Vivian S. Delbrook Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS064

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of personal travel materials, including journals, notebooks, and writings (for the purpose of tracking expenses and documenting experiences); postcards, newspaper clippings, travel brochures/pamphlets, maps, and other miscellaneous travel documents for Vivian S. Delbrook, who graduated from Butler University in 1927. Ms. Delbrook travelled widely in the United States and abroad. She went on to endow the Butler University Visiting Writers Series.

Dates

Creation: 1941 - 2000

Creator

Delbrook, Vivian S., 1906-2006 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical Note

Vivian S. Delbrook (1906-2006) was a lifelong Indianapolis resident, graduating from Arsenal Technical High School and later Butler University with an English degree in 1927. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and the Ovid Butler Society on campus. Later, she endowed the Visiting Writers Series at Butler, which gives students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to hear celebrated writers speak about their works. In addition to reading and writing, she loved to travel, having visited every state as well as going abroad to Haiti, Europe, and more. She passed away in January 2006.

Extent

1.08 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains materials from the travels throughout the United States and abroad of 1927 Butler University graduate Vivian S. Delbrook. Ms. Delbrook went on to endow the Visiting Writers Series at Butler University.

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records’ creator or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Barb Lee donated this collection to Butler University Libraries circa 2018 (Accession Number 2018.003).

Related Materials

MSS 010 Adele Piel Meyer Collection, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

MSS 031 Jane Messick Diary, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

UA 003 Butler University Biography Research Files, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Bibliography

“Vivian Delbrook Obituary (2006) - Indianapolis, IN.” Legacy.com, February 1, 2006. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/indystar/name/vivian-delbrook-obituary?id=48687948.