Collection # M 1294 CHILDREN'S EXPRESS/Y-PRESS COLLECTION MATERIALS, 1982-2012 Collection Information 1 Sketch 2 Scope and Content Note 3 Series Contents 4 Processed by Maire Gurevitz, Courtney Rookard, and Jordan Ryan May 2017 Manuscript and Visual Collections Department William Henry Smith Memorial Library Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269 www.indianahistory.org COLLECTION INFORMATION VOLUME OF 213 manuscript boxes, 25 boxes of color photographs, 19 cubic COLLECTION: foot boxes of audio cassettes, 5 cubic foot boxes of video cassettes, 1 cubic foot box of disks (floppy and CDs) COLLECTION ca. 1982-2012 DATES: PROVENANCE: Sam Miller, Y-Press Inc., Indianapolis, IN RESTRICTIONS: None COPYRIGHT: REPRODUCTION Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection RIGHTS: must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. ALTERNATE FORMATS: RELATED HOLDINGS: ACCESSION 2013.0257 NUMBER: NOTES: All of the photographs in this collection are stored in cold storage for preservation and will have to allow 2-3 hours to thaw before they can be viewed. Patrons wishing to view the photographs are advised to call ahead so reference staff has time to thaw the boxes. Audio/visual media for this collection, including audio cassettes, video cassettes, and disks are stored on the 4th floor. Indiana Historical Society Y-Press Collection Page 1 SKETCH From 1990 to 2012, the youth media organization Y-Press trained 1,750 young Hoosiers to become serious journalists, reporting both on stories that were important to youth in their communities and stories that affected youth worldwide. Y-Press, which until 1999 was housed under a national organization known as Children’s Express, ran stories of local youth interest each week in the Indianapolis Star in print, online, and for a few years on air through WFYI public radio. In addition, students involved in the organization had the opportunity to pitch and raise funds to execute a larger feature story that involved travel within the United States or internationally. Y-Press youth had the opportunity to report on kid’s issues around the world, traveling to Kuwait, Northern Ireland, Cuba, Benin, and Brazil, amongst other places, and also provided coverage for political conventions in Presidential election years. In addition, youth journalists interviewed over 7,500 individuals, including many public figures such as athletes Magic Johnson and Reggie Miller, authors Judy Blume and Gary Paulsen, and politicians President Bill Clinton and Senator Richard Lugar. Y-Press also produced a few publications that highlighted youth voices, such as Diversity Book, Diversity Calendar, and the Kids Count Data Book. Sources: Materials in the collection. Indiana Historical Society Y-Press Collection Page 2 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection contains manuscripts, photographs, audio cassettes, video cassettes, floppy disks, compact discs, and DVDs. The collection has been divided into 48 different series. Series 1-23 contain research, interview transcripts, tearsheets, audio recordings of interviews, and other supplemental materials that were used to produce the Children's Express weekly newspaper page and Y-Press's bi-monthly story. Each series corresponds with one year between 1989 and 2012. Series 24 is Administrative Files, which encompasses any documents, audio, or video that pertained to the operations of the larger Children’s Express/Y-Press organization, such as grant reports of the Lilly Endowment, editor or reporter training and educational materials, governance committees, publicity materials, and files tracking participants and alumni. Series 25-45 encompass the larger projects and feature stories that Y-Press worked on, such as the Diversity Book, as well as trips for stories on location in Kuwait, Nogales, Cuba, Oklahoma City, Northern Ireland, Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, Russia, Wisconsin, Hong Kong, Brazil, Benin, France, London, Michigan, and political conventions. Each of these features series contains research materials, drafts, interview transcripts, interview audio, video and photographs compiled and collected by the youth reporters and editors. Series 46 contains audio cassettes and some documents related to the WCKD (What Kids Can Do) program and Y-Press Radio. Series 47 is made up of miscellaneous audio and video that did not seem to fit within any of the other series. Indiana Historical Society Y-Press Collection Page 3 SERIES CONTENTS Series 1: Children’s Express Stories, 1990 CONTENTS CONTAINER Research and Interview Transcripts, Michigan Cancer Box 1, Folder 1 Camp and Chernobyl, 29 July 1990 Audio, Amy and Shana at Y Camp Michigan/Press Cassettes, Box 1 Conference Briefing, 25 July 1990 Audio, Y Camp Michigan Interview with Jim/After Cassettes, Box 1 Lunch with Shannon and Ken, 25 July 1990 Audio, Roundtable Interview with Soviet and U.S. Cassettes, Box 1 Kids Research and Interview Transcripts, Gangs, 10 Sept. Box 1, Folder 2 1990 Audio, Gang Members Roundtable and Debriefing Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Boys School Interview and Debriefing Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, Gov. Evan Bayh Box 1, Folder 3 and Earth Day /Fighting Cancer, 17 Sept. 1990 Photos, Gov. Evan Bayh/Fighting Cancer Stories, 17 Color Photographs, Sept. 1990 Box 1, Folder 1 Audio, Interview with Gov. Bayh and Conference, 1 Cassettes, Box 1 Aug. 1990 Research and Interview Transcripts, Hubble Box 1, Folder 4 Telescope/Cheating in School, 24 Sept. 1990 Audio, Interview with Rob Brown, NASA Scientist, 8 Cassettes, Box 1 Aug. 1990 Audio, Phone Interview with Rob M. and Charles B. Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Cheating Round Table, July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Indiana Historical Society Y-Press Collection Page 4 Research and Interview Transcripts, Television Box 1, Folder 5 Anchor Diane Willis/Kids and TV, 1 Oct. 1990 Photos, Diane Willis/Kids and TV Stories, 1 Oct. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 2 Audio, Kids and TV Age, 17 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Diane Willis Interview, 17 July 1990 (1 of 2) Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Diana Willis Interview, 17 July 1900 (2 of 2) Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, Kid’s Box 1, Folder 6 Rights/Censorship, 8 Oct. 1990 Photos, Kids Rights/Censorship Stories, 8 Oct. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 3 Audio, Censorship Roundtable, 18 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, Juvenile Box 1, Folder 7 Detention/Teacher’s Pet Poll, 15 Oct. 1990 Photos, Juvenile Detention Article/Teacher’s Pet Poll, Color Photographs, 15 Oct. 1990 Box 1, Folder 4 Audio, Damon Ellison Interview, 18 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Damon Ellison Debriefing, 18 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, Nigerian Box 1, Folder 8 Prince/Hoosier Farming Tradition, 22 Oct. 1990 Photos, Nigerian Prince Interview/Hoosier Farming Color Photographs, Tradition, 22 Oct. 1990 Box 1, Folder 5 Audio, Interview with Julius Adeniyi, 20 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Interview with Dick Harlow at the Indiana Cassettes, Box 1 State Fair/ Debriefing Research and Interview Transcripts, Couch Box 2, Folder 1 Potatoes/CASA, 29 Oct. 1990 (1 of 2) Research and Interview Transcripts, Couch Box 2, Folder 2 Potatoes/CASA, 29 Oct. 1990 (2 of 2) Indiana Historical Society Y-Press Collection Page 5 Photos, CASA Story and Poll, 29 Oct. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 6 Audio, Arnold Schwarzennegger Interview Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Arnold Schwarzennegger Debriefing Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Jan Long Interview, 19 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Jan Long Debriefing, 19 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Press Conference and Closing Remarks, Cassettes, Box 13 National CASA Association Conference, 1990 Research, SPIRIT Youth Task Force, 5 Nov. 1990 Box 2, Folder 3 Photos, SPIRIT Youth Task Force Story, 5 Nov. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 7 Audio, SPIRIT Interview with Paula Parker Sawyer, Cassettes, Box 1 18 July 1990 Research and Interview Transcripts, Bible Study in Box 2, Folder 4 Schools, 12 Nov. 1990 Photos, Bible Study in School Story, 12 Nov. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 8 Audio, Interview with Michael Gradison of American Cassettes, Box 1 Civil Liberties Union Audio, Interview Ron Ward Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Bible Study Cassettes, Box 1 Research, Children of Alcoholics, 19 Nov. 1990 Box 2, Folder 5 Photos, Spotted Owl Poll, 19 Nov. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 9 Audio, Becky Anderson Interview, 23 July 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Children of Alcoholics, 29 Sept. 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, Learning to Live Box 2, Folder 6 with Mathematics, 26 Nov. 1990 (1 of 3) Indiana Historical Society Y-Press Collection Page 6 Research and Interview Transcripts, Learning to Live Box 2, Folder 7 with Mathematics, 26 Nov. 1990 (2 of 3) Research and Interview Transcripts, Learning to Live Box 2, Folder 8 with Mathematics, 26 Nov. 1990 (3 of 3) Photos, Mathematics Story and Poll, 26 Nov. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 10 Audio, Sheila Tobias Interview and Debriefing Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Marc Allan Leads/Sheila Tobias Debriefing Cassettes, Box 1 Audio, Dana Long’s Representative Rick Callow Cassettes, Box 1 NCTM, 15 Aug. 1990 Audio, Kumon Interview, 15 Aug. 1990 Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, Senator Richard Box 3, Folder 1 Lugar and Kids’ Rights, 3 Dec. 1990 Photos, Senator Richard Lugar and Kids’ Rights Color Photographs, Stories, 3 Dec. 1990 Box 1, Folder 11 Audio, Senator Lugar Interview and Debriefing Cassettes, Box 1 Research and Interview Transcripts, No TV Week, 10 Box 3, Folder 2 Dec. 1990 Photos, No TV Week Story, 10 Dec. 1990 Color Photographs, Box 1, Folder 12 Research and Interview Transcripts, Justice David Box 3, Folder 3 Souter/Students Held Back, 17 Dec. 1990 Photos, Justice David Souter/ Students Held Back Color Photographs, Stories, 17 Dec. 1990 Box 1, Folder 13 Audio, Interview and Debriefing on [Student] Cassettes, Box 1 Retention Audio, Amy Kumpel Interview with David Souter, 4 Cassettes, Box 1 Oct.