Butler University
Dates
- Existence: 1923
Places
- Indianapolis (Ind.) (Residence)
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Teresa Eppley Kofodimos Butler University piano & organ class materials, 1982 - 1984
“The Truth - The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth,” by Keith Bratton, circa 1990
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.
Thomas Carr Howe Family letter, September 21, 1918
Letter written by former Butler College president Thomas Carr Howe to his newly born second cousin, Wilfred Carr Marshall. In the letter, he welcomes his new cousin to the world and fondly mentions other family members and experiences. Also included are the envelope the letter arrived in and a photograph of Thomas Carr Howe with first cousin Lucille C. Marshall (the baby’s mother) when she was a child. This photograph is referenced in the letter.
Emma Lou Thornbrough Collection
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Butler history professor, Dr. Emma Lou Thornbrough. The collection includes correspondence, awards and plaques, writings, course materials, and research files. Included in the collection is a manuscript for an unpublished work, "The Indianapolis Story: School Segregation and Desegregation in a Northern City." Additionally all research materials and notes for this work were retained.
"Translation of the Kreuterbuch (Herbals) with comments," by Werner M. K. Seidler, 1965 - 1966
This collection contains photocopies and an English translation of a 17th century book about the medicinal uses of herbs, Krueterbuch, by Adam Lonicer, published around 1630. Translation to English from German and accompanying comments are by Werner Seidler, a Butler University pharmacy student.
"Treasures," autobiography of Norman Wilkins, 2020
The Small Collections are a grouping of small archival acquisitions from many different sources. More detailed notes about the scope, contents, and history of each small collection may be found at the file level. The collections are housed and described together for administrative purposes.
Unidentified Student graduation photographs, 1940
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.
"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.”
"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.