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BLACK HISTORY NEWS & NOTES FEBRUARY 2005 NUMBER 99 Stanley Warren: Indiana Educator The Stanley Warren Collection collection contains a sample of those (M0708) at the Indiana Historical columns. Society is contained in two Warren wrote and was the subject manuscript boxes. It is arranged by of numerous newspaper articles. subject heading and pertains to a Many of those articles are in box 1. retired Indiana educator. There is a The collection contains several photograph of Warren as a young typed and written manuscripts about anthropology student at an various subjects. There is archaeological dig. While in grade information Warren wrote about school in 1943, Warren was a different aspects of the history of participant on a radio show about African American students at gardens. A transcript of his radio DePauw University. Of particular interview is in the collection. note is a lengthy manuscript entitled Warren has been an advocate for “Public Schools for Black Children: several causes. Much of that Indianapolis.” Many of the advocacy is evident in his manuscripts were published, some correspondence. There are letters to were not. Most of the manuscripts and from students; a letter to former pertain to educational topics, Indianapolis mayor William H. including student rights, higher A former Indiana Historical Society Hudnut requesting that a proposed education, teacher education, and board member, Warren worked with velodrome be named in honor of public schools. archivist, Pam Tranfield, and Marshall “Major” Taylor; and For many years Warren was a several community volunteers to correspondence recommending secondary teacher with the help identify images in the John J. Oliver, an early African Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Indianapolis Recorder Collection American student and Rector system. There are several folders (P0303). Scholar at DePauw University (class that relate to the African American of 1934), to the Journalism Hall of elementary schools in the system. Warren contributed to many Fame. The velodrome was There are numerous visuals of magazines, newsletters, and subsequently named for Taylor, an school buildings, students, and journals. There are several African American from Indiana, teachers and administrators, publications in the collection, who was a world bicycle champion especially for schools #4, #26, and arranged alphabetically. Each in the late 1890s. #87. In anticipation of Crispus publication includes an article by or There are short letters to or from Attucks High School’s 50th about Stanley Warren. Warren has Etheridge Knight, Birch Bayh, Otis anniversary, then Principal Earl been published in several Bowen, John T. Myers, and Dan Donaldson interviewed several early educational, historical, cultural, and Quayle. In 1992, Governor Evan teachers and administrators of the literary periodicals. He has been a Bayh appointed Warren to the State institution. Those oral histories are regular contributor to Black History Student Assistance Commission, on cassette tapes. In addition to an News & Notes. His two-part article, and the collection contains his interview with the school’s first “The Evolution of Secondary certificate of appointment. Warren’s principal, Mathias Nolcox, there are Schooling for Blacks in personal thoughts and musings are also taped conversations with Ruth Indianapolis, 1869-1930,” was in box 1. More publicly, his views Clinthorne, Della Greer, Katherine included in the 1993 Historical are captured in guest editorial Hall, Marion Hansberry, Fred Society monograph, In d ia n a ’s columns, many appearing on the op Parker, Harry Radliffe, and Charles African American Heritage: Essays ed pages of local newspapers. The Walker. from Black History News & Notes. BHNN_2005-02_NO99 He w rote Black Americans the Marion County Department of History, the Urban League, the Represented on United States Public Welfare in Indianapolis. American Association of Teacher Postage Stamps, and he contributed During the 1960s, he taught social Educators, the Indiana Coalition of to This Far by Faith, an exhibit studies and humanities in the Blacks in Higher Education, and the catalogue pertaining to the history Indianapolis Public Schools system. Afro-American Historical and of Indiana African Americans. From 1969 until 1986, usually while Genealogical Society. He has been he held other positions, he lectured on several boards and advisory BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH on African American history at panels, including Head Start Policy Stanley Warren (son of Stanley DePauw University, Vincennes Council (Owen, Putnam, and Clay and Rachel Johnson Warren) was University, and Indiana University- counties), University oflndianapolis born in Indianapolis on December Purdue University, Indianapolis Alumni Association, Freetown 18, 1932. He attended local schools, (IUPUI). From 1969 to 1971, he was Village, Great Lakes College graduating from Crispus Attucks an academic counselor at IUPUI, Association, Indiana Historical High School in 1951. He joined the where his responsibilities included Society, and the Historic Landmarks United States Army during the grant proposal writing. After Foundation of Indiana. Korean Conflict. He returned to working with Project Upward Warren has served as a consultant Indianapolis, where he matriculated Bound for a couple of years, Warren on various projects, including at Indiana Central College (now became director of Black Studies at “Indiana Avenue,” an effort University of Indianapolis), DePauw University until 1979. sponsored by the Indiana Society graduating in 1959. He continued his Concurrently, he taught in the Film Project, and the Children’s education at Indiana University, Education Department, receiving Museum’s “Beyond the Rainbow.” receiving a master’s degree in tenure and a full professorship in From 1992 to 1995, he was a teacher education (with a 1985. He retired from DePauw in human relations consultant for concentration in anthropology) in 1992, working as Dean of Academic Purdue University. Warren has 1964; a specialist degree in Affairs during his last year. written scores of articles and has secondary education and A very active individual, Warren delivered many papers, mostly administration in 1971; and a has belonged to several related to contemporary education doctorate in higher education in 1973. organizations and served on many issues. His poetry has appeared in Following graduation from committees. His professional several journals, namely undergraduate school, Warren affiliations include the Association Freedomway s, Voices Inter worked briefly as a caseworker for for the Study of Negro Life and national, and Opus. Black History News and Notes is a quarterly publication of the Indiana Historical Society Library. Intended in part to highlight the activities of the library’s Black History Program, it is issued during the months of February, May, August, and November. Essential to the Black History Program’s success is community involvement and commitment to the study of Indiana’s African American heritage. To become a member or for further information, write the Indiana Historical Society, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 (317) 232-1882. Correspondence concerning Black History News and Notes should be addressed to Wilma L. Gibbs, Editor ([email protected]). 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