- Title:
- Madam C.J. Walker
- 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. - Metadata URL:
- https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/m0399
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This collection materials may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org. Use must be accompanied with the attribution: [collection name], Indiana Historical Society.
- Original Collection:
- Madam C.J. Walker Supplemental Collection, Indiana Historical Society
Madam C.J. Walker Collection, Indiana Historical Society. - Contributing Institution:
- Indiana Historical Society
- Rights:
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