Schwitzer Hall Scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: MSS091

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

These scrapbooks detail the time spent at Schwitzer Hall and Butler University from various groups of students. With collections from the academic years spanning 1978-1991, these scrapbooks contain mostly photos and clippings (with some other written materials including programs, invitations, etc.) from around campus during the time. Most pages are labeled with the event(s) and some small anecdotes.

Dates

Creation: 1978 - 1991

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Historical Note

Schwitzer Hall, the namesake of this collection, was a residence hall on campus at Butler University that came to life in 1956 and housed students for over 60 years. For some of its time, it housed only women, as seen in these scrapbooks. In 2017, the building was mostly demolished by the Shiel Sexton Company, a general contractor hired for the creation of a new residence hall and $30 million dollar project—Irvington House, which resides at the same address as Schwitzer once did.

The hall borrowed its name from Louis H. Schwitzer, an American engineer influential in designing hydraulics for use in bus transportation. He also won the first racing event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Extent

4.06 Linear Feet (3 oversize boxes, 1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains about 8 (some smaller collections of material) scrapbooks from Schwitzer Hall, a residential building on campus from 1956-2017.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown provenance.

Bibliography

Leone, Todd . 2017. “Schwitzer Is Gone. Long Live Schwitzer.” Butler Stories: Newsroom Archive. Butler University. August 1, 2017. https://stories.butler.edu/schwitzer-is-gone-long-live-schwitzer/#:~:text=Schwitzer%20Residence%20Hall%20came%20to.