Rose Marie Cruzan Parliamentary Law Club No. 2 records
Collection
Identifier: L387
Scope and Contents
This collection includes bylaws, directories, a program, newspaper clippings, and club meeting minutes from Rose Marie Cruzan Parliamentary Law Club No. 2 in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1959 to 1989, regarding parliamentary practice and club activities.
Dates
- 1959-1989
Creator
- Cruzan, Rose Marie, 1890-1977 (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 Note
Rose Marie Brickler was born on January 27, 1890, to Simon F. (1854-1929) and Maria (Hartmaring) Brickler (1853-1893) in Lafayette, Indiana. She worked as a presser in a shirt factory in 1910. Brickler married Glen Richard Cruzan (1888-1948) on May 5, 1910, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and they had two children, Eugene Joseph (1911-1993) and Rosemary Louise (1915-1996). The couple filed for divorce in December 1924, then remarried on March 12, 1926, in Hancock County, Indiana. The couple divorced a second and final time between 1930 and 1940.
Rose Marie Cruzan organized three parliamentary law clubs, the first on July 14, 1937, and wrote a column, "Practical Parliamentary Procedure" for the Indianapolis Star, beginning in 1947, for 15 years and a registered professional parliamentarian, who served in that role at conventions in Indianapolis and elsewhere. She also had a syndicated column, "Point of Order," and taught courses at universities and high schools. Cruzan was a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians. Rose Marie Cruzan died of a heart attack on November 3, 1977, in Indianapolis and was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Rose Brickler." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Brickler." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Marie Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Brickler." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rosemary Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rosemary L. Nickson." U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Birge, Evie. "Keeping at Meetings is her Business." Indianapolis Star, April 20, 1965. Accessed April 15, 2025. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Rose Marie Brickler Cruzan." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125939613/rose-marie-cruzan.
"Rose Marie Cruzan Was Parliamentarian." Indianapolis Star, November 4, 1977. Accessed April 15, 2025. ProQuest.
"Suits Filed in County Courts. Superior Courts." Indianapolis Star, December 4, 1924.
Rose Marie Cruzan organized three parliamentary law clubs, the first on July 14, 1937, and wrote a column, "Practical Parliamentary Procedure" for the Indianapolis Star, beginning in 1947, for 15 years and a registered professional parliamentarian, who served in that role at conventions in Indianapolis and elsewhere. She also had a syndicated column, "Point of Order," and taught courses at universities and high schools. Cruzan was a member of the National Association of Parliamentarians. Rose Marie Cruzan died of a heart attack on November 3, 1977, in Indianapolis and was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Rose Brickler." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Brickler." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Marie Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Brickler." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rose Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rosemary Cruzan." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Rosemary L. Nickson." U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed April 15, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Birge, Evie. "Keeping at Meetings is her Business." Indianapolis Star, April 20, 1965. Accessed April 15, 2025. ProQuest.
Findagrave.com. "Rose Marie Brickler Cruzan." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125939613/rose-marie-cruzan.
"Rose Marie Cruzan Was Parliamentarian." Indianapolis Star, November 4, 1977. Accessed April 15, 2025. ProQuest.
"Suits Filed in County Courts. Superior Courts." Indianapolis Star, December 4, 1924.
Administrative History
The Rose Marie Cruzan Parliamentary Law Club No. 2 was organized in 1946 by Rose Marie Cruzan, the second club of its kind in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the purpose of "to study and practice parliamentary law, to work toward introducing the study of parliamentary law as a course of study in schools, and to aid members in becoming registered parliamentarians." The first president was Mrs. Lawrence T. Stafford and the members were affiliated with the Indiana State Association, part of the National Association of Parliamentarians. In 1980, the club had 20 members and met monthly. The club's creed was "Justice to all, courtesy to all, one thing at a time, the rule of the majority, the rights of the minority, and partiality to none."
Sources:
Items in the collection.
"Parliamentary Law Interests Clubs." Indianapolis Star, October 5, 1980. Accessed April 15, 2025. ProQuest.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
"Parliamentary Law Interests Clubs." Indianapolis Star, October 5, 1980. Accessed April 15, 2025. ProQuest.
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 Mary W. Campbell on 1989/09/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/10/17 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid created 2016/10/17 by Kori Nell. Collection reprocessing completed 2025/04/15 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2025/04/15 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Cruzan, Rose Marie, 1890-1977 (Person)
- Rhoades, Betty (Person)
- Title
- Rose Marie Cruzan Parliamentary Law Club No. 2 records
- 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
