Carl McCulloch church membership
Collection — Folder: S873
Identifier: S0873
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a Plymouth (Congregational) Church membership form belonging to Carl McCulloch in Indianapolis, Indiana, issued on April 12, 1887 and signed by Reverend Oscar C. McCulloch. The form describes the duties, principles, and activities of Plymouth Church members.
Dates
- 1887
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
Little is known about Carl McCulloch. It is possible he was a relative of Reverend Oscar McCulloch, perhaps even his father, Carleton McCulloch.
Reverend Oscar Carleton McCulloch (1843-1891) became head of Plymouth Congregational Church in 1877 and became an influential proponent of organized charity in Indianapolis, Indiana. His leadership of Plymouth Church fostered his congregation's growing involvement in the social gospel movement, as evidenced by their philanthropic activities in education, employment, and health care. McCulloch served as president of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society (1879-1891) and a creator and president (1882-1891) of the Indianapolis Charity Organization Society, and president of the National Council of Charities and Correction (1891). He used his experience working with poor families, such as the Ishmaels, in Indianapolis to conduct a 10-year study of the environmental and genetic factors affecting poverty. His research among the so-called "tribe of Ishmael," influenced by Social Darwinist theory of the day and Richard L. Dugdale's study of the Jukes family in New York, contributed to the growing body of work supporting the eugenics movement.
Sources:
Some Ancestory.com records.
Forbes, J. Thomas. “Oscar Carleton McCulloch.” In Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Kramer, Elsa L. "Recasting the Tribe of Ishmael: The Role of Indianapolis’s Nineteenth-Century Poor in Twentieth-Century Eugenics." Indiana Magazine of History 104 (March 2008): 36-64.
Reverend Oscar Carleton McCulloch (1843-1891) became head of Plymouth Congregational Church in 1877 and became an influential proponent of organized charity in Indianapolis, Indiana. His leadership of Plymouth Church fostered his congregation's growing involvement in the social gospel movement, as evidenced by their philanthropic activities in education, employment, and health care. McCulloch served as president of the Indianapolis Benevolent Society (1879-1891) and a creator and president (1882-1891) of the Indianapolis Charity Organization Society, and president of the National Council of Charities and Correction (1891). He used his experience working with poor families, such as the Ishmaels, in Indianapolis to conduct a 10-year study of the environmental and genetic factors affecting poverty. His research among the so-called "tribe of Ishmael," influenced by Social Darwinist theory of the day and Richard L. Dugdale's study of the Jukes family in New York, contributed to the growing body of work supporting the eugenics movement.
Sources:
Some Ancestory.com records.
Forbes, J. Thomas. “Oscar Carleton McCulloch.” In Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Kramer, Elsa L. "Recasting the Tribe of Ishmael: The Role of Indianapolis’s Nineteenth-Century Poor in Twentieth-Century Eugenics." Indiana Magazine of History 104 (March 2008): 36-64.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/08/12 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/12 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Carl McCulloch church membership
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
