Fred Jewell was one of the leading composers of band and circus music of the early twentieth century. Born in Worthington, Indiana in 1875, he started his musical career at age sixteen as a baritone player in a circus band. He rose to the position of bandmaster for the Barnum and Bailey, Gentry Brothers, Hagenbeck-Wallace, and Sells-Floto Circuses. He wrote dozens of marches and other pieces of music for the circus. Upon returning to Indiana, he began to concentrate on the concert band, writing music in several genre for that ensemble.He relocated to Iowa from 1918-1923, where he established his publishing company and directed the Iowa Brigade Band. He returned to Worthington in 1923, where he became director at the local high school and the President of the Town Council. His publishing business grew during the 1920s, and he was named director of the Indianapolis Murat Temple Shrine Band, one of the nation's leading Masonic ensembles. Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, he joined the American Bandmasters Association and wrote many marches for the educational market. He guided his publishing company through the depression years until his death in 1936.It is as a composer of marches that Jewell is remembered decades after his death. Several of his marches, including "E Pluribus Unum," "Gentry's Triumphal," "The Screamer," and "Quality-plus" have remained in the repertoire of concert bands. Following Jewell's biography, this study includes a chronological discussion of his works, with each piece of music analyzed brieflyas to instrumentation, form, and facts of publication. Jewell's scoring styles and his publishing career are also discussed.An increased interest in the influence of American bands during Jewell's lifetime has stimulated researchers in that area. Jewell, as one of the leading figures of the time, can be thought of as a model typical of enterprising musicians and composers whose careers spanned a wide spectrum, both geographically and in versatility. Their impact on the artistic development of America is just beginning to be recognized. / School of Music

The purpose of the study was to compile an in-depth biography of Jonathan Jennings, the first state governor of Indiana. It was the first such research to originate on the central political figure in the development of Indiana statehood.All published or unpublished manuscript collections pertaining to Indiana politicians contemporary with Jennings were researched. Every Indiana state or territorial newspaper collection available during Jennings's years in government service were searched for references pertaining to his career. All federal, territorial or state public documents that could possibly refer to his career were studied. Fifty-three secondary books, fourteen journal articles, and seven published sets of reminiscences were utilized to complete this project.Findings1. Jonathan Jennings was a superb political organizer possessing a keen sense of timing and an ability to emotionalize political issues, to create personality clashes.2. Though generally Jeffersonian in outlook, Jennings was not an ideologue. He was a pragmatic politician, able to adapt his philosophy to the contingencies of the issues he supported.3. As a member of Congress, Jennings consistently voted from a provincial point of view.National issues, such as those which led the United States to the War of 1812, were viewed by Jennings as irritants which prevented Congress from legislating for the local needs of his constituents.4. Jennings's two terms as governor were his most valuable years of public service. His persistent support of state-financed public education, as well as aid to the elderly and infirm, indicated a sense of government responsibility uncommon for political leaders his day.5. Jennings was a frustrated, driven man who turned to alcohol rather than attempt to resolve deeply embedded feelings of inadequacy, a character flaw instrumental in his demise.Conclusions1. Rather than a prolific legislator in Congress, Jonathan Jennings was better characterized as an agitator, symbolizing the anti-Harrison, anti-slavery forces.2. Jennings's concern for local development enhanced his effectiveness as state governor. 3. Jennings's weakness for alcohol combined with the changing political structure produced by the emerging Jacksonian forces, brought to conclusion a political career which might otherwise have contributed for several years beyond its time. / Department of History

