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Butler mss., 1835-1937
Series:
Box 1
Materials relating to Butler family
Consult the Manuscripts Index in the Library for dates of letters of
individual correspondents.
Correspondence, 1835-1897
(31 folders)
Includes:
- Natural history notes, 1884-1892 (1 folder)
- Notes of visits-Eastern hospital, 1891 (1 folder)
- Notes of visits-Soldiers and sailors orphans home, 1891-1914 (1
folder)
- Natural history notes, 1893-1897 (1 folder, 1
notebook)
- Notes of visits-State prison, 1894-1916 (1 folder, 6
notebooks)
Box 2
Correspondence, 1898-1909, Oct. 15
(31 folders)
Includes:
- Notes of visits - Reformatory, 1902-1914 (1 folder)
- Notes of visits - School for Deaf, 1904 (1 folder)
- Notes of visits - Soldiers' Home, 1904 (1 folder)
Box 3
Correspondence, 1909, Oct. 16-1913, Aug.
(26 folders)
Includes:
- R.S.V.P cards for Indiana Academy of Science banquet, Nov. 26, 1909 (1 envelope)
- Ticket stubs for Indiana Academy of Science banquet, Nov. 26, 1909 (1 envelope)
Box 4
Correspondence, 1913, Sept.-1917, Dec.
(25 folders)
Includes:
-
Mental Defectives in Indiana,
1916,
Nov. 10;
Indiana, A Century of Progress: A Study
of the Development of Public Charities and Correction,
1790-1915,
1916;
Survey of the Mentally Diseased and
Defective in Indiana , for the National Committee for Mental
Hygiene,
1917 (1
vol.)
Box 5
Correspondence, 1917-1922
(20 folders)
Box 6
Correspondence, 1922, July-1925, June
(60 folders)
Includes:
- Tributes to Amos William Butler, 1922 (1 folder)
Box 7
Correspondence, 1925, July-1929, July
(27 folders)
Box 8
Correspondence, 1929, Aug.-1937
(27 folders)
Includes:
-
Proceedings at Conference of Committee on
Observance and Enforcement of Law,
Apr. 26, 1930
-
Indiana Committee on Observance and
Enforcement of Law. Conference,
July 26, 1930
-
Report of the Advisory Committee on Penal
Institutions, Probation and Parole,
1931
- Balance sheet, treasurer's report, and auditor's certificate
for Hanover College, Apr.-May 1932
Box 9
Charities
(4 folders)
Charities and corrections
(4 folders)
Photographs
Amos William Butler
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Miscellaneous
Brookville, Indiana - History
Florida
Indiana Academy of Science
Mexico
Miscellaneous
Scientific Papers
Box 10
Prisons
(4 folders)
Clippings, 1885-1934
(18 folders)
Box 11
Clippings, 1935-1937
(4 folders)
Printed
Indiana Board of Charities and State Board of Control
Charities and Corrections, Miscellaneous
Child welfare. Eugenics
Drug addiction
Mental defectives
Mental hygiene societies
Poor relief in Indiana
Psychiatry and the courts
Statistics, surveys, and reports on prisons
Senate and House bills
Rules and forms pertaining to penal institutions
Prison forms
Probation material
Prison associations
Miscellaneous. Prison material
Box 12
Printed
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Scientific societies
Universities
Miscellaneous
Oversize 1
Scrapbook, 1907-1908
Oversize 2
Scrapbook, 1910
Oversize 3
Scrapbook, 1910
Oversize 4
Scrapbook, 1922
Oversize 5
Scrapbook, 1923-1927
Oversize 6
Miscellaneous
Includes:
- Bird sighting charts, 1895;
prisoners' bill of fare, Indiana State Prison, Aug. 6 and 13, 1904; roll of the House of
Representatives, Mar. 4 and 5, 1921;
"Reception Committee," listed by
Indiana county, undated
