Subordinate Union Club of Indiana collection
Collection — Folder: S2613
Identifier: S2613
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a charter for the Subordinate Union Club No. 6 issued by the Subordinate Union Club of Indiana in Indianapolis, dated June 16, 1862, authorizing present officers and members in Illinois to “do and perform all and every such acts and things appertaining to the U.C. organization, as have been and ought to be done for the safety and support of the Union...” The document has a handwritten notation at the top from J. H. Oakwood on May 29, 1890. There is also a transcript donated by Otto M. Knoblock of South Bend, dated January 20, 1863, regarding S.U.C. Indiana North.
In 1926, an unknown Indianapolis woman donated the 12 x 14” charter for the Subordinate U.C. No. 6, which is dated June 16, 1862. The charter was issued from the S.U.C. of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and authorizes the present officers and members of S.U.C. of south ½ of Catline (?), County of Vermillion, and State of Illinois, to “do and perform all and every such acts and things appertaining to the U.C. organization, as have been and ought to be done for the safety and support of the Union...”
In 1926, an unknown Indianapolis woman donated the 12 x 14” charter for the Subordinate U.C. No. 6, which is dated June 16, 1862. The charter was issued from the S.U.C. of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and authorizes the present officers and members of S.U.C. of south ½ of Catline (?), County of Vermillion, and State of Illinois, to “do and perform all and every such acts and things appertaining to the U.C. organization, as have been and ought to be done for the safety and support of the Union...”
Dates
- 1862-1863
Creator
- Civil War Union Club of Indiana (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.
Historical Note
The Subordinate Union Club of Indiana was created to counteract the influence the Confederacy-sympathizing Knights of the Golden Circle.
There were Union Clubs in Boston and Nebraska, but no evidence links them with the S.U.C. of Indiana.
There were Union Clubs in Boston and Nebraska, but no evidence links them with the S.U.C. of Indiana.
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 from an unknown donor in 1926 and from Otto M. Knoblock in 1931.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 2012/12 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created in 2012/12 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2022/12/14 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Civil War Union Club of Indiana (Organization)
- Title
- Subordinate Union Club of Indiana collection
- 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
