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Charlotte Lowe Bryan papers, 1873-1948

A Guide to her Papers at the Indiana University Archives

Electronic finding aid encoded by Magia Ghetu

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
Bryan, Charlotte Lowe, 1867-1948.

Title
Charlotte Lowe Bryan papers, 1873-1948

Collection No.
C46

Extent
.6 cubic feet

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Charlotte A. Lowe, born September 7, 1867, in Indianapolis, Indiana, was the wife of William Lowe Bryan. The collection consists of personal papers, correspondence, and writings of Charlotte Lowe Bryan in four series: American Association of University Women, 1932-1933, consisting of loan fund reports for the Bloomington chapter; Addresses and presentations, 1929-1937, containing copies of speeches given both by and for Bryan; Correspondence, 1873-1937, containing correspondence both to and from Bryan; and Publications, 1933-1937, consisting of typescripts and galley sheets of articles written by Bryan.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Advance notice required.

Biographical Note

Charlotte A. Lowe was born September 7, 1867, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended elementary and high school in Indianapolis and graduated second in her class from Shortridge High School in 1885. She entered Indiana University and graduated with an A.B. in Greek in 1888. In a letter by then-President David Starr Jordan, he wrote, "Her rank in college was the very highest--in many studies higher than any other woman who has graduated from the University." Lowe continued her studies and received her Master of Arts in 1889.

That same year, Lowe also married William J. Bryan, who changed his name to William Lowe Bryan in her honor. In 1902, WLB assumed the presidency of Indiana University, a position he held until 1937. Although quite ill throughout most of her husband's presidency, Charlotte remained an active member of the University community in her role of "First Lady." In addition to numerous other projects and involvements, Charlotte oversaw the design and construction of the Bryan House, which still serves as the President's home on campus today.

Arrangement

Organized into four series: American Association of University Women, Addresses and presentations, Correspondence, and Publications.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Charlotte Lowe Bryan are organized into four series: American Association of University Women, 1932-1933; Addresses and presentation, 1929-1937; Correspondence, 1873-1937; and Publications, 1933-1937.

The American Association of University Women series is small, consisting of only one folder. It is made up of Loan fund reports of the organization.

The Addresses and presentations series includes copies of speeches and presentations both given by and for Bryan, many of them containing Bryan's handwritten notes. The folders are arranged alphabetically.

Arranged alphabetically, the Correspondence series is by far the largest series, containing correspondence both to and from Bryan spanning 1873 to 1948. Additionally, the Lowe family folder contains notes about the Lowe family, including genealogical information. The correspondence from Lora Webster, Janet Ramsay Sims, Elizabeth Pennington, "Nettie", Alice Moore, Mrs. Carl Franzeu and H. E. Cowan are voluminous.

The journal kept by "Lotta" is from 1879, and it is complete and detailed.

In the Publications series, typescripts and galley sheets of articles written by Bryan can be found. Many of them contain handwritten corrections and notes by Bryan. The folders are arranged alphabetically.

Related Material

William Lowe Bryan papers, 1830-1956, Collection C69.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Accession 1149
Usage Restrictions
The donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

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Preferred Citation
[Item], Charlotte Lowe Bryan papers, Collection C46, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing Information
Processed by Dina Kellams.

Completed in 2000.

Correspondence found in the William Lowe Bryan papers were interfiled by C. Harrison Wick, January 2001.


Series: American Association of University Women, 1932-1933 

Box 1 Loan Fund Reports, 1932-1933  [image]View item(s)

Series: Addresses and presentations, 1929-1937 

Box 1 Alumnae Breakfast, 1930  [image]View item(s)

Alumni Meeting, 1932   [image]View item(s)

Commencement, 1929  [image]View item(s)

Dedication - Forest Hall, undated  [image]View item(s)

Presentation of portrait by class of 1918, undated  [image]View item(s)

Speech given at dinner in honor of Dr. Bryan and herself, 1937  [image]View item(s)

Series: Correspondence, 1873-1937  

Box 1 A, 1933-1936   [image]View item(s)

B, undated  [image]View item(s)

