Women in charitable work

Scope and Contents This collection includes a copy of "Events in the History of the Circle of Mercy, from 1898 to 1948," an 8-page history of the South Bend, Indiana Catholic charity written by Mrs. A. P. (Agnes) Perley for the society's 50th anniversary celebration.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of work diaries of an unidentified jail matron in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana during the years 1935-1938. The matron’s responsibilities primarily involved relief assistance to the poor in Muncie, rather than work with jail inmates. The diaries detail the amount of relief given each day and name who received the aid.

Scope and Contents This collection includes autographed and typed minutes, treasurers reports, bank statement, members lists and constituions, and typed and signed letters from the Et Cetera Club and various organizations in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from September 1925 to May 1966 regarding activities, business and donations of the club.

Scope and Contents This collection contains Ida Husted Harper's manuscript, The Associated Work of the Women of Indiana. The handwritten manuscript is 140 pages long and contains 45 chapters that relate information and statistics regarding the many missionary societies, temperance unions, literary clubs, and other organizations managed by women in Indiana up to April 1893. The collection also includes a letter sent by Mrs. Harper to Ed Hawkins regarding the publishing of her...

Scope and Contents This collection includes board and general assembly meeting minutes, treasurer documents, roll books, president's books and yearbooks from the Indianapolis Council of Women ranging from 1892 to 2018. Also included are administrative records from the Indiana State Council of Women ranging from 1929 to 1995.

Scope and Contents This collection comprises meeting notes, a list of committee members, and a history concerning the Social Service Advisory Committee ranging from 1917 to 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana. There is also a certificate of dissolution for the Social Service of the Indianapolis City Dispensary on June 7, 1929.