Biography of William Fortune, 1986
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice.
TitleBiography of William Fortune, 1986
Project No.
ohrc024
Interviews
2 interviews.
Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The central focus of this project is the life of William Fortune,
who lived from 1863 to 1942. Interviewees are the daughters of Indiana
businessman William Fortune, a friend and father-in-law of Eli Lilly. They tell
about their life in Indianapolis at the turn of the century and offer
recollections of associations with famous people like the Lillys and James
Whitcomb Riley.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains two interviews, lasting 2 hours and 125 minutes respectively. The interviews consist of audio cassettes,
typed transcriptions, and collateral materials.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the
history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
Bartlett, Evelyn Fortune
September 5,
1986
Call Number
86-019
Physical Description
29 pages; 2 audio cassettes, 1 7/8 ips, 2 hours; index;
photograph of interviewee
Interviewer
Madison, James H.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Evelyn Fortune Bartlett, born in September 1886, reminisces
about her childhood and the role her father played in her life. She tells about
her father's childhood as well. Bartlett talks about her marriage to Eli Lilly
as well as her father's reaction when the marriage ended. She tells about her
father's involvement in various philanthropic, civic, and social organizations
in Indianapolis through the years. She also talks about her father's travels in
the United States and around the world.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Briarcliff Girls School
- Commercial Club
- Indiana Historical Society
- Knickerbocker Hall
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Geographic Names
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Lake Wawasee, New York
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Personal Names
- Bartlett, Frederic
- Hendricks, Alan
- Lilly, Eli
- Nicholson, Meredith
- Potts, Alfred
- Riley, James Whitcomb
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Subjects
- childhood
- civic organizations
- leisure activities
Interviewee
Elder, Madeline Fortune
June 24, 1986;
September 9, 1986
Call Number
86-018
Physical Description
48 pages; 3 audio cassettes, 1 7/8 ips, 125 minutes;
index
Interviewer
Madison, James H.
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Madeline Fortune Elder, daughter of businessman,William Fortune,
tells about her father. She reminisces about growing up with extended family
members who her father was helping to support and who helped with the
management of the Fortune household after the death of Mrs. Fortune. She tells
about her father's civic involvement in Indianapolis and the many friends her
father had. She also tells about Woodruff Place where her parents' home was
located, and all the activities that occurred there over the year, the people
who came to visit them, and her father's personality.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Commercial Club
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Knickerbocker Hall
- Lilly Laboratory
- New Telephone Company
- Tudor Hall
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Family Names
- Brown
- Lilly
- Perley
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Geographic Names
- Boonville, Indiana
- Chicago, Illinois
- China
- Egypt
- Florida
- Greenfield, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Lake Wawasee, New York
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Mexico
- Michigan City, Indiana
- New Harmony, Indiana
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Occupations
- editor
- newspaper reporter
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Personal Names
- Elder, Bowan
- Hemenway, James
- Hoggatt, Wilford B.
- Lilly, Eli
- Nicholson, Meredith
- Perley, Jerusa Ann
- Tarbell, Ida
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Subjects
- civic involvement
- family life
- girls' school
- Woodruff Place
