Lindsey, Lilah Denton, 1860-1943
Person
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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Boy Scout bicycling meet photographs, approximately 1920s
Collection
Identifier: 1000-017
Scope and Contents
Panoramic (wide angle) photographs featuring Boy Scouts at a bicycling meet.
Dates:
approximately 1920s
Lilah Denton Lindsey archive, 1866-1944
Collection
Identifier: 1976-016
Scope and Contents
The papers are organized into 9 series:
Series 1: Autobiographical: consists of handwritten brief accounts of Lilah Lindsey's life and a carbon copy typescript of Lilah Lindsey's interview with Effie S. Jackson.Series 2: Correspondence: consists primarily of letters and postcards to Lilah Lindsey from friends, family, and civic group associates, as well as city, state, and federal government departments and offices. Notable among the correspondents are Anna Eliza Worcester...
Dates:
1866 - 1944
Postcard collection, Undated
Collection
Identifier: 1500-033
Scope and Contents
Consists of postcards collected from a variety of individuals including Lilah Lindsey, John W. Shleppey, and Richard Tenney. The collection is housed in 12 document boxes and is grouped into 7 categories: United States, American Indians, People (identified and unidentified), Transportation (airplanes, trains, automobiles, ships), Art and Artifacts, Greeting Cards and Business Advertisements, Foreign Countries, and oversize material.Postcards for the United States are grouped...
Dates:
Undated
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- Subject: Oklahoma -- History. X
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- Boy Scouts. 1
- Creek Indians. 1
- Cycling -- United States. 1
- General Federation of Women's Clubs. 1
- Indian Territory Woman's Christian Temperance Union. 1
- Indians of North America -- Pictorial works. 1
- Scouts and scouting -- History. 1
- Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Lindsey, Lilah Denton 1
- Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Postcard collection. 1
- Special Collections -- Photographs. 1
- Temperance -- Oklahoma -- Societies, etc. 1
- Tulsa (Okla.) -- History 1
- Tulsa (Okla.) -- Social life and customs 1
- Tulsa Indian Club 1
- Tulsa Women's Club. 1
- United States -- Pictorial works. 1
- Women in community organization -- United Stat 1
- Women in culture and society 1
- Women volunteers in social service -- United States 1 + ∧ less
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