Madam C.J. Walker
Records of Indianapolis-based African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1910/1998
Subject
Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Cosmetics industry--Indiana
African American businesspeople--Indiana
African American philanthropists--Indiana
African American women--Indiana
People
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919
Location
United States, Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, 39.76838, -86.15804
Medium
photographs
business records
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
Madam C. J. Walker was a self-made businesswoman who became a national figure and philanthropist. In 1910, she moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, setting up a factory and beauty school. The collection contains the personal and business papers of Madam Walker, A'Lelia Walker, Freeman B. Ransom, and others who worked for the company, records relating to operations and the beauty schools and agents, and materials from businesses located in the Walker Building in Indianapolis. This digital collection is a sample of the materials found in the collection., This project was supported by a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Madam C.J. Walker Supplemental Collection, Indiana Historical Society, Madam C.J. Walker Collection, Indiana Historical Society.
Contributing Institution
Indiana Historical Society
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