The mission of the Calumet Regional Archives shall be to collect, preserve, and make available records from organizations and individuals to document the history of Indiana's Calumet Region (Lake and Porter Counties) for use by students, scholars, and the general public.

Collections in this community

• Calumet Region Dentists’ Licenses and Certificates Collection – CRA 484 [1]

  These records comprise 1 linear foot (2 boxes) of local dentists’ licenses and certificates, spanning much of the twentieth century.
• Gary, Indiana Telephone Directory 1909 [1]

  This document reproduces the information contained in the City of Gary, Indiana telephone directory for 1909. The volume contains the following information: Last name; First name; telephone number; type of business; and address.
• Gary Screw and Bolt Company Records—Personnel Record Series CRA 261 [25]

  Recognized as one of the few early Gary industries independent of the U.S. Steel Corporation, the Gary Screw and Bolt Company enjoyed a successful seventy-five year life in northwest Indiana.
• Lake County Affidavits Collection – CRA 472 [1]

  The Lake County Affidavits Collection comprises 1.50 linear feet (3 boxes) of affidavits related to estates and mortgages. The affidavits provide names and dates of recording.
• Lake County Claim Docket Index, 1897-1905, Volume 27 - CRA 105 [1]

  This volume serves as an index for claims submitted to Lake County, Indiana government for reimbursement to persons and/or businesses providing goods and/or services to the county.
• Lake County Criminal Court Index Cards Collection – CRA 439 [1]

  The Lake County Criminal Case Index Cards Collection comprises 12.00 linear feet in 24 boxes of small index cards.
• Lake County, Indiana Marriage Applications from November 9, 1905 thru April 23, 1906 [2]

  These records are Lake County, Indiana Marriage Applications from November 9, 1905 thru April 23, 1906 with 1,174 records included.
• Lake County Insolvent Tax Payers Index, 1897-1915, Volumes 673-674-675 - CRA 105 [1]

  These three volumes serve as an index of insolvent tax payers in Lake County, Indiana.
• Lake County Inventory Books for Estates and Guardianships, v. 1001, 1002, 1003 - CRA 105 [1]

  These three volumes constitute an index of the Inventory Books for Estates and Guardianships in Lake County, Indiana. This index covers the period from May 13, 1910 thru December 27, 1923 and contains over 8,500 names.
• Lake County Nurses’ Licenses and Certificates Collection – CRA 485 [1]

  These records comprise 1.50 linear feet (3 boxes) of local nurses’ licenses and certificates, spanning a period from 1916 through 1949.
• Lake County Old Age Assistance Certificates Collection – CRA 477 [1]

  These records comprise 9.50 linear feet (19 boxes) of applications/certificates for assistance from the county government of Lake County, Indiana.
• Lake County Physicians’ Licenses and Certificates Collection – CRA 458 [1]

  These records comprise 4 linear feet (6 boxes, two volumes) of local physicians’ licenses and certificates, spanning from April 2, 1929 through November 20, 1958.
• Lake County School Teachers and Other Miscellaneous Records, 1931-1937 - CRA 478 [2]

  These records contain information about select teachers in Lake County, Indiana during most of the 1930s.
• Lake County Small Business Partnership Certificates Collection – CRA 471 [3]

  A collection of certificates from local businesses in Lake County, IN, and filed with the County Clerk's office.
• Lake County Surety Bond Records, 1844-1853, Volume 9 - CRA 105 [1]

  This volume contains surety bonds (bonds to ensure Township Treasurers abided by the rules and regulations of the Lake County Auditor).
• Pullman-Standard Railroad Car Manufacturing Company Personnel Records—Personnel Record Series CRA 314 [31]

  This index of employee names was created from the original personnel cards housed at Indiana University Northwest’s Calumet Regional Archives from the Indiana locations.
• Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, Indiana Harbor Plant, Employee Cards – CRA 51 [1]

  These records comprise 0.50 linear feet (1 box) of workers employed at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company plant, located in Indiana Harbor (East Chicago), Indiana.