Amateur Athletic Union Established in 1888, the Amateur Athletic Union is the largest not-for-profit volunteer group for the promotion and development of amateur sports in the United States. In 1969, desiring to be… Read More »Amateur Athletic Union
Amateur Sports Governing Bodies Indianapolis has been the home of eight Olympic sport international and national governing bodies. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), established in 1888, was the first amateur sports governing body to… Read More »Amateur Sports Governing Bodies
American Association of University Women The American Collegiate Association (ACA) was founded in 1881 by Marion Talbot and Ellen Swallow Richards to provide women with greater access to higher education and careers. The organization’s purpose… Read More »American Association of University Women
American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Formerly known as the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, the Indiana branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a private, nonprofit organization concerned with issues related to the… Read More »American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana
American Fletcher National Bank STOUGHTON A. FLETCHER SR., who arrived in Indianapolis from Vermont in 1831, opened a bank in a one-room office at 8 East Washington Street in 1839, with $3,000 of capital.… Read More »American Fletcher National Bank
American Legion The idea for an American Legion began when Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of the former president, and a few officers met in Paris in February 1919, to consider the postwar… Read More »American Legion
American Legion Department of Indiana The Department of Indiana branch of the American Legion is a statewide veterans organization affiliated with the American Legion and headquartered in Indianapolis. Indiana veterans of World War I, joining… Read More »American Legion Department of Indiana
American Pianists Association The American Pianists Association (APA) is a nonprofit organization that supports the careers of young, American, world-class jazz and classical pianists through its competitions. APA competition winners receive cash and… Read More »American Pianists Association
American Red Ball Transit Company In 1914 Ward B. Hiner began selling automobile insurance in Indianapolis, soon adding insurance for motor transport shipments. Within a couple of years he organized his own group of livestock… Read More »American Red Ball Transit Company
American Trans Air In August 1973, several Indianapolis men founded Ambassadair, an air travel club providing reduced rates for airfares and tour packages. The Ambassadair group then incorporated American Trans Air to operate… Read More »American Trans Air
