Indiana -- Societies and clubs
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
Paul V. McNutt for President in 1940 Club records
Collection
Identifier: L293
Scope and Contents
This collection includes minutes of meetings, officers' correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and membership information from the Paul V. McNutt for President in 1940 Club ranging from 1933 to 1937.
Dates:
1933-1937
Philomathean Society of the Blue River Academy records
Collection — Folder S1608
Identifier: S1608
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of handwritten minutes of the Philomathean Society of the Blue River Academy in Salem, Indiana ranging from January 1, 1865 to May 23, 1867, regarding the literary club's founding and its operations as well as the organization's constitution.
Dates:
1865-1867
Poets' Corner history
Collection — Folder S2899
Identifier: S2899
Scope and Contents
The collection includes an extensive compilation of materials concerning the development and history of Indiana’s Poets’ Corner, Inc., including two copies of the "History of the Poets' Corner", by Clifford Hays (8 pages each); and 25 additional Poets Corner items (all copies), including the Poets' Corner agreement; constitution; appraisal; Law of Poets’ Corner; and miscellaneous notes, correspondence, and membership lists.
Dates:
circa 1943-1961
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Poets' Corner history
Poplar Ridge Horse Thief and Detective Company collection
Collection
Identifier: L213
Scope and Contents
The collection contains meeting minutes (1910-1925), membership record books (1875-1895, 1900-1910), a certificate of appointment (1906), a badge from the National Horse Thief Detective Association, as well as other member and administrative materials from teh Poplar Ridge Horse Thief and Detective Company.
Dates:
1875-1925
Porcelain Art School of Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L440
Scope and Contents
This collection includes legal documents and bylaws; correspondence; minutes and financial reports; newspaper and magazine articles; flyers and registration information; recipes for firing painting on porcelain china; and photographs from the Porcelain Art School, the Indiana China Painting School, the Indiana Art School and individuals in Indiana ranging from 1989 to 2005 regarding organizational business and painting on porcelain china.
Dates:
1991-2005
Program collection
Collection
Identifier: L658
Scope and Contents
This collection includes programs from throughout Indiana ranging from 1836 to 2017 and undated regarding the following subjects:Series 1: Music- Includes programs related to concerts, recitals, and music schools.Series 2: Religion- Includes programs related to religious services, conferences, and events.Series 3: Art- Includes programs related to galleries and exhibits, art schools, antiques, and architecture.Series 4: Dance- Includes programs...
Dates:
1836-2017, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Program collection
Republican Victory League of Indiana collection
Collection — Folder S1616
Identifier: S1616
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises an undated letter to Mr. Ward is signed by William G. Irwin, president of the Republican Victory League of Indiana regarding the organization's refusal to support any particular political candidate or group and its mission to oppose "the Roosevelt-New-Deal institutions."
Dates:
circa 1930s
Richard S. Simons, Indianapolis Literary Club address
Collection — Folder S1187
Identifier: S1188
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the thirty page typewritten address, "Who's the Hoosier?" that Richard S. Simons delivered to the Indianapolis Literary Club on November 16, 1953. His address highlighted many men and women who were either native Hoosiers or spent an important period of their lives in Indiana. He stated that Indiana qualified as the "Mother of Vice Presidents" and noted that a large number of Hoosiers have filled presidential cabinet posts, have been prominent congressmen, and have...
Dates:
1953/11/16
Sarah Carmichael Harrell collection
Collection
Identifier: L398
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper clippings and scrapbooks from Sarah Carmichael Harrell in Indiana ranging from 1825 to 1927 regarding the Columbian Exposition (or otherwise known as the Chicago World's Fair), Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana history, poetry and stories.
There is also a World's Columbian Exposition Commission appointment certificate and letter to Sarah Carmichael Harrell dated March 18, 1891 (OBC147).
There is also a World's Columbian Exposition Commission appointment certificate and letter to Sarah Carmichael Harrell dated March 18, 1891 (OBC147).
Dates:
1825-1927
Sons of Liberty newspaper clipping
Collection — Folder S1618
Identifier: S1618
Scope and Contents
This collection comrpises one newspaper sheet, printed on both sides, of the Indianapolis Daily Journal on August 2, 1864 regarding the exposure of the Sons of Liberty as an anti-Lincoln group of men in the Midwest. The report identifies the society's leadership, goals, rituals, and passwords.
Dates:
1864
