Papers, n.d.

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Papers, n.d.

The collection contains histories and reminiscences of the Indianapolis Woman's Club, the Propylaeum, and the Edwin Harlan, Patrick Jameson, and Bebee Booth families. It gives a good picture of the old downtown area of Indianapolis, and local women's history.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7004212

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indianapolis Woman's Club

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Founded in 1875 to "form an organized center for the mental and social culture of its members..." and to encourage "a liberal exchange of thought by papers and discussion upon all subjects pertaining to its objects." Religious and political topics are excluded, however, as the founders represented a variety of opinions. Founders and later members participated in public causes, including women's suffrage. A haven for free-thinking women, the club is the oldest of its kind in Indiana and is still ...

Booth, Bebee.

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Indianapolis Propylaeum

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The Indianapolis Propylaeum, founded in 1888, began as a stock company to build and maintain a building for the use of women's clubs. The first building, opened in 1891, was torn down to build the War Memorial Plaza and the Propylaeum moved to the Schmidt-Schaf House in 1923. A cultural and social haven for Indianapolis women, a number of groups continue to meet there, including the Indianapolis Woman's Club and the Fortnightly Literary Club. From the description of Records, 1888-199...

Jameson, Patrick H. (Patrick Henry), 1824-1910

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Booth family.

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Harlan family.

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Jameson, Margaret Booth, 1894-1982.

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Margaret Booth Jameson was the niece of Hoosier author Booth Tarkington. From the description of Papers, n.d. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21126188 ...