Mildred Valeda Daum diary and scrapbooks, 1919-1924
A Guide to her Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Dina M. Kellams
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
Ridenour, Mildred Daum,
1900-1997.
TitleMildred Valeda Daum diary and
scrapbooks,1919-1924
Collection No.
C448
Extent
.1 cubic feet
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Mildred Daum Ridenour, an Evansville
native, attended Indiana University 1919-1922. Upon graduation, she went on to teach
English in Evansville and Petersburg. She married W.W. Ridenour in June 1926. This
small collection consists of a diary and two scrapbooks that date chiefly from her
time as a student at IU.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
When Mrs. Ridenour’s son, W. W. Ridenour, donated these items to the archives, he
included this writeup about his mother and the people represented in the diary and
scrapbooks:
Mildred Valeda Daum, IU 1922, was born in Evansville, April 2, 1900. Her parents were
Charles and Elizabeth Daum. Their home was at 420 Washington Ave. (When Mildred
lived there it was 510 Washington Ave.) Mildred graduated from Evansville High
School in 1918, with the last class to graduate from Evansville H.S. She attended
Lindenwood College 1918-1919 and began at Indiana University in 1919, and lived in
Alpha Hall.
After her graduation from IU Mildred was at home for a year and in the fall of 1923
she began as an English teacher in Petersburg High School. Another beginning teacher
at Petersburg HS at that time was W.W. Ridenour from Mount Vernon. From 1924 to 1926
Mildred was an English teacher at Central high School, Evansville. In June 1926
Mildred Daum and W.W. Ridenour were married. They lived in Petersburg and Fort Wayne
and Bluffton. From 1930 to 1938 they lived in Seymour. From 1938 for the rest of
their lives they lived in New Albany and neighboring Clarksville. They had two sons,
W.W. Ridenour, Jr. IU class of 1950, now of Oxford, Ohio and Charles J. Ridenour,
Sellersburg, Indiana. MDR died 4-13-1997.
About some of the people in the diary
Helen Sheridan and Brownie Rea, Anna Brown Rea were classmates in Evansville High
School.
Jinnie and also Jinny is Eugenia Roth of Boonville. She went to a women’s college in
the eastern part of the U.S. She and Audrey Bolton of Dorchester, Mass., a classmate
at that college came to Indiana University for year. I think that was their version
of the junior year abroad. They lived in Alpha Hall.
Gertrude Wollenberger was my Mother’s dearest girlhood friend.
Marjorie Buchanan and her mother was a widow, of Sumner, Illinois, west of Vincennes,
moved to Evansville so that Marjorie could go to high school in a city. Marjorie was
a year behind my mother in school but they became strong friends and remained
friends for the rest of their lives.
Aunt Mamie and Uncle Charlie Lutz were my grandparents’ closest friends. Carl Lutz
was their only child. About 1950 Carl Lutz and Marjorie Buchanan were married. Both
had been married before.
Doris Groan married William D. Thornbury, Professor of Geology at IU.
Wilbur Dunkel was the son of J. Ambrose Dunkel, the minister of Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a diary and two scrapbooks.
Scope and Content Note
This small collection consists entirely of Mrs. Ridenour’s diary and two scrapbooks,
which primarily date from her time as a student at Indiana University. The diary is
“A Line a Day” and spans January 1, 1920 through the beginning of 1924. Ridenour
wrote a short entry most days and many entries talk about her social plans, e.g.,
fraternity and sorority activities (she was in Pi Beta Phi), hanging out at the Book
Nook, and her many dates.
The two scrapbooks span 1919-1923 and contain pictures of her sorority and fraternity
friends and houses – including a few construction shots of the Pi Phi house – dance
cards and programs, newspaper clippings, and small notes. These are housed
separately. Please contact the Archives Photographs Curator for further information
and access.
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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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Separated Material
Scrapbooks housed separately. Consult Archives Photographs Curator for further
information and access.
Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession numbers: 2011/069
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University
through a Deed of Gift. 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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inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Mildred Valeda Daum diary and scrapbooks, Collection C448, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Gift of Daum’s son, W. W. Ridenour, July 2011.
Processing InformationProcessed by Dina M. Kellams.
Completed in 2011.
Container List
Scrapbooks, 1919-1923
(2 books; housed separately)
Items online
