The Service Club of Indianapolis newsletters
Collection
Identifier: L215
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the weekly newsletter, The Grenade, from The Service Club of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1953 to 1968, regarding club business and members.
Dates
- 1953-1968
Creator
- Service Club of Indianapolis (Organization)
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.
Administrative History
The Service Club of Indianapolis was founded in 1920 by Howard C. Caldwell, Richard H. Habbe, John I. Kautz, Storey M. Larkin, Frank E. Long, Sidney S. Miller, and John Paul Ragsdale. There were 38 charter members and the basic requirement was that each member be a veteran of the U.S. Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during World War I. Its function was to serve veterans in various ways and not allow members to be in competing business enterprises. Later the membership requirements changed to include that each member be: 1) a citizen of the United States; and 2) a resident of Indianapolis or vicinity and that membership be capped at 175. In later years, service in any other military conflict to which the president or Congress had committed armed forces was accepted for membership. The organization has a website which was copyrighted in 2015.
Sources:
The Service Club of Indianapolis. The Service Club of Indianapolis, 1920-1955; With the Biographies of 291 Members Who Served in the World Wars. Indianapolis, IN: Cornelius Printing Co, 1955.
The Service Club of Indianapolis. First Fifty Years : the Service Club of Indianapolis, 1920-1970: With Biographies of 195 Members Who Served Their Country in Time of War. Indianapolis, IN: Cornelius Printing Co., 1970.
The Service Club of Indianapolis. The Service Club of Indianapolis, 1920-1987: With Biographies of 179 Members Who Served Their Country in Time of War. Indianapolis, IN: Cornelius Printing Co., 1987.
The Service Club of Indianapolis, 1987-1996: With Biographies of Members, All of Whom Served Their Country in Time of War. Carmel, IN: Maco Press, 1996.
Sources:
The Service Club of Indianapolis. The Service Club of Indianapolis, 1920-1955; With the Biographies of 291 Members Who Served in the World Wars. Indianapolis, IN: Cornelius Printing Co, 1955.
The Service Club of Indianapolis. First Fifty Years : the Service Club of Indianapolis, 1920-1970: With Biographies of 195 Members Who Served Their Country in Time of War. Indianapolis, IN: Cornelius Printing Co., 1970.
The Service Club of Indianapolis. The Service Club of Indianapolis, 1920-1987: With Biographies of 179 Members Who Served Their Country in Time of War. Indianapolis, IN: Cornelius Printing Co., 1987.
The Service Club of Indianapolis, 1987-1996: With Biographies of Members, All of Whom Served Their Country in Time of War. Carmel, IN: Maco Press, 1996.
Extent
1.2 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes; 1 small manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Perry Lesh on 1970/05/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/04/13 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/13 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/08/01 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Service Club of Indianapolis (Organization)
- Title
- The Service Club of Indianapolis newsletters
- 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
