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Solar Eclipse 2024

 Collection
Identifier: DSU-2024-0005

Scope and Contents

This collection includes records from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana from 2024 regarding the 2024 Solar Eclipse.

Dates

  • 2024-04-08

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.

On the afternoon of April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse – the first since the Great American Eclipse in 2017 and the last until August 2044 – arced across the southern half of Indiana from southwest to northeast, including Greenastle, Indiana, the home of DePauw University.

Extent

.5 Cubic Feet (Small flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2024/05/22 by Jenney Taylor. EAD finding aid created 2024/05/22 by Jenney Taylor.

Status
Completed
Author
Jenney Taylor
Date
05/22/2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana United Methodism Repository

Contact:
Roy O. West Library
405 S. Indiana St.
Greencastle Indiana 46135 United States