Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams & William T. Rasmussen Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials from both Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams and William T. Rasmussen, Butler University students who married in 1946. The materials concern their college years in the 1930s, including extracurricular involvements such as Greek life, music, and education, as well as their professional lives as a musician (Ruth) and a businessperson (William) after graduating from Butler University.
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1987
Creator
- Williams, Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen, 1917-1997 (Person)
- Rasmussen, William T. (William Thomas), 1913-1963 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Note
Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams and William T. Rasmussen were both Butler University alumni who married in 1946. William T. Rasmussen (1913-1963) was significantly involved in the early years of the fraternity Sigma Chi on campus and graduated Butler circa 1935. He went on to a career in banking and has a memorial scholarship in his name at the Lacy School of Business at Butler.
Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams (1917-1997) graduated from Butler in 1939. She was an active member in her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, and was involved in the arts. She sang, danced, acted, and played accordion and piano, and was often involved in musical performances and roles in sorority and other campus events. Major funding for the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall in Robertson Hall at Butler was provided by her in memory of her parents, Paul Duckwall and Iva Eidson-Duckwall. Her mother was a faculty member of the Jordan Conservatory of Music.
Extent
1.29 Linear Feet (2 oversized flat boxes, 1 document box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials from both Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams and William T. Rasmussen, Butler University students in the 1930s who married in 1946. It documents their college lives as well as professional lives after graduating Butler University.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is of unknown provenance (Accession Number 2010.002).
Subject
- Butler University -- Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- Sigma Chi Fraternity -- Rho Chapter (Butler University) (Organization)
- Delta Delta Delta. Delta Lambda Chapter (Butler University) (Organization)
- Sigma Alpha Iota (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Ruth Duckwall Rasmussen Williams & William T. Rasmussen Collection
- Author
- By Erika Kovach, March 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
4600 Sunset Avenue
Irwin Library 345
Indianapolis Indiana 46208 United States
specialcollections@butler.edu