Barnes, A.R., 1935  [image]View item(s)

"Bettie" 1941   [image]View item(s)

Bryan, E. A., 1938-1940   [image]View item(s)

Bryan, William Lowe, 1936-1948  [image]View item(s)

Carter, Nell Fulton, 1947   [image]View item(s)

Chamness, Ivy, undated  [image]View item(s)

"Classmates" 1941-1948  [image]View item(s)

Cowan, H. E., 1941-1948  [image]View item(s)

Craven, Ruth, undated  [image]View item(s)

Cravens, Mellie G., 1941   [image]View item(s)

D, 1933-1948   [image]View item(s)

Dever, Elizabeth, 1947-1948  [image]View item(s)

Fesler, Bert, 8 June 1936  [image]View item(s)

Fesler, James W., 26 November 1933  [image]View item(s)

Franzeu, Mrs. Carl, 1934-1938   [image]View item(s)

French Lick Springs Hotel, 1935   [image]View item(s)

G, 1933   [image]View item(s)

H, 1934-1936  [image]View item(s)

Hardery, Maude Cole, 1941   [image]View item(s)

Howard, Joe, 1941-1947  [image]View item(s)

Howard, Mrs. Robert L., 1947  [image]View item(s)

"Jackie" 1941-1947  [image]View item(s)

Jordan, David Starr, 1888   [image]View item(s)

"Professor Judson" undated  [image]View item(s)

K, 1941   [image]View item(s)

Kirklin, O.L., 1935   [image]View item(s)

L, 1940  [image]View item(s)

Lewis, Evageline E., 1941-1948  [image]View item(s)

Lowe family, c.1873-1929   [image]View item(s)

McNutt, Ruth J., 1922-1923,   1935  [image]View item(s)

Masters, Robert J., 1933  [image]View item(s)

Matthews, B.F., 1948  [image]View item(s)

Miller, Albert, 1948  [image]View item(s)

Miller, Idelle B., 1947-1948   [image]View item(s)

Mixau?, Nell S., 1947   [image]View item(s)

Moore, Alice, 1941-1947  [image]View item(s)

"Nettie" 1941-1945  [image]View item(s)

Nineteenth Century Club, undated  [image]View item(s)

Pennington, Elizabeth, 1948  [image]View item(s)

Phillips, Mary Belle, 1948  [image]View item(s)

Piercy, Josephine, 1933   [image]View item(s)

Pitkin, Mary V., 1947  [image]View item(s)

R, 1935   [image]View item(s)

Rabb, Frances, 1941  [image]View item(s)

Ramsey, Clara, 1941  [image]View item(s)

Rich, Claude, 1948  [image]View item(s)

Robbins, Hilda S., 1947  [image]View item(s)

Saks, 1937  [image]View item(s)

Schacht, C. T. Oscar, 1941  [image]View item(s)

Schuman, Edith B., undated  [image]View item(s)

Sheneer(?), Mary M., 1941,   undated  [image]View item(s)

Siebert, Raymond E., 1940   [image]View item(s)

Sims, Janet Ramsay, 1941-1948  [image]View item(s)

Smith, ? undated  [image]View item(s)

Spencer, Eleanor R., 1947  [image]View item(s)

T, 1940-1947  [image]View item(s)

Teter, Bill and Nellie, undated  [image]View item(s)

Webster, Lora, 1941-1948   [image]View item(s)

Westenhauer, Lula M., 1941  [image]View item(s)

White-Haines Optical Co., 1933-1934   [image]View item(s)

Wiecking, Janet, 1948   [image]View item(s)

Willis, Hugh E., 1941  [image]View item(s)

General, undated,  1941  [image]View item(s)

Fragments, envelopes, undated  [image]View item(s)

Series: Journal, 1879 

Box 1 Journal, 1879   [image]View item(s)

Series: Publications, 1933-1937 

Box 1 "A Poet Comes to Dine" undated  [image]View item(s)

"Truth and Fiction" 1937  [image]View item(s)

"What are You Eating Now?" undated  [image]View item(s)

"When We were Tramps" 1933  [image]View item(s)

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