
600	Points of Interest (incl. Residential Districts)
610	City Planning (Street Maps)
611	Buildings
616	Terminals (Transportation)
617	Monuments and Landmarks
618	Bridges
620	Historic Remains
622	Historic Houses
624	Cemeteries (Epitaphs)
630	Industry and Commerce
630.5	Industry and Commerce (Historical)
631	Mortuaries and Monument Industry
631.4	Flour Mills (Grain)
633	Factories
633.1	Food Industry and Trade
633.2	Distiling Industries/Brewing Industries
633.6	Stock Yards
634	Housing
635	Banks and Banking
636	Retail Trade
637	Handicrafts
639	Economic and Business Conditions
640	Education
641	Public Grade Schools
642	Universities and Colleges
642.1	(State) Universities
642.2	(Laboratory) Schools
643	High School and Junior High
644	School Systems
646	Private Schools
648	Vocational Schools
649	Special Schools
650	Museums
657	Zoological Gardens
658	Collectors and Collecting (Relics)
659	Exhibitions (Fairs and Festivals)
660	Culture
661	Religion (Churches)
662	Jews and Judaism
662.5	Sects and Non-Western Religions
663	Art - Artists
664	Music and Folk Music
665	Literature
665.2	The Press
665.3	Libraries
666	Theaters and Drama
666.1	Opera and Operettas
666.5	Pageants
667	Movies
668	Scientific Institutes
669	Auditoriums
670	Social (includes communal societies)
672	Carnivals, Circuses, Etc.
672.1	Strikes
673	Labor Unions - Trade Unions
674	Health and Hospitals
674.3	Safety, First Aid, Etc.
674.5	Diseases and Epidemics
677	Cuisine and Food
680	Sports and Recreation
681.21	Hunting
681.22	Fishing and Fish Hatcheries
681.31	Football
681.32	Basketball
681.33	Baseball
681.34	Horse Racing
681.35	Dog Racing
681.36	Animal Fighting
682	Camps
683.4	Stadia and Sports Fields
683.5	Gymnasia
683.8	Swimming Pools and Beaches
690	Points of Scenic Interest
694	Parks and Forest (Nature) Preserves
700	Cities and Towns (incl. Lists of Post Offices)
708	Social Life
708.1	Alcohol Consumption
708.2	Temperance
710	Social Classes and Social Control
711	Organizations
711.4	YMCA
711.5	YWCA
711.6	Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Etc.
711.8	(Humane Society) and Animals, Treatment of, Etc.
713	Anti-Slavery Societies
714	Social Service Agencies
714.1	Orphanages
715	Fraternal Societies
716	Study Groups, Lectures, Forums, Etc.
717	Rehabilitation
800	Scenic Drives, Tours, Etc.
801	Maps (other than street plans)
900	Bibliography (e.g., articles)
901	Charts and Graphs
902	Drawings*

Alphabetical List of Topics in County Listings

Agriculture	170
Airports	415
Albanians	264.8
Alcohol Consumption	708.1
Animal Fighting	681.36
Animals, See Fauna
Animals, Treatment of-Societies etc.	711.8
Anti-Slavery Societies	713
Antiques	207
Archaeology	210
Armenians	264.9
Art and Artists	663
Auditoriums	669
Banks and Banking	635
Baseball	681.33
Basketball	681.32
Belgians	262.35
Beliefs	246
Bibliography (e.g. articles)	900
Bohemians, See Czechs/Slovaks
Boundaries; Surveys	111
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.	711.6
Breweries, See Distilling Industries/Brewing Industry
Bridges	618
Buildings	611
Buildings, Government, See Government
Bulgarians, See also Macedonians	264.7
Calendar of Events	204.5
Camps	682
Canals, See Water Transportation and Ferries
Carnivals, Circuses, etc.	672
Caves, See Geography
Celebrations, See Groups, Gatherings, Activities, Celebrations
Cemeteries (Epitaphs)	624
	901
Chinese	265.1
Christmas, See Exhibitions (Fairs, and Festivals)
Chronology, Historical	204.1
Churches, See Religion (Churches)
Circuses, See Carnivals, Circuses, etc.
