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Photographs of the Hilton U. Brown Theatre which hosted Startlight Musicals, musical theatre performances, and headshots of theatre actors including Robert Dietz, Alfred Mirovitch, June Parrish, and Perry Como.

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Four photographs of an unidentified Butler University student in his graduation gown. The photos are in front of Jordan Hall and dated June of 1940, but now description of who is in the photographs. Two are just the student, one is him and what appears to be his significant other, and the last is a picture of possibly his family. It is unknown who this man is.

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Correspondence from Russian ballerina Irina Baronova to ballet conductor William McDermott, both of whom were a part of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Irina Baronova discusses her travels, former colleagues such as George Zoritch and Bronislava Nijinska, her family and writing her memoirs. The bulk of the letters were written when both Baronova and McDermott were in their 60s and 70s.

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Photocopies of newspaper articles mostly about Butler University, written by Thomas A. Hendricks. The articles that have a publisher noticeable were published by The Indianapolis News and presumed to also be published by The Butler Collegian. Much of the articles are related to sports, particularly football. Within the collection, there is also a typed speech that presumably was given at Butler related dinner.

Scope and Contents Writings of Butler University Emeritus professor of history, Bruce Bigelow. The writings were either published and/or presented at some point. The titles include "The Disciples of Christ in Antebellum Indiana: Geographical Indicator of the Border South," 1986; "19th Century Indiana as Depicted by Edward Eggleston: Themes for Historical Geography," 1990; "The Indiana School of Literature and Regional Culture," 1990; and "Booth Tarkington: A Novelist’s Perspective of Urban Transformation in...

Scope and Contents Flyer for courses offered through Butler University via television in partnership with WFBM-TV. It also includes the course syllabus for one of these classes, World Literature II, English 396-TV, taught by Dr. Werner W. Beyer. Within the syllabus is what the course covers, a schedule of assignments and notes for each class day, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The collection also includes a letter to Dr. Beyer from Barnes & Noble and clippings from Time and other magazines. It is unknown what...

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The collection contains the original proclamation that outlines some of the contributions made by Butler University alumni to the city of Indianapolis and establishes alumni day on October 24th. It is signed by Mayor Richard Lugar. The collection also contains a separate sheet that outlines the alumni associations awards and the criteria for winning the award.

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Two photographs of Dr. Harrison. The first is of him working with students in the classroom. The second contains his working at his desk. Dr. Harrison was a long time English professor at Butler University.

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Three-page account of lies that were told about him when he was an undergraduate. Writing this work roughly 50 years after his graduation, he sets the record straight about the rumors that circulated campus about him. The rumors include kidnapping a band student, vandalizing the Persephone statue, and writing an unsavory headline in the Daily Collegian. Bratton is assumed to have graduated from Butler in the 1940s.

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Photograph of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy District 3 at their annual meeting. The group is posed in front of the Eli Lilly Laboratory at their annual meeting for the Board of Pharmacy. There is also a list of all members in the photograph.