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Nicolai, Clara B., 1858-1947

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1858 - 1947
  • Usage: September 20, 1882 - 1947

Biographical Information

Clara Belle Glick, later Clara Nicolai, was an early woman student at Purdue University, enrolling in classes the second year Purdue opened its doors to women students. Her father served as mayor of Lafayette for two terms in the late 19th century and her family was related to John Purdue and the McCutcheons.

Clara Glick was born in 1858 to Dr. Elias B. Glick and Henrietta Oyler (or Oiler). She enrolled in Drawing courses at Purdue from 1876-1877 in Selected Studies under the College of General Science and likely earned her diploma. Glick lived in Lafayette while attending Purdue. In October 1878, Clara Glick enrolled in an art and design school in Indianapolis. While in Indianapolis, Glick helped organized the Portfolio Club which brought together artists, writers, and musicians. She married Charles G. Nicolai, a wood engraver and artist, on September 20, 1882. She died in 1947.

Citation:
"Clara B. Nicolai, '76." (1947, October 1). Purdue Alumnus. Purdue University. Retrieved from: https://historicalnewspapers.lib.purdue.edu/?a=d&d=ALU19471001-01.2.62&srpos=1&e=
Citation:
The Annual Register of Purdue University 1876-1877 (1877). Purdue University. Retrieved from: https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/ua175/id/44/rec/2
Citation:
Hawkins, B.M. (1976). Dr. Elias B. Glick: Centennial Mayor. Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Lafayette, IN.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Glick and Prosser family papers

 Collection — Communal collections box 94: Series MSF 529, Series 1; Series MSS 35, Series 1; Series MSS 35, Series 2; Series MSS 35, Series 3, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSS 35
Scope and Contents The collection includes papers belonging to the Glick and Prosser family, primarily those who were relatives of Sallie M. Glick and John Prosser. Materials include typed genealogies of the Glick family and the McCutcheons, who were descendants of the Glick's, a family tree for the Prosser's, photographs of Prosser children and Sallie and John Prosser's home town of Devil's Lake, and several deeds and receipts predominantly from Ohio that were likely inherited by John Prosser from his...
Dates: 1842 - 1930
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections