Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives
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Processed by:
Marian Carpenter
23 July 1996
VOLUME of COLLECTION: 1 manuscript box
COLLECTION DATES: 1944-1987
PROVENANCE: Barbara McQueen, Indianapolis, IN
RESTRICTIONS: None
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: None
ACCESSION NUMBER: 90.0335
NOTES:
Hester Blanche Childs (17 July 1909--7 October 1987) was born in Duncan, Mississippi. She lived in Indianapolis most of her life. Employed as a nurse, she was affiliated with the National Federation of Licensed Pratical Nurses, Inc. Childs was active in numerous civic and social organizations. She was program chairman of the Old Settler's Club and a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Council of Negro Women--Indianapolis Section.
Source: Materials in the collection.
The collection contains materials pertaining to Hester B. Childs and other family members including her mother Minnie B. Ward, step-father Willie Ward, uncle John Biggs, sister Rosie Lee Carr and nephew Constance D. Carr. It also highlights her activities in different clubs and oganizations. The collection is comprised of one manuscript box.
Folders 1-5 contain Child's personal materials including correspondence, her autograph book and photographs. Folders 6-12 consist of family information which includes photographs and funeral records. An extensive visual representation of the family home located at 1122 W. 27th Street Indianapolis, Indiana is in folders 13-27. The last half of box 1 emphasizes her social and civic activities. Folders 28-35 contain a Mt. Zion Baptist Church bulletin and plate. The plate is dated 1872-1955. The dates appear to conmemmorate the location(s) of the church prior to it moving to its current location on North Boulevard. The plate contains images of the church building and the pastor in 1955. Also, there is a photo album of the National Federation of Licensed Pratical Nurses, Inc. convention, and materials pertaining to Childs membership with the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Metros Booster Club. Folders 36-43 include obituaries, sympathy cards, a photo album, and identified and unidentified photographs of individuals. The Box concludes with identified and unidentified wedding photographs along with a wedding napkin and program. There are photographs of a trip to the Bahamas and a 1978 edition of The Forty-Two Herald, a newsletter pertaining to Indianapolis Public School # 42.
Box 1: Hester B. Childs, Family Materials, Family Home, Organizations, Obituaries
Folder Contents
1 Correspondence, 1944-1987, n.d.
2 Autograph Book, n.d.
3 Riley Cancer Research for Children Certificate, n.d.
4 (VC) Hester B. Childs: 1 color
5 Hester B. Childs, Funeral Program
6 (VC) Minnie B. Ward: 1 b/w; 1 color
7 Minnie B. Ward, Funeral Program
8 (VC) Willie Ward: 1 b/w
9 Willie Ward, Vocational Training Certificate, 1940
10 John Biggs, Memorial Record
11 Rosie Lee Carr, Memorial Record
12 Constance D. Carr, Memorial Record
13 (VC) House, Exterior: 1 b/w; 2 color
14 (VC) House, Interior- Enclosed Porch: 1 color
15 (VC) House, Interior- Hallway: 1 color
16 (VC) House, Interior- Living Room: 1 color
17 (VC) House, Interior- Dining Room: 1 color
18 (VC) House, Interior- Kitchen: 1 color
19 (VC) House, Interior- Side Bedroom: 1 color
20 (VC) House, Interior- Bedroom: 1 color
21 (VC) House, Interior- Downstair Bathroom: 1 color
22 (VC) House, Interior- Upstair Living Room: 1 color
23 (VC) House, Interior- Upstair Kitchen: 1 color
24 (VC) House, Interior: Upstair Front Bedroom,1 color
25 (VC) House, Interior- Upstair Back Bedroom: 1 color
26 (VC) House, Interior- Upstair Bathroom: 1 color
27 (VC) House, Interior- Unidentified Room: 1 color
28 Mt. Zion Baptist Church
29 Mt. Zion Baptist Church Plate,1955 (ART #R517)
30 (VC) Old Settler's Club, Photo Album, color
31 Old Settler's Club, 1976-1987
32 (VC) National Federation of Licensed Pratical Nurses, Inc, Identified: 1 color
33 (VC) National Federation of Licensed Pratical Nurses, Inc, Unidentified, 2 color
34 (VC) National Federation of Licensed Pratical Nurses, Inc, Photo Album, color
35 Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis Metros Booster Club
36 Obituaries, 1976-1983, n.d.
37 Sympathy Cards, n.d.
38 (VC) Identified Individuals: 1 b/w; 1 color
39 (VC) Undentified Individuals: 1 b/w; 2 color
40 (VC) Identified Groups: 1 b/w; 1 color
41 (VC) Unidentified Groups: 1 b/w; 2 color
42 (VC) Unidentified: Photo Album, color
43 (VC) Identified Places: 1 color
44 (VC) Unidentified Places: 1 b/w; 1 color
45 (VC) Wedding, Identified: 1 color
46 (VC) Wedding, Unidentified: 1 color
47 Wedding Napkin and Program, 1979
48 (VC) Bahamas, Unidentifed: 1 color
49 The Forty-Two Herald, School Publication, 1978
MAIN ENTRY: Childs, Hester B. (Hester Blanche), 1909-1987
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Childs, Hester B. (Hester Blanche), 1909- 1987--Photographs
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses
Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Indianapolis, IN.)--Photographs
Old Settlers Social and Civic Club (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Afro-Americans--Indiana--Indianapolis--Photographs
Nurses--Indiana--Indianapolis
Churches--Indiana--Indianapolis--Photographs
Weddings--Indiana--Indianapolis--Photographs
Obituaries--Indiana--Indianapolis
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