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Eleanor Vivien Holt Lockwood Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS053

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises four large scrapbooks created by 1935 Butler University graduate Eleanor Vivien Holt Lockwood. The scrapbooks from Boxes #1 and #2 are more recent, are bound, and are in good condition. They contain photographs, playbills, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes by Ms. Lockwood indicating who, what, where, when and how she enjoyed the various events, including Butler football games, Starlight Musicals, and plays at the Avondale Playhouse. Many of those in the photographs are her family members. The scrapbooks in Boxes #3 and #4 are from the 1930s and in more delicate condition. They represent campus life with newspaper and magazine clippings about Butler and Butler students, drawings, invitations to dances and other events, dance cards, and handwritten notes. Ms. Lockwood was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.

Dates

  • Creation: 1931 - 1960

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Biographical Note

Eleanor Vivien Holt Lockwood (1915-1985) was a student at Butler University and graduated in 1935. These scrapbooks were donated by her son, James Lockwood.

Extent

5.42 Linear Feet (4 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains four large scrapbooks with content collected by Butler student Eleanor Vivien Holt Lockwood. Two of the scrapbooks represent campus life in the 1930s and two scrapbooks cover Ms. Lockwood’s life after Butler, including her attendance at Starlight Musicals and Butler football games.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

James Lockwood donated this collection to Butler University Libraries circa 2002 (Accession Number 2002.006).

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MSS 057 Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams & William T. Rasmussen Collection, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

MSS 077 Don Wilson Scrapbooks, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

MSS 078 Scrapbooks of Butler University from 1952 to 1955, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

MSS 079 Scrapbooks of Butler University from 1922 to 1923, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

MSS 082 Anne Fleming & William Miner Butler Scrapbooks, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Title
Guide to the Eleanor Vivien Holt Lockwood Scrapbooks
Author
By Erika Kovach, April 2024
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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