Insurance Institute of America, 1921-1947

This series contains the professional papers of Edward Rochie Hardy relating to his lifelong involvement in the insurance industry as an agent, a librarian, an educator, and a collector.  The Insurance Subject File documents the various insurance fields such as automobile insurance, fire insurance, and marine insurance.  Also included in this series are Hardy's professional correspondence and writings, materials relating to insurance education, materials from a large number of insurance organizations worldwide, and insurance publications.  The largest part of this collection is the insurance policies collected by Hardy.  These policies were issued by companies spanning the globe (particularly from the United Kingdom) and covering three centuries.  Significant among these policies is an original policy issued by the Sun Office in London in 1769.