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Butler University

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1923

Places

Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Katharine Merrill Graydon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS022
Scope and Contents

Collection includes personal notebooks used by educator and Butler professor Katharine Merrill Graydon to inform her teaching and lectures. It also includes financial documents and gradebooks (class registers) for classes she taught at Butler University, principally in English and American Literature.

Dates: 1885 - 1929

Paul Hanson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS086
Abstract

Contains the research, drafts, edited copies, and the like of Paul Hanson’s manuscript, eventually titled “Provincial Politics in the French Revolution."

Dates: 1979 - 1990

Helen F. Brandon diploma, 1935

 File — Box 1
Identifier: MSS-SM 015
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the diploma of Helen F. Brandon, who graduated from Butler University in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Dates: 1935

Emily M. Helming Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS061
Abstract

Contains written material and notes pertaining to a history of Butler University, compiled and written by Emily M. Helming.

Dates: 1953 - 1990

Charles A. Henzie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS047
Scope and Contents This collection contains the personal papers, awards, and photographs in Charles Henzie’s possession upon in death and relevant materials through 2000. The earliest items include commencement programs from Henzie’s graduation from Butler University in 1936. The file box contains a variety of awards and honors Henzie received throughout his life, including photocopies of plaques that he was awarded. Documents detailing Henzie’s involvement with both the Butler Bands as well as the...
Dates: circa 1936 - 2000

Herbert Bohn diploma and continuing education certificate, 1946 - 1974

 File — Box 2
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a Butler University Bachelor of Science degree awarded to Herbert Bohn in 1946. It also contains a Purdue University and Butler University Schools of Pharmacy certificate of participation in a continuing education program on cancer and chemotherapy earned by Bohn in 1974.

Dates: 1946 - 1974

Hilton U. Brown Theatre - Starlight Musical photographs, 1936 - 1980

 File — Box 10
Identifier: MSS-SM 066
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1936 - 1980

“Histological Study of the Bud and Leaf,” by George Hume Smith, 1925

 File — Box 10
Identifier: MSS-SM 084
Scope and Contents

A study of the microscopic nature of leaves conducted by former Butler University Faculty George Hume Smith. The study is conducted on understanding the makeup of buds and leaves in nature. It includes analysis and sketches of their makeup for many different species of vegetation.

Dates: 1925

Horace Tudor's "A Book of Memories", 1985

 File — Box 7
Identifier: MSS-SM 048
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a booklet written by Horace Tudor about his life. He writes of his life from a young age to his time at Butler University, law school at Indiana University, and his retirement from the Indiana Lumberman’s Mutual Insurance Company, where he worked for most of his adult life. It also details his post-retirement travels, describing his experiences in each region of the world, including all continents except Antarctica.

Dates: 1985

Marjorie Iba Scrapbook and Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS075
Abstract

This collection contains a scrapbook focused on the respective fraternity and sorority Phi Delta Theta and Pi Beta Phi on campus, consisting mostly of photographs, newspaper clippings, and invitations to different social events. It also holds dance cards and other ephemera from Butler University.

Dates: 1947 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1951