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May 31, 1875- August 20, 1959
Harlow Lindley was born in Parke County and received his A. M. degree in 1899 from Earlham College. He served on the Earlham and various other college faculties between 1899 and 1928.
Lindley served as director of the Department of History and Archives, Indiana State Library, from 1907 to 1923. He was secretary of the Indiana Historical Commission from 1915 to 1923 and director from 1923-1924.
He served as curator of history at the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society from 1929 to 1934, and secretary, editor and librarian from 1934 to 1946. His historical publications include The Indiana Centennial, 1916 and Indiana As Seen By Early Travelers.
Sources:
R.E. Banta, Indiana Authors and their Books, 1816-1916, Crawfordsville: Wabash College, 1949, p. 192.
Indiana Biography Series, Indianapolis: Indiana State Library, 3:19.