Opal J. Bennett Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS071

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes three notebooks created by Opal J. Bennett; their individual subjects are Indiana, Birds, and Trees. They include handwritten pages, Farmers Bulletins and pasted-in supplemental materials or documents, such as tree leaves and postcards. Each notebook has a table of contents and bibliography/references. It appears they may have been created as a part of her teacher training. In addition, this collection includes Teachers College catalogs and commencement programs, photographs, and Opal J. Bennett’s diploma.

Dates

Creation: 1921 - 1926

Creator

Bennett, Opal J. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical Note

Opal J. Bennett graduated from the Teachers College of Indianapolis in 1923.

Extent

2.50 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains materials created or collected by Opal J. Bennett during her time as a student at the Teachers College of Indianapolis (later the Butler University College of Education). She graduated from Teachers College in 1923.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ruth Suter (Opal’s daughter) donated this collection to Butler University Libraries in 2018 (Accession Number 2018.004).

Related Materials

MSS 005 Eliza Blaker Teachers College of Indianapolis Collection, 1892-1994, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

Eliza Blaker Collection [Digital Collection]. Butler University Digital Collections.

MSS 044 Almeda F. Lowman & Nellie Hollingsworth Teachers College of Indianapolis Scrapbooks, 1920-1921, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University.

UA 00.04 Butler University Publications Collection, Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University. Teachers College of Indianapolis bulletins and catalogues.

The Indiana Album [Digital Collection]. The Indiana Album. https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/. The Indiana Album is a nonprofit organization that works to preserve Indiana’s past and local history through the digitization of photographs from private collections and donations. This digital collection includes public access to these photographs and additional images of Eliza Blaker and the Teachers College of Indianapolis.