Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anna Margaret Ross Alexander


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The result was no consenses. (non-admin closure) Valoem   talk   contrib  23:52, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

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I couldn't establish that she meets WP:BIO or WP:GNG Boleyn (talk) 16:17, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep Major school board member in a major city. Has endowed chair named for her. Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:09, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Question Is there any actually published material, even an abstract or finding list of what is in the Purdue special collections? It is well established we cannot keep articles based only on archival material to which there is no access outside that particular site. I would expect there are at least newspaper articles.?   DGG ( talk ) 03:35, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Here's the abstract, historical note, and content list. 'Newspaper Clippings, 1964-1994' could have further sources discussing the subject. gobonobo  + c 16:15, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Keep She wasn't a school board member, she was an elected commissioner. I have reworked the article using multiple sources. I think she meets notability, with the additions and clarifications. She went on from school commissioner to tax review board member and served 19 years on the Historic Landmarks Foundation. Before she was school commissioner, she served 6 years on the mental health board. Was not able to discover why she has an endowed chair in Michigan, but the chair is clearly there and has been since the 1980s. I posted a link for what is contained in the archive. SusunW (talk) 07:45, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 14:49, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete for failing WP:GNG and WP:BIO. She and her husband appear to have been major supporters of Purdue University. They had a son who was a baseball coach and athletics administrator there; that and a "lead gift" mean they got a baseball field named after them. Probably the same sort of thing happened (a healthy contribution) with the history chair. Hardly enough for an article IMO. Clarityfiend (talk) 17:57, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * "School board member" is not an office that entitles somebody to a Wikipedia article per WP:NPOL. A school board member who then goes on to get herself elected to the mayoralty, a state legislature or the United States Congress would qualify for a Wikipedia article on that latter basis — but nobody, no matter how major the city, gets a Wikipedia article if being on a school board is the core of their notability. And this article, further, is not even close to being well-sourced enough to claim WP:GNG instead. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 01:52, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete: fails WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Quis separabit?  17:03, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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 * I do not go along with those who immediately rule against the "notability" of this lady. The sources we already have reveal important assets. Further work will no doubt reveal other important information. For the time being, we should certainly keep the article. I also see here that she was " president of the Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners from 1966-1970 during the period when desegregation, integration of the teaching staff, and busing was initiated." See also this which obviously points to notability.--Ipigott (talk) 20:23, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

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 * Keep: Notable individual in Indiana regional history, significant woman in Indiana history.  Multiple reliable sources establish notability.  Purdue University is, IMHO, certainly a RS.  Individuals who hold elective office, influenced public policy and spent a lifetime in philanthrophy easily meet WP:GNG.   Montanabw (talk)
 * Keep Clearly notable.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:08, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete for lacking sufficient independent third-party reliable sources that provides the significant coverage needed to meet WP:BIO. - Mailer Diablo 23:41, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nakon  03:53, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. It seems there are adequate sources to warrant a minor article for this regionally important community leader. The Lafayette Journal & Courier has significant coverage while the Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Papers, 1955-1994 could be used to expand the article. gobonobo  + c 16:15, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Week keep per User:Gobonobo: I don't expect the article to expand, but there appears to be considerable conversation about her: and just because she isn't a subject of current conversation doesn't mean that she isn't notable within our notability requirements (we include a number of obscure historical figures as well), Sadads (talk) 23:29, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I was able to access Newspapers.com account and realized that given the time-frame, searching under Mrs. John might result in more article hits. I have found two additional sources. One confirms the school board plan for desegregation was developed during her tenure - while she was president, the other confirms that she was president and was recognized as woman of the year for being the only woman to serve on the school board. I think both of these articles establish her notability. SusunW (talk) 22:18, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
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