Lindsey, Lilah Denton, 1860-1943
Biography
Lilah Denton Lindsey, an American philanthropist, civic leader, women's community organizer, temperance worker, and teacher. She was the first Creek woman to earn a college degree, and served as president of the Indian Territory Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Boy Scout bicycling meet photographs, approximately 1920s
Panoramic (wide angle) photographs featuring Boy Scouts at a bicycling meet.
Fannie Brownlee Misch photograph of Lilah D. Lindsey, approximately 1895
Fannie Brownlee Misch photograph of Lilah D. Lindsey is a large, oval-framed photograph of an early Tulsa educator. Accompanying note: "This portrait was likely taken soon after 1895 br Dick Hughes, first resident photographer in Tulsa. Lilah L. did retouching for him. This was not included with the Shleppy materials. I aquired it from Louise Whitam early historian."
Lilah Denton Lindsey archive, 1866-1944
Postcard collection, Undated
Virgil Brazier photographs, approximately 1900s-1950s
Consists of 103 photographs (many inscribed to Brazier) featuring early oilmen and businessmen of Tulsa, their spouses, and prominent people from outside the Tulsa area. Collection includes three unidentified group photos, photo-reproductions of racecar designs, a photograph of the first Braniff Airlines airliner, and two reels of 16mm movie film (housed separately) of undetermined subject matter. Newspaper clippings relating to featured individuals accompany some of the photographs.
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