Cities and Towns (incl. Lists of Post Offices)	700
City Planning (Street Maps)	610
Climatalogy	130
Clubs	530
Clubs (Private)	531
Collectors and Collecting (Relics)	658
Comets, Eclipses, Meteors, etc.	138
Communal Societies, See Social
<	440
Conservation of Natural Resources (Reclamation)	165
Courts and Civil Cases	316
(Covered) Bridges, See Bridges	601
Criminal Law-Cases	311.5
Criminals, See Desperados and Criminals
Cuisine and Food, See also under ethnic groups	677
Culture	660
Cures and Remedies	246.4
Czechs/Slovaks	262.2
Dams, See Floods and Flood Control
Desperados and Criminals	311
Devil Tales and Related Lore	243.6
Diseases and Epidemics	674.5
Distilling Industries/Brewing Industry	633.2
Dog Racing	681.35
Domestic Animals	179
Drama, See Theaters and Drama
Drawings	902
Early Events (Pre-Civil War)	234
Early Settlers	231
Earthquakes	148
Economic and business conditions	639
Education	640
Elections (and Campaigns)	323
English	261.2
Epitaphs, See Cemeteries (Epitaphs)
Ethnology	260.5
Etiquette	246.9
Exhibitions (Fairs and Festivals)	659
Factories	633
Fairs and Festivals, See Exhibitions (Fairs and Festivals)
Families (Important), See Important Families (Genealogy)
Farm Sales	179.2
Fauna	190
Ferries, See Water Transportation and Ferries
Fire Department and Fire Protection	372
Fires	134
Fishing and Fish Hatcheries	681.22
Floods and Flood Control	135.2
Flora	180
Flour-Mills (Grain)	631.4
Folk Customs (Dances, Games, etc.)	249
Folk Sayings	244.2
Folklore and Legends	225
Folkways	240
Food Industry and Trade	633.1
Football	681.31
Fossils, See Paleontology
Fraternal Societies	715
French	262.3
Frontier and Pioneer Life	232
Game Preserves	191
Gardens and Greenhouses (incl. Nurseries)	197
General Description	100
Geography	110
Geology	140
Germans	261.8
Ghost Stories	243.7
Government	300
Grain Elevators, See Flour Mills (Grain)
Grasshoppers, See Locusts
Greeks, See also Macedonians	263.1
Groups, Gatherings, Activities, Celebrations	245
Growth and Development	250
Gymnasia	683.5
Handicrafts	637
Health and Hospitals	674
High Schools and Junior Highs	643
Highways and Roads	413
Historic Houses	622
Historic Remains	620
Historic Sites	208
Historical Incidents, Events	206
History	200
Horse Racing	681.34
Hotels, Garages	510
Housing	634
Hungarians	262.4
Hunting	681.21
Important Families (Genealogy) (Non-Ethnic)	253
Indentured Servants, See Social Classes and Social Control
Indians, See also Folklore and Legends	220
(White)-Indian Battles	221.1
Indian Captivities	221.6
Indian Life and Customs	222
Indian Hostilities	221
Indian Legends, See Folklore and Legends
Indian Mounds, See Archaeology
Indian Villages	226
Industry and Commerce	630
Industry and Commerce (Historical)	630.5
Insects	196.3
Interurban Lines, See Railroads and Interurbans
Irish	261.4
Italians	263.2
Jews and Judaism	662
Labor Unions-Trade Union	673
Lakes	193
Landmarks, See Monuments and Landmarks
Law Enforcement	315
Law Enforcement (Early Period-pre 1865)	315.5
Laws	312
Legends, See Folklore and Legends
Libraries	665.3
Limestone Quarries	142
Linguistic Material	244
Liquor Stores	549
Literature and Literary Figures	665
Lithuanians	264.3
Locusts (Grasshoppers)	196.31
Macedonians	263.15
Maps (other than street plans), See also City Planning	801
Markets	550
Mental Retardation	255
Meteors, See Comets, Eclipses, Meteors, etc.
