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Butler University

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Dates

  • Existence: 1923

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Found in 118 Collections and/or Records:

Almeda F. Lowman and Nellie Hollingsworth Teachers College of Indianapolis Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS044
Abstract

This collection consists of two scrapbooks belonging to Alemeda F. Lowman and Nellie Hollingsworth, who were students at the Teachers College of Indianapolis from 1920 to 1921.

Dates: 1901 - 1921

Esther A. Renfrew Paddock Madame de Staël Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS029
Abstract

This collection consists of the research notes, findings, and collected materials on Madame de Staël and French revolutionaries by Butler University professor Esther A. Renfrew Paddock.

Dates: 1907 - 1980

Margaret "Bonnie" Habich papers, 1928 - 1938

 File — Box 4
Identifier: MSS-SM 031
Scope and Contents This collection is a photocopy of a scrapbook that Margaret Habich kept; the original remains with her family. It primarily contains newspaper clippings from Margaret Habich’s time as a Butler student; there are also materials related to her time before Butler at the St. Agnes Academy and after Butler at Case Western Reserve University. The newspaper clippings concern her participation in the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, the theater department, weddings, and her academic career. This...
Dates: 1928 - 1938

Mary Ann Malott honorary society insignia drawings, 1951

 File — Box 9
Identifier: MSS-SM 058
Scope and Contents

Ten small drawings by Butler University student Mary Ann Malott. The drawings are of the insignias of Butler honorary societies, including Chimes, Who’s Who, Theta Sigma Phi, Scarlet Quill, Philokurian, Phi Chi Nu, Alfred Marshall, Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Spurs. There is writing on the back of each drawing explaining the meaning and brief detail about the societies.

Dates: 1951

Mary Catherine Stair student papers, 1928 - 1943

 File — Box 4
Identifier: MSS-SM 029
Scope and Contents

Files pertaining to the Butler student career of Mary Catherine Stair (later Wild). Includes a March 1941 issue of "Bored Walk" magazine, photocopies of sheet music written by Stair and others, a dance cards and ephemera, and a small quantity of materials related to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority including a song book and photographs.

Dates: 1928 - 1943

Meridian String Quartet Recordings

 Collection
Identifier: MSS105
Abstract

This collection consists of digitized copies of the original reel to reel recording of Mozart’s String Quartet #19 (Dissonance), K. 465 performed by the Meridian String Quartet (members George R. Flexman, Charlotte Reeves, Kirk Walker, and Herbert Congdon). It also includes two scans of black and white photographs of the quartet.

Dates: circa 1949

Jane Messick Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS031
Abstract

This collection consists of a photocopy of the diary of artist Jane Messick during the years 1927 to 1928. During this time, Jane Messick was attending Butler University, studying for a bachelor’s degree in fine arts.

Dates: 1927 - 1929

Adele Piel Meyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS010
Abstract

This collection consists of documents from Adele Pier Meyer, who graduated from Butler in 1935. It reflects her time at Butler, her professional hospital work, and her interests, including travel.

Dates: 1907 - 1950

Milton L. Farber, Jr. faculty papers, 1976 - 1988

 File — Box 7
Identifier: MSS-SM 043
Scope and Contents This collection contains various materials regarding Milton L. Farber Jr. and his career at Butler University as a professor, focusing on his committee work. The collection includes a draft and final copy of the Constitution of the Faculty Assembly of Butler University; the Report of the Committee on Academic Change and Improvement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; photographs of the first and second Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly; a newsletter article and newspaper...
Dates: 1976 - 1988

"Moon Over Maui," screenplay by Robert C. Mansfield, 2000

 File — Box 7
Identifier: MSS-SM 049
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the play, “Moon Over Maui” written by Robert Mansfield, a former Butler University professor. The play takes place on the Hawaiian island of Maui in the year 1939; it is a murder mystery with the people of the island trying to piece together what happened to the victim.

Dates: 2000