Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Oliver Hampton Smith

(Oct. 23, 1794-Mar. 19, 1859). Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, of Quaker stock, Oliver Hampton Smith journeyed first to New… Read More »Oliver Hampton Smith

Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith

(Feb. 27, 1898-Apr. 15, 1976). Born in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, to a third-generation minister, Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith rose from poverty… Read More »Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith

Delavan Smith

(Dec. 28, 1861-Aug. 25, 1922). Delavan Smith was born in Cincinnati to William Henry and Emeline (Reynolds) Smith. Educated at… Read More »Delavan Smith

Slovenians

The first recorded Slovene in Indiana settled at New Alsace in Dearborn County in the early 1830s. Not until decades… Read More »Slovenians

Sigma Gamma Rho

African American educators Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae… Read More »Sigma Gamma Rho

Grace Montgomery Showalter

(Mar. 9, 1892–July 23, 1972). Grace Montgomery was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Indiana… Read More »Grace Montgomery Showalter

Shortridge High School

Although Indianapolis was served by several private academies in the first half of the 19th century, public funding for a… Read More »Shortridge High School

Abraham Crum Shortridge

(Oct. 22, 1833-Oct. 8, 1919). Born in Henry County, Indiana, Abraham Crum Shortridge spent his teen years in farming, learning… Read More »Abraham Crum Shortridge

Jim Shelton

(May 23, 1919-Feb. 11, 1993). A native of Loveland, Ohio, whose full name was James Shelton Undercoffer, Shelton took his… Read More »Jim Shelton

May Wright Sewall

(May 27, 1844-July 22, 1920). Born in Greenfield, Wisconsin, May (Mary Eliza) Wright Sewall taught in school before entering North… Read More »May Wright Sewall