Mexicans	268
Middle Easterners	266
Military Administration	309
Military History	200.1
Milling, See Flour Mills (Grain)
Mines and Mineral Resources	161
Monuments and Landmarks	617
Mortuaries and Monument Industry	631
Mottoes and Slogans	244.8
Movies	667
Museums	650
Music and Folk Music	664
Natural Gas	149.5
Natural Resources	160
Natural Wells, Springs, etc.	146
Negroes, See also Anti-Slavery Societies	267
Newspapers, See The Press
Nurseries, See Gardens and Greenhouses
Oil Wells and Oil	149
Opera and Operettas	666.1
Orchards and Fruit	173.7
Organizations	711
Orphanages	714.1
Pageants	666.5
Paleontology and Pre-Historic Remains	150
Parks and Forest (Nature) Preserves	694
Penal Institutions	351
(Folk) Personalities	254.1
(Important) Personalities	254
Place Names	101
(Folk) Poems	245.7
Points of Interest (incl. Residential Districts)	600
Points of Scenic Interest	690
Poles (Polish)	264.4
Political History	321
Population, See Charts and Graphs, Ethnology
Population-Growth and Decline	260
Post Offices (at end of Cities and Towns)	700
The Press	665.2
Prisons, See Penal Institutions
Private Schools	646
Public Buildings	301
Public Grade Schools	641
Racial Elements, See Ethnology
Rackets; Swindles; Frauds	314
Radio	444
Railroad Stations	412.1
Railroads and Interurbans	412
Ranches	171
Real Estate	167
Regional History	204
Rehabilitation	717
Religion (Churches)	661
Religious Group Gatherings and Festivals	245.1
Reminiscences, See Tales and Sayings
Restaurants	520
Retail Trade	636
Rivers and Streams, See also Conservation (Reclamation)	121
Roumanians	264.6
Russians	264.1
Safety, First Aid, etc.	674.3
Scenic Drives, Tours, etc.	800
Scientific Institutes	668
School Systems	644
(Laboratory) Schools	642.2
Scotch	261.9
Sects and Non-Western Religions	662.5
Serbians, See Yugoslavs
(Early) Settlements	230
Shops, Stores, etc.	540
Slave Narratives, See also Anti-Slavery Societies	267.5
Slovaks, See Czechs/Slovaks
Slovenians, See Yugoslavs
Social (includes communal societies)	670
Social Classes and Social Control	710
Social Life	708
Social Service Agencies	714
Social Welfare, See Social Service Agencies
(Folk) Songs and Rhymes, See also Negroes	242
Spanish	263.3
Spas, See Natural Wells, Springs, etc.
Special Schools	649
Sports and Recreation	680
Stadia and Sports Fields	683.4
Stills, See Alcohol Consumption	708.1
Stock Yards	633.6
Street Improvements	431
Strikes	672.1
Study Groups, Lectures, Forums, etc.	716
Superstitions	246.1
Swedes	261.5
Swimmng Pools and Beaches	683.8
Swiss	261.7
Tales and Sayings	243
Tall Tales	243.3
Taverns and Bars	529
Telephone and Telegraph, See Communication
Temperance	708.2
Terminals (Transportation)	616
Textile Crops	173.6
Theaters and Drama	666
Topography	120
Tourist Camps, Hostels, etc.	500
Tours, See Scenic Drives, Tours, etc.
Traffic Regulations	433
Trails, See Highways and Roads
Transportation	400
(Local) Transportation	430
Trees and Forests	194
Truck Transportation	410
Underground Railroad, See also Anti-Slavery Societies	267.1
(State) Universities	642.1
Universities and Colleges	642
(Public) Utilities	370
Vocational Schools	648
WPA, See Rehabilitation
Water Transportation and Ferries	411
(Local) Weather and Lore	133
Whiskey, See Alcohol Consumption
Wild Animals	196.2
Wit and Folk Humor	244.4
Witch Tales and Related Lore	243.5
YMCA	711.4
YWCA	711.5
Yugoslavs (Serbians, Croats, etc.)	262.1
Zoological Gardens	657