IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
The Campus : Building and Location Namesakes
Emma Lou Thornbrough
Thornbrough House
Campus Apartments on the River Walk
Emma Lou Thornbrough (1913 - 1994) was European-American and a pioneer in the field of African-American history. Her scholarly works included The Negro in Indiana before 1900: A Study of a Minority (1957, reprinted 1993), Since Emancipation: A Short History of Indiana Negroes, 1863-1963 (1964) and editor of This Far by Faith: Black Hoosier Heritage (1982).
She was a Professor of History at Butler University from 1946 to 1983 and was educated at Shortridge High School, Butler University and the University of Michigan. She taught at IUPUI and much of her works were published by IU Press.
