Helen Glessner Scott papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2865
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials dating from circa 1870 to 1975 related to organizations in which Mrs. Scott was active. The collection is, overall, in the organization created by Mrs. Scott.
Folder 1 has material from the Indianapolis Parliamentary Law Club dating from 1946 to 1975. It contains letters, newsclippings, directories, a written motion, a mimeographed sheet of by-laws, and a sliding-rule device for answering parliamentary questions.
Folder 2 contains materials from the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1908 to 1969. Included are letters, newspaper clippings, booklets, invitations, excerpts of a speech, a certificate and minutes.
Folder 3 is identified as miscellaneous material which dates from circa 1870 to 1974. There are letters, notes, photographs, brochures, directories, and newsletters among many other items, most of which relate to other clubs and organizations.
Folder 1 has material from the Indianapolis Parliamentary Law Club dating from 1946 to 1975. It contains letters, newsclippings, directories, a written motion, a mimeographed sheet of by-laws, and a sliding-rule device for answering parliamentary questions.
Folder 2 contains materials from the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1908 to 1969. Included are letters, newspaper clippings, booklets, invitations, excerpts of a speech, a certificate and minutes.
Folder 3 is identified as miscellaneous material which dates from circa 1870 to 1974. There are letters, notes, photographs, brochures, directories, and newsletters among many other items, most of which relate to other clubs and organizations.
Dates
- circa 1870-1975
Creator
- Scott, Helen Glessner (Person)
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 / Historical
Helen Glessner was born May 9, 1898 to Frank and Emma Reece Glessner in Shelbyville, Indiana. She graduated from Franklin College in 1920 and married Jasper Paul Scott that same year. They had three children: Robert Paul, Martha Anne, and Charles Edwin.
Mrs. Scott was a member of Pi Beta Phi; a past president of Indianapolis Alumnae Club, Franklin College; a past president of Delta Province; regent and historian of the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a past president of the Indianapolis Parliamentary Law Club, the Indianapolis Unit of Parliamentarians, and the Indiana State Association of Parliamentarians, among many others.
Mrs. Scott was a member of Pi Beta Phi; a past president of Indianapolis Alumnae Club, Franklin College; a past president of Delta Province; regent and historian of the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; a past president of the Indianapolis Parliamentary Law Club, the Indianapolis Unit of Parliamentarians, and the Indiana State Association of Parliamentarians, among many others.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2019/09/19 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Scott, Helen Glessner (Person)
- Title
- Helen Glessner Scott papers
- 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
