Adele Piel Meyer Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the personal papers of 1935 Butler graduate Adele Pier Meyer. It includes school papers, awards and certificates, documentation of her professional hospital work, photographs, correspondence and greeting cards, and travel ephemera such as postcards, brochures, and packets of “mini-photographs”. It also includes the book, “Laboratory Manual in Biochemistry” published by the Indiana School of Medicine in 1934.

Dates

Creation: 1907 - 1950

Creator

Meyer, Adele Piel, 1913-1988 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical Note

Adele Piel Meyer graduated from Butler University in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. Her belongings were brought to Butler by Christy Habig, who acquired them after bidding on a steamer trunk at auction. She was unable to locate any of Adele’s family to return the belongings and thought they would be better served at Butler University.

Extent

1.55 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Christy Habig donated this collection to Butler University Libraries in 1988 (Accession Number 1988.001).

Separated Materials

Original archival documentation indicates that Adele Piel Meyer’s high school graduation dress was placed in a separate archival box for safekeeping; however, as of 2023 archive staff are unable to locate it.