NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN--INDIANAPOLIS …

1 Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & ArchivesNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN--INDIANAPOLIS SECTION COLLECTION, 1915-1985 Collection #M 539OM 280 Table of ContentsUser InformationHistorical SketchScope and Content NoteBox and Folder ListingCataloguing InformationProcessed by:Wilma Gibbs5 June 1995 USER INFORMATIONVOLUME OF COLLECTION: 8 manuscript boxes and 2 oversized foldersCOLLECTION DATES: Inclusive 1915-1985; Bulk 1982-1985 PROVENANCE: Shirley Herd, Indianapolis, Indiana, 13 June 1985 RESTRICTIONS: NoneREPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained inwriting from the Indiana Historical HOLDINGS: NoneACCESSION NUMBER: : The NATIONAL COUNCIL of NEGRO WOMEN--INDIANAPOLIS Section was donated during the Black Women in theMiddle West Black Women in the Middle West Project was a collecting effort to gather primary source materials of African-Americna women in Illinois and Indiana.

2 The project, spearheaded by Darlene Clark Hine and Patrick Bidelman atPurdue University, was conducted in three phases from 1977-1985. Project records are located at five repositorieswithin the two states including the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) [also houses the project's administrative records],Calumet Regional Archives, and the Northern Indiana Historical Society in Indiana and the Chicago Historical Societyand the Illinois State Historical Society in Illinois. (Although the implementation phase of the project was from 1984-1985, several of the collections were donated to IHS in 1986).Additional information about the project is contained in The Black Women in the Middle West Project: AComprehensive Resource Guide, Illinois and Indiana (.)

3 B53 1986), edited by Hine and Bidelman, et al. andWilma L. Gibbs's article, "In Retrospect: The Black Women in the Middle West Project at the Indiana HistoricalSociety," In Indiana's African-American Heritage: Essays from Black History News & Notes ( .I4 B52 1993).HISTORICAL SKETCHA ccording to its constitution, the NATIONAL COUNCIL of NEGRO Women (NCNW)--Indianapolis Section was establishedto promote unity of action among all women in matters affecting the educational, cultural, economic, social, andpolitical life of the community; to collect, interpret, disseminate, and preserve information affecting women and girls;and to work for the complete elimination of any and all forms of discrimination and segregation based on race,religion, color, NATIONAL origin, and sex.

4 In 1979, members of the organization worked with Purdue UniversityProfessor and Vice-Provost, Darlene Clark Hine, to publish When the Truth is Told: A History of Women's Culture andCommunity in Indiana, book was the impetus for the Black Women in the Middle West project, a collecting effort to gather photographsand manuscripts of African-American women in Illinois and Indiana during the its NATIONAL organization founded by Mary McCloud Bethune in 1935, NCNW--Indianapolis Section performsmany service activities. The organization has sponsored youth groups; a Mental Health Gift Lift; programs aboutweight control, alcholism, voter registration, volunteerism, and self-awareness, a Newcomer Tea for all women new tothe Indianapolis area, and annual black history observances.

5 NCNW--Indianapolis Section has also completed serviceprojects in conjunction with other organizations including the NATIONAL Association for the Advancement of ColoredPeople and the United NEGRO College Clay is the current president of the organization. Past presidents include Shirley Herd and Amanda : Materials in the AND CONTENT NOTEThis collection consists of 8 manuscript boxes and 2 oversized folders of materials related to the NATIONAL COUNCIL ofNegro Women (NCNW)--Indianapolis Section. Boxes 1 and 2 contain the organization's constitution and by-laws,agendas and minutes, reports, directories, brochures, programs, financial records, and yearbooks. Boxes 2-4 containspecific information about various Hoosier women, some of who are/were associated with the organization.

6 Thematerial is in the form of correspondence, newsclippings, programs, forms, and certificates. Women organizations thatare listed with the NATIONAL COUNCIL of NEGRO Women can pay $ annually and send three representatives tobecome recognized affiliates of the local organization. In boxes 5-7, there is material related to several Indianapolisinstitutions and organizations, many of which are affiliated with NCNW--Indianapolis Section. Box 8 contains anaddress file of the AND FOLDER LISTINGBOX 1: NATIONAL ; INDIANAPOLIS SECTIONF older:1: Membership application2: Elections3: 39th NATIONAL Convention4: 40th NATIONAL Convention5: Donor forms6: Black Woman's Voice7: Coalition of Volunteer Advocates8: Finances9: Indianapolis Section-Constitition and By-laws10: Indianapolis Section-Minutes and Agendas 1975-1981, : Indianapolis Section-Correspondence-to Shirley Herd 1978-1985, : Indianapolis Section-Correspondence-from Shirley Herd 1978-1984, : Indianapolis Section-Correspondence-Darlene Clark Hine to Shirley Herd14: Indianapolis Section-Correspondence-others 1970-1982, : Indianapolis Section-Reports16: Indianapolis Section-Committees 1974-1982.

