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CORNELIUS O'BRIEN CONFERENCE <br />ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />The 31st Annual Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation is sponsored by Indiana <br />University and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA). The DHPA, <br />a part of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, administers the state's historic preservation <br />and archaeology programs. The Conference honors the memory of Cornelius O'Brien (1883-1953) — <br />banker, farmer, industrialist and preservationist. He was among the <br />first to recognize the need for preserving Indiana's historic buildings <br />I Among i I ion <br />and sites. Am his many interests was the restoration of a port' <br />of the Whitewater Canal near Metamora, and the enlargement and <br />74 <br />preservation of Veraestau, home of the Holman, Hamilton, and <br />O'Brien families. Through the support of Mr. O'Brien's daughter, <br />4� <br />Mrs. John Timberlake Gibson, the Cornelius O'Brien Conference on <br />Historic Preservation continues to reaffirm its goal of providing an <br />annual statewide forum for a critical examination and discussion of <br />historic preservation issues and for increasing public awareness of <br />Cornelius O'Brien historic preservation: <br />CORNELIUS O'BRIEN LECTURE SERIES <br />Indiana University's Cornelius O'Brien Lecture Series provides funding to assist organizations <br />throughout the state with the costs of paying for speakers to address subjects related to historic <br />preservation. Indiana University is proud to sponsor the Cornelius <br />O'Brien Lecture Series as part of its commitment to education and <br />service to the people of Indiana. For more information, or to apply for <br />funding, write to Cornelius O'Brien Lecture Series, Department of <br />History, 425 University Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202; <br />phone, 317-274-5840. The lecture series was established by Mr. <br />O'Brien's daughter, Mary, (Mrs. John Timberlake Gibson), of Wash- <br />ington, D.C., from whom it has continued to receive generous support <br />and permanent endowment since 1984. For many years the series <br />enjoyed special assistance from the late Mrs.Cornelius O'Brien as well. <br />Mrs. John Timberlake Gibson <br />Brochure Designed by: Janice Sorby, Sorby Design Studio <br />