Records, 1986-1987.

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Records, 1986-1987.

A yearbook, two club papers, and a photograph of an 1885 portrait of Catharine Merrill by T.C. Steele. The yearbook contains programs and lists of past presidents and current and deceased members. The club papers are about Caroline Scott Harrison and Catharine Merrill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7365968

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Steele, T, C. 1847-1926.

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Catharine Merrill Club (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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The Catharine Merrill Club was founded in Indianapolis, Ind. in 1885 in honor of Catharine Merrill, the daughter of politician Samuel Merrill. She was a teacher, Civil War nurse, professor of English Literature at North Western Christian University (now Butler), and clubwoman. From the description of Records, 1885-ongoing. (Butler University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19086230 The Catharine Merrill Club was founded in Indianapolis, Ind. in 1885. The name honored Indiana...

Harrison, Caroline Lavinia Scott, 1832-1892

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Caroline Scott Harrison was a music teacher and wife of the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison. Fascinated by history and preservation, in 1890 she helped found the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) serving as its first President General. The centennial of President Washington’s inauguration heightened the nation’s interest in its heroic past, and in 1890 Caroline Scott Harrison lent her prestige as First Lady to the founding of the National Society of the Daug...

Merrill, Catharine, 1824-1900

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