7 Indianapolis Section-Membership18: Indianapolis Section-Program 1971-1983, : Indianapolis Section-Elections 1979-1982, 2: INDIANAPOLIS SECTION; INDIVIDUALS (A-D)Folder1: Indianapolis Section-Directory 1976-19772: Indianapolis Section-Publicity 19823: Indianapolis Section-Newsletters 1979-1984, : Indianapolis Section-Brochures5: Indianapolis Section-Yearbooks 1978-19816: Indianapolis Section-State activities 19807: Indianapolis Section-Black Women Middle West Project-Recipts8: Indianapolis Section-Black Women Middle West Project-Photos9: Indianapolis Section-Mary McLeod Bethune10: Indianapolis Section-Careers Unlimited11: Indianapolis Section-Finances12: Indianapolis Section-Book orders13: Indianapolis Section-Tickets14: Indianapolis Section-Receipts15: Indianapolis Section-Stationary16.

8 Indianapolis Section-Photographs17: Indianapolis Section-Clippings 1976-1983, : Other sections19: Black Women's History Project-Questionaires20: Juanite Watkins Alexander21: Sue Artis22: Emma Baker23: Crystal Leora Ballard24: Henrine Ward Banks25: Verna Luemma (Davis) Banks26: Mrs. Ernest Battles27: Louise Terry Battles28: Ruth Hamlin Bell29: Rosemarie Gore-Bigbee30: Geraldine H. Bradford31: Billie Breaux32: Alice Glover Brokenburr33: Beatrice Brown34: Cherry Brown35: Dorothy Brown36: Juanita White Brown37: Alfreda Buckner38: Mary Ellen Cable39: Otelia Champion40: Olivia Cole41: Harriette Bailey Conn42: Mattie Coney43: Jeffrey Cox44: Veanie Dawson45: Virtea Downey46: Shirley Graham Dubois47: Oleatha DuvalleBOX 3: INDIVIDUALS (E-I)Folder1: Pauline Eans2: Anne Edwards3: Elizabeth Enix4:( OM 280) Elizabeth Enix (folder 1)5: Flora B.

9 Evans6: Grace Wilson Evans7: Shirley Richardson Evans8: Bernice Fraction9: Floyd Quartet10: Nancy Gaddie11: Flo Garvin12: Mrs. Henri Gibson13: (OM 280) Mrs. Henri Gibson (folder 2)14: Lillian Goens-Correspondence15: Lillian Goens-Programs16: Lillian Goens- NATIONAL COUNCIL of NEGRO Women17: Lillian Goens-Federation of Associated Clubs18: Lillian Goens-Republicans19: Lillian Goens-Barnes United Methodist Church20: Lillian Goens-United Methodist Women21: Lillian Goens-Finances22: Lillian Goens-Clippings23: Naomi T. Gray24: Teresa Greenwood25: Nola Griffin26: Ernestine Arrabelle (Standard) Grundy27: Rita Guynn28: Phyllis Hall29: Sarah Virginia Hampton30: Mamie Haskins31: Shirley Herd-Correspondence 1976-1985, : Shirley Herd-Personal33: Shirley Herd-Transcript34: Shirley Herd-Certificates35: Shirley Herd-The "her" Dimension36: Martha Hill37: Darlene Clark Hine38: Lulah Roxie Hodge39: Tommie Beatrice Holland40: Mrs.

10 Millard Hughes41: Louise IngramBOX 4: INDIVIDUALS (J-W); SCRAPBOOKF older1: Jessie Jacobs2: Emma O. Johnson3: Ada Abrams Jones4: Harriet Clark Kelly5: Nettie Scott King6: Ethel Kuykendall7: Janet Langhart8: Anna Bell Lewis9: Flora Bell Lewis (Evans)10: Mother Mary Lively11: Daisy R. Lloyd12: Lucretia Lawson Love13: Millie Hoffman Lyda14: Bertha McDonald15: Ella B. Meriwether16: Ellen Thomas Merriweather17: Mayme White Miller18: Marieta Taylor-Morrison19: Emarita Murphy20: Maenell H. Newsome21: Dr. Hattie Rose Williams Olateru-Olagbegi22: Marjorie C. Parker23: Blanch Patterson24: June Evelyn Payne25: Zellie M. Peoples (Mrs. )26: Clara M. Phillips27: Faye H. Price28: Zerah Priestly29: Roselyn Richardson30: Senovia Robinson31: Nellie B.