American Association of University Women Indianapolis Branch records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: L751
Scope and Contents
This collection includes bylaws, tax documents, meeting minutes and branch records from the American Association of University Women Indianapolis Branch in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1991 to 2020.
Dates
- 1991-2020
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
The American Association of University Women was founded in 1881 as a non-profit group dedicated to bettering the lives of girls and women across the country through the pillars of advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. It is a nonpartisan group that has more that has over 170,000 nationwide supporters and members. This has been a grassroots organization that has dedicated itself to the betterment of the lives of women and girls in the United States for over a century and exists in over 1,000 local branches across the country that have ties to over 800 colleges and universities.
The AAUW would come to Indiana within the decade for in 1889 Mrs. May Wright Sewall would form the Indiana Branch of the “Main Alumnae Association” along with 20 other charter members. This would officially be recognized as the Indiana Branch in 1890. The organization would grow and this main branch would become the Indianapolis Branch in 1913 as Bloomington, Indiana would soon have need of its own branch. This expansion would continue and still is today as there are now 14 branches across the state of Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection
AAUW Indianapolis "Welcome to the Indianapolis Branch of AAUW". Accessed 2023/08/10. https://indianapolis-in.aauw.net/
AAUW History "Overview of AAUW History" Accessed 2023/08/10. https://aauw-tx.aauw.net/files/2021/07/Overview-of-AAUW.pdf
The AAUW would come to Indiana within the decade for in 1889 Mrs. May Wright Sewall would form the Indiana Branch of the “Main Alumnae Association” along with 20 other charter members. This would officially be recognized as the Indiana Branch in 1890. The organization would grow and this main branch would become the Indianapolis Branch in 1913 as Bloomington, Indiana would soon have need of its own branch. This expansion would continue and still is today as there are now 14 branches across the state of Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection
AAUW Indianapolis "Welcome to the Indianapolis Branch of AAUW". Accessed 2023/08/10. https://indianapolis-in.aauw.net/
AAUW History "Overview of AAUW History" Accessed 2023/08/10. https://aauw-tx.aauw.net/files/2021/07/Overview-of-AAUW.pdf
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 cubic foot box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject, then by chronology.
Custodial History
This collection was recieved by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Penelope R. Kyker, president of the Indianapolis Branch from 2008-2021, on 2021/11/06.
Accruals
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Collection was processed on 2023/05/31 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid completed on 2023/08/08 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
- Title
- American Association of University Women Indianapolis Branch 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
