Ruth Norman Halls Scrapbooks and journals, 1943-1983
A Guide to the collection at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Walaa Al Salmi
Summary Information
Repository:
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Halls, Ruth Norman,
1898-1990.
TitleRuth Norman Halls Scrapbooks and
journals, 1943-1983
Collection No.
C343
Extent
.8 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English and Latin
Abstract
Ruth Norman Halls graduated from Indiana
University in 1919 with a degree in Latin. After her death in 1990, she left many of
her books to IU’s Lilly Library and the largest legacy up to that time ever received
by the university’s Foundation - $11 million. The fund was directed to support the
arts and humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences. The collection consists of
inspirational journals and scrapbooks created by Halls spanning 1943 to
1983.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required for access.
Biographical Note
Ruth Norman Halls, a native Hoosier, was born in 1898 in Bartlettsville, a small town
in Lawrence County near Bedford. She graduated from Indiana University in 1919 with
a degree in Latin. For two years after her graduation, she taught high school Latin.
In 1921 she left teaching to work with textbook publisher Scott Foreman in Chicago.
In 1945, she married Chicago attorney Jay C. Halls.
After the death of her husband, Halls established an IU scholarship for students from
Bedford. She additionally gave the university funding to create the Young Artist
Award shared by students in the School of Fine Arts and the Department of Theater
and Drama. Her passion for the arts and humanities led her to donate $11 million to
IU’s Foundation. The fund was directed to support the arts and humanities in the
college of Arts and Science. She died in 1990 at the age of 92.
Arrangement
The collection consists of one series, Scrapbooks and journals dating from 1943
through 1983.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of one series, Scrapbooks and journals created from 1943 to
1983. Included in the scrapbooks and journals are newspaper clippings, poems, and
quotes Halls gathered. Most of these are in English, though some are in Latin. Major
themes or subjects that are documented are love, inspiration, happiness, the Bible,
friendship, poetry, and books.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 2008/055
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University.
For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility
for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials.
Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these
materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.
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and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its
inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Ruth Norman Halls Scrapbooks and journals, Collection C343, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Transferred from the College of Arts and Sciences Development Office.
Processing InformationProcessed by Walaa Al Salmi.
Completed in 2008
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Scrapbooks and journals, 1943-1983,
undated
Anecdotes of Famous People, 1971-1977
APT Phrases, etc., 1979
Art: Art Translates Life, undated
Contentment – Happiness, undated
Friendship, undated
Latin, undated
Life, 1944-1952
Love of Books, undated
Miscellaneous
1943-1956
Box 2
undated
Poetry, 1954-1964
Scrap Book: Ruth A. Norman, undated
Wit and Wisdom: Jay’s Stories, 1968-1983
