Lindsey, Lilah Denton, 1860-1943

Person

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Fannie Brownlee Misch photograph of Lilah D. Lindsey, approximately 1895

Item

Identifier: 1976-024

Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1895

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

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