Monday Club of Indianapolis collection
Collection
Identifier: L296
Scope and Contents
This collection includes treasurer's report and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, typed histories, greeting cards, and other documents from the Monday Club in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1941 to 1976, regarding the club's organization, finances, and history.
Dates
- 1941-1976, undated
Creator
- Monday Club (Indianapolis, Ind.) (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 Monday Club first began in February 1895 as the Zerelda Wallace Converstation Club. The study and literary club was the brainchild of Anne Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of Ovid Butler, and began as an auxiliary of the Central Christian Church. The name was eventually changed to the Monday Afternoon Club, before it was finally dubbed The Monday Club by 1900. The club pivoted to include social causes in its mission and its members engaged in supporting local causes and charitable organization. The club's motto became, "In large things, unity; in small things, liberty; in all things, charity."
They met twice a month initially, originally in members' homes, then in other buildings, returning to home meetings in 1968. The club was affiliated with the Indianapolis Council of Women, beginning in 1897, and with the General Federation of Women's Clubs as 1934. Programs included book reviews and study, papers read by members or guests, music, pitch ins, a June outing, and their annual anniversary celebration. The 75th anniversary was celebrated in 1970.
They met twice a month initially, originally in members' homes, then in other buildings, returning to home meetings in 1968. The club was affiliated with the Indianapolis Council of Women, beginning in 1897, and with the General Federation of Women's Clubs as 1934. Programs included book reviews and study, papers read by members or guests, music, pitch ins, a June outing, and their annual anniversary celebration. The 75th anniversary was celebrated in 1970.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box )
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Gwendolyn Burris on 1977/09/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 199/07/09 by Andrea Bean Hough. EAD finding aid created 2015/04/17 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/20 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Monday Club (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
- Tanner, Gwendolyn Francis Burris, 1911-2008 (Person)
- Title
- Monday Club of Indianapolis collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
