Dates

• Majority of material found within 1918 - 1980

Extent

1 box Linear Feet (The Indiana College Club was organized in 1918 by faculty of Indiana State Normal School and Indiana community members. According to a letter in the collection, the Indiana College Club was created because the members "felt that culture was important, but that they had not been out of school long enough to know how little they knew." In 1920, the group was active in establishing a scholarship fund, which was financed by the initiation fee of $5.00. The club was limited to 50 members, all of whom were local college graduates. These papers include an overview of the club by charter member Louise Walsh, Dean of Education at Indiana State Normal School and later Indiana State Teachers College. Her brief description records the history of the organization from 1918 to 1949. Seven meeting minute books, dating from 1920 to 1980, are also included in the collection, which record club activities of musicals, lectures, and general meetings. Eventually, membership included college graduates from well beyond the original geographical limits, extending throughout various states and even welcomed representatives from other counties. Container List: Box 1 (8 folders) 1. Louise Walsh Notebook: 1918-1949 (Louise Walsh was the Dean of Education at Indiana State Normal School and later Indiana State Teachers College); 2. Meeting Minutes, Volume 1, 1920-1926; 3. Meeting Minutes, Volume 2, 1932-1937; 4. Meeting Minutes, Volume 3, 1938-1944; 5. Meeting Minutes, Volume 4, 1944-1953; 6. Meeting Minutes, Volume 5, 1953-1961; 7. Meeting Minutes, Volume 6, 1962-1970; and 8. Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1970-1980.)

Language of Materials

English