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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

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.

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.
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