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History of Indiana University, 1968-1981

Interviewee
Maurer, Mary Rieman June 7, 1969 

Call Number
69-013

Physical Description

28 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 65 minutes; no index

Interviewer
Cuffel, Victoria; Pickett, William B.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Mary Rieman Maurer, born in 1895, attended Indiana University from 1912 to 1916, getting her degree in philosophy under the teaching of Dr. Ernest H. Lindley, her highly esteemed mentor. A teacher, former trustee of Indiana University, and treasurer of the Distinguished Alumni Service Club, Maurer was also an active member of the sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, during her days as a student. In this interview, she discusses memories of Indiana University, student life and activities in the second decade of the twentieth century, and the administrations of William Lowe Bryan and Herman B Wells.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Kappa Alpha Theta
    • Occupation Names
    • teacher
    • trustee
    • Personal Names
    • Bryan, William Lowe
    • Howe, William David
    • Isobe, Paul F.
    • Lindley, Ernest H.
    • McNutt, Ruth J.
    • Wells, Herman B
    • Subjects
    • African-Americans
    • campus life
    • racism
    • transportation
    • water shortages