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The major purpose of this study is to present a public biography of Joseph A. Goddard. Joseph Goddard (1840-1930) was a Muncie, Indiana wholesale grocer, business, civic, reform leader and philanthropist during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Goddard and his wife, Mary, were also responsible for establishing a Friends (Quaker) Meeting in the city of Muncie in 1876.Since the late 1940's and early 1950's, American historians have been concentrating on the efforts of ordinary citizens and their roles in building communities and various political, economic, and social movements. This dissertation is an account of one life who was instrumental in transforming Muncie from a rural, agriculturally based town into an urban industrial center. Goddard was like thousands of his fellow businessmen and entrepreneurs in the United States during that era. Most of these individuals were concerned with expandingutilize a portion of their wealth in order to better of others in their community.In order to better their communities, people of wealth sponsored such endeavors as public libraries, hospitals, their own economic base, yet they felt a responsibility to the livescharities, and reform movements. Goddard saw many opportunities to expand his own finiancial position following the gas boom of 1886. As Muncie grew, so did Goddard's supported various organizations and social movements that would make Muncie a better city. Goddard became the first president of the Citizen's industries to Muncie by offering such inducements as inexpensive natural gas. Goddard was also a firm supporter of education. He served on the Muncie School Board from 1886 to 1898, serving as secretary and president at various times. Mary and Joseph Goddard were also members of the Board of Trustees of Earlham College, a Quaker institution in Richmond, of their time and money to Earlham, an auditorium, Goddard Hall, was named in their honor. The Muncie Public Library also received numerous financial gifts from the Goddards. Following Mary's death in 1908, the Mary Hough Goddard Collection of Indiana Authors was created by funds donated by Joseph as a memorial to his wife's concern for education.In order to make Muncie an alcohol-free city, Joseph Goddard was an avid supporter of various temperance organizations. Goddard gave monetary gifts as well as served in a leadership capacity for such groups as the Anti-Saloon League, Personal Workers League, and the Dry League. In 1913 Goddard and other dedicated men to the cause of temperance wholesale grocerybusiness. Throughout Goddard's life, he Enterprise Company, a stock venture which sought to lure Indiana. Due to the fact that the Goddards gave generously formed the short-lived Citizen's Party as part of the "wet" vs. "dry" mayoral and city races of that year.Mary and Joseph Goddard were deeply committed Quakers. Not only did they found the Muncie Meeting, but both served various positions of leadership. Following Mary's death 1908, the Meeting renamed the meeting Friends Memorial Church in 1912 in honor of the many years of dedicated service and devotion which Mary had given to the young meeting. This was a fitting honor to the Goddard legacy. Joseph continued to serve the meeting and the Muncie community until his own by entertwining his life with the lives of others of his day, formed the nucleus of a modern Muncie. / Department of History

The focus of this dissertation is the political career of R. Vance Hartke, Democratic Senator from Indiana 1958-1976. The areas of emphasis include Hartke's role in the creation of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the Senate and his chairmanship of the Committee, several of the controversies of his career, and his political style and philosophy.Books and articles written by Hartke were used extensively as were various newspapers and the Conqressional Record. Information was also obtained from interviews with Hartke and Frank Brizzi, who was staff director of the Veterans' Affairs Committee during Hartke's term as chairman.That Hartke philosophically was a liberal and politically was a risk-taker are among the conclusions reached in this study. Hartke's strongest asset in winning election to the Senate three times in a relatively conservative state was an energetic and personalized political style. Despite the controversies which surrounded Hartke and some apparent conflicts of interest," there is no evidence he committed illegal or unethical acts. Hartke used his power as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee of the Senate to infuse his liberal ideology into public policy for American veterans. Furthermore, he expanded veterans' benefits during his tenure. / Department of Political Science

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Although the main emphasis of this study is Lane and his part in the Republican Party, another important part to this thesis is the examination of Indiana and national politics in the 1850s. This thesis studies the development of the Hoosier Republican Party and the obstacles the young organization experienced as it transformed into a major political party. Party leaders generally focused on states like New York and Pennsylvania in national elections but Indiana became increasingly significant leading up to the 1860 election. Though Hoosier names like George Julian and Schuyler Colfax might be more recognizable nationally for their role in the Republican Party, this thesis argues that Lane played a guiding role in the development of the new third party in Indiana. Through the study of primary sources, it is clear that Hoosiers turned to Lane to lead the organization of the Republican Party and to lead it to its success in elections. Historians have long acknowledged Lane’s involvement in the 1860 Republican National Convention but fail to fully realize his significance in Indiana throughout the 1850s. This thesis argues that Lane was a vital leader in Hoosier politics and helped transform the Republican Party in Indiana from a grassroots movement into a powerful political party by 1860.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / As white settlers and pioneers moved westward in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, some of the first to settle the Indiana territory, near the Ohio border, were members of the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers). Many of these Quakers focused on social reforms, especially the anti-slavery movement, as they fled the slave-holding states like the Carolinas. Less discussed in Indiana’s history is the impact Quakerism also had in the movement for women’s rights. This case study of two of the founding members of the Indiana Woman’s Rights Association (later to be renamed the Indiana Woman’s Suffrage Association), illuminates the influences of Quakerism on women’s rights. Amanda M. Way (1828-1914) and Mary Frame (Myers) Thomas, M.D. (1816-1888) practiced skills and gained opportunities for organizing a grassroots movement through the Religious Society of Friends. They attained a strong sense of moral grounding, skills for conducting business meetings, and most importantly, developed a confidence in public speaking uncommon for women in the nineteenth century. Quakerism propelled Way and Thomas into action as they assumed early leadership roles in the women’s rights movement. As advocates for greater equality and freedom for women, Way and Thomas leveraged the skills learned from Quakerism into political opportunities, resource mobilization, and the ability to frame their arguments within other ideological contexts (such as temperance, anti-slavery, and education).