Cornelia McKay
Title |
Cornelia McKay |
Owning Institution |
Indiana Historical Society |
Use Statement |
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Required Credit Line |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
Item ID |
M1078_P_BOX7_FOLDER02_001 |
Description |
Cornelia McKay, shown here at about 18 years of age, was one of three daughters of Martha Nicholson McKay (1843-1934). Martha Nicholson McKay was born to Valentine and Jane Wales Nicholson in Harveysburg, Ohio. She grew up in a Hicksite Quaker and abolitionist household and attended Ohio Female College from 1859-1861. In 1864, she married Horace McKay, and soon after, she traveled to Tennessee in order to care for her husband, who was ill, and assist him in his administrative duties while he was Captain of the 15th U.S. Colored Troops. Martha had three children, Mary Louise, Cornelia, and Helen. When the family moved to Indianapolis, Martha joined the Association for the Advancement of Women and was also a founding member of the Indianapolis Woman's Club. Martha was a prolific writer and had essays published for the Social Science Association. She also wrote two small books, Literary Clubs of Indiana and When the Tide Turned in the Civil War. |
Subject |
Portraits Woman Young women Dresses |
Creator |
Lacey, Indianapolis |
Date |
ca. 1888 |
Time Period |
1880s (1880-1889) |
Geographic Location |
Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis |
Source Collection Name |
Brandt and Helen McKay Steele |
Source Collection Number |
M1078 |
Digital Collection Name |
Art and Artists of Indiana |
Digital Collection Number |
dc103 |
Format of Original |
Photographic print, b&w |
Digital Format |
JP2000 |
Resolution |
600 ppi |
Type |
Image |
Copyright Notice |
Digital Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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