Charles S. Grout letter
Collection — Folder: S0551
Identifier: S0551
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed letter from C. S. Grout in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 7, 1899, regarding the operation of the Charity Society Organization.
Dates
- 1899/08/07
Creator
- Grout, Charles Spaulding, 1858-1944 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Charles Spaulding Grout was born to William Wirt (ca. 1832–1869) and Augusta Adelia (Spaulding) Grout (1836–1869) in Des Moines, Iowa on August 30, 1858. He spent his childhood in Vermont and was graduated from Black River Academy in Ludlow, Vermont in 1881. Grout then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and was employed by the Atlas Engine Company until he joined the staff of the Charity Organization Society. He married Emma Doran (1865–1942) on September 21, 1892 in Marion County, Indiana, and they adopted three daughters: Jessie Ann (1891–1974), Florence Alice (1894–1973), and Flora B. (1894–1979).
Grout was the general secretary of the Charity Organization Society, organized in 1879, in Indianapolis from 1893 to 1916. He helped found Flanner House in 1898, following the donation of a small property with cottage by Frank W. Flanner for use as an African-American service center. Grout also organized the District Office Plan, Fairview Settlement, Social Service Church Union, and Vacant Lot Cultivation, as well as aiding in the development of the Summer Mission for Sick Children.
He and Emma moved to Washington, Brown County in 1916, where Grout became a farmer. The couple was living in Florida by 1940. Emma Grout died in 1942 in Columbia County, Florida. Charles Grout moved back to Indiana and died from chronic nephritis on September 11, 1944 in Indianapolis and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles S. Grout." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles S. Grout." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Black River Academy Museum. "History." Accessed January 26, 2015. http://bramvt.org/about-us/history.
"Charities Secretary Tenders Resignation." Indianapolis Star, May 19, 1916. Accessed January 23, 2015. NewspaperArchive.
"Charles S. Grout, Social Worker for Many Years, Dies." Indianapolis Star, September 12, 1944.
Findagrave.com. "Charles Spaulding Grout." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 26, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45918821/charles-spaulding-grout.
Flanner House. "History." Accessed June 23, 2022. https://www.flannerhouse.org/history.
Grout was the general secretary of the Charity Organization Society, organized in 1879, in Indianapolis from 1893 to 1916. He helped found Flanner House in 1898, following the donation of a small property with cottage by Frank W. Flanner for use as an African-American service center. Grout also organized the District Office Plan, Fairview Settlement, Social Service Church Union, and Vacant Lot Cultivation, as well as aiding in the development of the Summer Mission for Sick Children.
He and Emma moved to Washington, Brown County in 1916, where Grout became a farmer. The couple was living in Florida by 1940. Emma Grout died in 1942 in Columbia County, Florida. Charles Grout moved back to Indiana and died from chronic nephritis on September 11, 1944 in Indianapolis and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles Grout." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 23, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles S. Grout." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Charles S. Grout." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed January 26, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Black River Academy Museum. "History." Accessed January 26, 2015. http://bramvt.org/about-us/history.
"Charities Secretary Tenders Resignation." Indianapolis Star, May 19, 1916. Accessed January 23, 2015. NewspaperArchive.
"Charles S. Grout, Social Worker for Many Years, Dies." Indianapolis Star, September 12, 1944.
Findagrave.com. "Charles Spaulding Grout." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 26, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45918821/charles-spaulding-grout.
Flanner House. "History." Accessed June 23, 2022. https://www.flannerhouse.org/history.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Dorothy Russo on 1950/10/17.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/01/26 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/01/26 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2022/06/23 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Grout, Charles Spaulding, 1858-1944 (Person)
- Title
- Charles S. Grout letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
