Scope and Contents Papers documenting Riley's attendance at the Medical College of Indiana from 1880 to 1880, as well as his medical license from 1883. Included in the collection are a small quantity of tickets admitting him to matriculation, lectures, clinics, sessions, demonstrations, laboratories, and the Osteological Cabinet. Also included are an invitation to the Commencement ceremony, and a program of the graduating exercises of the Sydenham Medical Soceity. Finally, the colleciton also includes a...

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This essay by Butler student Nita P. Walker is a retelling of her family’s story and how the dynamic of race and classification of one’s identity changed over time. Walker discusses her family and what their Black heritage means to them, citing family members first coming to North America as enslaved people in 1501. She then moves forward in time explaining the identities of more recent family members, as well as her wishes for her children in the future and their Black identity.

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This collection consists of four folders of academic essays while Alexander Weinstein Cavins was a Butler University student. He would go on to become a medical doctor. His papers include essays on topics such as literature, art, science, and entomology; it also includes drawings related to the sciences.

Scope and Contents Within the six letters written by Hanlin, he describes to his wife what it like for them as they are stationed at Camp Nelson in Kentucky. The first letter is written on December 30th, 1863, and the rest in the spring of 1864. He discusses the state of his clothes and salary extensively, as well as some of the work that he is doing. He also explains some other soldiers being discharged and what he believes to be his fate in the next few months. The letters are photocopied from the originals...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of seven transcribed letters written to Henry Eaton, one from December of 1862, and the others from the Spring of 1864. The majority of letters are from his sister, Annie Eaton, one from his sister Fanny Leybrook, and one from his cousin L. Simpson. Within the letters, they update Henry on what is happening back home in Indiana. They talk about strawberry crops as well as the condition of people in their community, assumed to be Indianapolis. At the time of these...

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Photocopy of Beulah Mae Smith's diary of 1909, in which she describes her daily activities as a student at Butler University. She writes a brief synopsis for each day, including what work was like and eating supper.

Scope and Contents Eva Young Wiles wrote the story of her life in multiple installments. She attended Butler University and then went on to lead a life of service as a teacher and principal in Indianapolis. Within the collection, she writes about her travels around the world to several different countries. There is also an extensive list of service clubs she was a member of, as well as other organizations she took part in. The collection holds letters written by Eva Young Wiles during different time periods...

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This collection consists of pages from a scrapbook belonging to Butler University student Elanor A. Taylor. The pages include newspaper clippings about the opening of the new Butler campus in its current Fairview location. The collection specifically highlights Jordan Hall and Hinkle Fieldhouse, known then as Butler Fieldhouse or the Fieldhouse, on the new Fairview Campus. It also includes short articles about Eleanor A. Taylor.

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File contains the B.S. diploma of William Marshall, January 30, 1930 and the 1981 certificate and ribbon of induction into the Golden Legion of the Butler University Alumni Association.

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The collection contains a Master of Science diploma for William B. Johnson awarded by Butler University in 1936 and a 1937 Bachelor of Arts diploma for Mary E. Johnson, also awarded by Butler University.