The Book Nook

ID: 2021 ~ Source: Photo Courtesy of Indiana University Libraries' Archives of Traditional Music, Hoagy Carmichael Collections 1920-1981 ~ Date: ca. 1928
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The Book Nook

This photograph includes an exterior picture and interior picture of the Book Nook as it looked in 1918 when Hoagy first began hanging out there while in high school as a "townie."

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By Monroe County History Center
The Book Nook played a major role in Hoagy’s social life and musical career.  A  soda and sandwich shop popular among Indiana University students, the Book Nook was frequented by campus musicians who kept strict control over who was allowed to play…