Butler University
Dates
- Existence: 1923
Places
- Indianapolis (Ind.) (Residence)
Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:
"Variations Handbook," by Patricia Douglass, 1973
This collection contains a handbook composed by Butler University Ballet student, Patricia Douglass, who graduated in 1973. The handbook contains classical variations from standard repertoire classical ballets, such as “The Nutcracker” and “Black Swan.”
George M. and Martha S. Waller Collection
The bulk of this collection is made up of George Waller’s drafts of his history of Butler University and campus life, which eventually was published as Butler University: A Sesquicentennial History. It also contains photographs of the Butler campus and scholastic and other materials by Martha S. Waller. Both George and Martha Waller were Butler University professors.
Rex N. Webster Collection
This collection contains personal, family, and professional correspondence and additional materials created by or pertaining to Rex N. Webster, a 1933 Butler University graduate who was later a Butler professor of botany.
Milton Weiner Track Shirts
This collection consists of two track shirts used by Butler University student athlete Milton Wiener as a part of his participation in the 1936 Butler Relays (Indoors).
Alice Bidwell Wesenberg Collection
This collection contains writings and other materials by Alice Bidwell Wesenberg from her career as a poet and a teacher. She was an English professor at Butler University.
"White Petals," by Lucile C. Marshall, circa 1910
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.
William B. and Mary E. Johnson diplomas, 1936 - 1937
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.
William Marshall diploma and Golden Legion certificate, 1930 - 1981
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.
William R. Mathews autobiography, 1893 - 1950
Autobiography of William R. Matthews, documenting his life as a soldier in World War I as well as his career as the editor and publisher of The Arizona Daily Star, which included traveling to Germany right before the start of World War II.
The autobiography is typed and roughly 250 pages. It appears to be an unfinished work; it is undated but tells the story of Matthews’ life from 1893 until 1950.
Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams & William T. Rasmussen Collection
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials from both Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams and William T. Rasmussen, Butler University students in the 1930s who married in 1946. It documents their college lives as well as professional lives after graduating Butler University.