Papers, 1863-1946 (bulk 1875-1910).

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Papers, 1863-1946 (bulk 1875-1910).

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The collection contains correspondence, ledgers, notebooks, personal narratives, reports, and clippings generated by ancestors and relatives of Theodore L. Steele, particularly Horace and Martha Nicholson McKay. These items include papers of the Consumers Gas Trust Company, a history of Unitarianism in Indianapolis, and letters from Lucy Stone. The papers of Elizabeth Nicholson include letters related to the woman's suffrage movement and accounts by former slaves about the Underground Railroad. Other material in the collection includes drafts of Selma Neubacher's contributions to the book "The House of the Singing Winds," and a scrapbook kept by Valentine Nicholson that includes references to spiritualism.

2 boxes, 4 bound volumes, 3 folders photographs.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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All Souls Unitarian Church (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Steele, Theodore L., 1905-1995.

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Theodore L. Steele (1905-1995) was an Indianapolis architect who specialized in institutional and industrial design. He was the grandson of Indiana artist T.C. (Theodore Clement) Steele (1847-1926). Steele and Selma Neubacher Steele (ca. 1875-1945) co-authored a biography of T.C. Steele. Selma Neubacher Steele was an artist and T.C. Steele's second wife. Elizabeth Nicholson (1833-1926) helped form the Indianapolis Woman's Club. She was an advocate of higher education and woman's suffrage, and in...

Woman's Peace Society.

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Consumers Gas Trust Company.

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McKay, Martha Nicholson, 1843-1934

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Martha Nicholson McKay (1843-1934), a founder of the Indianapolis Woman's Club, worked for woman's suffrage. She also helped found the Unity Church of Indianapolis (later All Souls Unitarian Church). From the description of Theodore L. Steele papers, 1863-1946 (bulk 1875-1910). (Indiana Historical Society Library)...

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 ...

Unity Church of Indianapolis.

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Nicholson family.

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