Shortridge High School
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Indianapolis High School was founded in 1864 as the state's first free high school. Its name was changed to Shortridge High School in 1898 in honor of school superintendent Abram C. Shortridge.
From the description of Indianapolis High School Graduates, 1869-1911. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32518728
Founded in 1864 as Indianapolis High School, Shortridge was the state's first free high school. Its name was changed to Shortridge in 1898 in honor of Superintendent Abram C. Shortridge who began the school's tradition of excellence. From the 1930s on, Shortridge was affected by the socio-economic changes in the community, leading to its closing in 1981.
From the description of Records, 1870-1990. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31994962
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Bowers, Claude Gernade, 1879-1958. Letters, 1954. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Brown, Austin H., 1890-1954. Scrapbook, 1900-1912. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Elliot, Byron K. (Byron Kosciusko), 1900-. Autobiography, 1986. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Forsell, E. G. Walter, b. ca. 1903. Diploma, 1921. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Giddings, Georgia Jean. Georgia Jean Giddings papers, 1928-1943. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | History of Indiana University, 1968-1981 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
| referencedIn | Indiana Medicine, 1993 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
| referencedIn | Indiana University Oral History Archive, 1991-1998 | Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory | |
| referencedIn | Lamb, LaVerda, ca. 1899-. Shortridge High School scrapbook, 1917. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Perkins, Rodney C., 1905-. My Memoirs. / Rodney C. Perkins. | Indiana Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Bowers, Claude Gernade, 1879-1958. |
| associatedWith | Brown, Austin H., 1890-1954. |
| associatedWith | Elliot, Byron K. (Byron Kosciusko), 1900- |
| associatedWith | Forsell, E. G. Walter, b. ca. 1903. |
| associatedWith | Giddings, Georgia Jean. |
| associatedWith | Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory |
| associatedWith | Indianapolis High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) |
| associatedWith | Lamb, LaVerda, ca. 1899- |
| associatedWith | Perkins, Rodney C., 1905- |
| associatedWith | Richardson, Roselyn Comer, 1913- |
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