"White Petals," by Lucile C. Marshall, circa 1910

File — Box: 10

Identifier: MSS-SM 075

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Manuscript entitled “White Petals,” a fictional account of life at Butler College at the beginning of the 1900s. Butler is known as “Christan College” in the manuscript and faculty members are described as the author knew them at Butler. The student characters are all fictitious. An Author’s Note is found at the back of the manuscript. The author, Lucile C. Marshall, graduated from Butler in 1906.

Dates

Creation: circa 1910

Creator

Marshall, Lucile C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. When requesting access to a small collection, please include the File Identifier (eg. MSS-SM ###) in your request.

Biographical Note

Lucile C. Marshall graduated from Butler College in 1906. She was the cousin of Thomas Carr Howe, president of Butler from 1908 to 1920. A photograph of Thomas Carr Howe and Lucile C. Marshall as a child is found in MSS-SM 074.

Extent

0.03 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Kathleen Marshall Regan, Judith Marshall Jabaay, and Barbara Kay Marshall King donated this collection to Butler University Libraries in 2023 in memory of their brother, Thomas Carr Marshall.

Related Materials

Thomas Carr Howe Family Letter, 1918 September 21, MSS-SM 074, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Butler University Presidents’ Office Files, 1907-1928, UA01.03.01, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.