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The central focus of this project is the life of William Fortune, who lived from 1863 to 1942. Interviewees are the daughters of Indiana businessman William Fortune, a friend and father-in-law of Eli Lilly. They tell about their life in Indianapolis at the turn of the century and offer recollections of associations with famous people like the Lillys and James Whitcomb Riley.
| Interviewee: | Bartlett, Evelyn Fortune |
| Call number: | 86-019 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | September 5, 1986 |
| Physical Description: | 29 pp.; 2 audio cassettes, 1 7/8 ips, 2 hours; index; photograph of interviewee |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Madison, James H. |
Evelyn Fortune Bartlett, born in September 1886, reminisces about her childhood and the role her father played in her life. She tells about her father's childhood as well. Bartlett talks about her marriage to Eli Lilly as well as her father's reaction when the marriage ended. She tells about her father's involvement in various philanthropic, civic, and social organizations in Indianapolis through the years. She also talks about her father's travels in the United States and around the world.
Briarcliff Girls School
Commercial Club
Indiana Historical Society
Knickerbocker Hall
Bartlett, Frederic
Hendricks, Alan
Lilly, Eli
Nicholson, Meredith
Potts, Alfred
Riley, James Whitcomb
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lake Wawasee, New York
childhood
civic organizations
leisure activities
| Interviewee: | Elder, Madeline Fortune |
| Call number: | 86-018 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | June 24, 1986; September 9, 1986 |
| Physical Description: | 48 pp.; 3 audio cassettes, 1 7/8 ips, 125 minutes; index |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Madison, James H. |
Madeline Fortune Elder, daughter of businessman,William Fortune, tells about her father. She reminisces about growing up with extended family members who her father was helping to support and who helped with the management of the Fortune household after the death of Mrs. Fortune. She tells about her father's civic involvement in Indianapolis and the many friends her father had. She also tells about Woodruff Place where her parents' home was located, and all the activities that occurred there over the year, the people who came to visit them, and her father's personality.
Commercial Club
Grand Army of the Republic
Knickerbocker Hall
Lilly Laboratory
New Telephone Company
Tudor Hall
Brown
Lilly
Perley
Elder, Bowan
Hemenway, James
Hoggatt, Wilford B.
Lilly, Eli
Nicholson, Meredith
Perley, Jerusa Ann
Tarbell, Ida
Boonville, Indiana
Chicago, Illinois
China
Egypt
Florida
Greenfield, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lake Wawasee, New York
Louisville, Kentucky
Mexico
Michigan City, Indiana
New Harmony, Indiana
editor
newspaper reporter
Woodruff Place
civic involvement
family life
girls' school