Biography of William Fortune 1986

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Biography of William Fortune 1986

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=ohrc024

The central focus of this project is the life of William Fortune, who lived from 1863 to 1942. Interviewees are the daughters of Indiana businessman William Fortune, a friend and father-in-law of Eli Lilly. They tell about their life in Indianapolis at the turn of the century and offer recollections of associations with famous people like the Lillys and James Whitcomb Riley.

2 interviews; Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials

eng,

Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6625128

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