Icarian Collection
Scope and Contents
The Icarian Collection consists of court documents, correspondence, and other material created by the Icarian community in Corning, Iowa in the 19th century along with research material created and collected by UNO Sociology professors Wayne Wheeler and Mark Rousseau. The documents created by the Icarian community in the 19th century were received from multiple donors, including a descendant of Frank M. Davis, an attorney who worked on the community’s legal case. The research material created and collected by Professors Wheeler and Rousseau includes, sketchbooks, photographs, slides, photo albums, audio cassettes, posters, and other material documenting the Icarian community and its history. The collection is currently being arranged and described. (January 2018)
Dates
- circa 1819-1989
Creator
- Icarian Community (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Nebraska Public Records Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712 through 84-712.09), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Nebraska Omaha assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Archives & Special Collections will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Further information about copyright policy is available at http://libguides.unomaha.edu/library_policies.
Extent
3.0 Cubic Feet (4 boxes, 10 slide carousels)
Custodial History
The largest quantity of the manuscript material was received as donations from two former UNO Sociology professors, Wayne Wheeler and Mark Rousseau, whose research included the Icarian movement. It is believed much of the material from Wheeler and Rousseau’s research was donated to the archives when Professor Wheeler’s UNO office was being emptied. Ms. Kathryn Davis donated 10 items on October 13, 1978. Dr. Wilfred Payne, a former Philosophy professor at the Municipal University of Omaha (UNO precursor), donated 53 items in November 1970, which included 41 items earlier given to him by Francis H. Chambers, possibly on May 12, 1939 and July 5, 1939. Chambers had been enrolled in Prof. Payne’s Utopias course. Chambers’ grandfather Francis “Frank” M. Davis was the lawyer for the "rebel Icarian faction" in Corning, Iowa. Consult the repository's donor file for further information about the provenance and history of the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Francis Chambers (1939), Dr. Wilfred Payne (1970), Kathryn Davis (1978), Professor Wayne Wheeler, Professor Mark Rousseau.
Separated Materials
Published material and reproductions of published items were removed from the collection during processing. These titles have been described in the library catalog. Titles include: The Communist, L'Observateur (issues 2-3), and Brief History of Icaria.
Processing Information
The manuscript collection was arranged and described in January-March 2018.
- Icarian Collection – Original. Subject Source: Local sources
- Icarian Collection – Research. Subject Source: Local sources
- Icarian Community
- Icarian movement -- Iowa -- Corning Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- audiocassettes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- microfilms Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- slides (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Icarian Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046
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