Geraldine K. White Indiana University course notes and scrapbooks, 1922-1926
A Guide to her Collection at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Julia Kilgore
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
Geraldine Katherine White
TitleGeraldine K. White Indiana University course notes and scrapbooks, 1922-1926
Collection No.
C698
Extent
.6 cubic feet
(2 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
This collection documents the activities of Geraldine Katherine White, who completed a B.S. in Commerce from the Indiana University
School of Commerce and Finance in 1926. The materials date from 1922-1926 and consist of notes from Geraldine’s classes and
scrapbooks illustrating her life at IU.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
Geraldine Katherine White (1903-1985) grew up in St. Joseph County, Indiana. She enrolled at Indiana University in September
1922 and graduated in 1926 with a B.S. in Commerce. White was the Vice President of the Girls’ Commerce Club, which was composed
of advanced students in the School of Commerce (now the Kelly School of Business). During her senior year, she joined an inaugural
pledge class for the Alpha Beta chapter of the now-defunct Beta Sigma Omicron. Geraldine was also a charter member of IU’s
Phi Chi Theta, a society for women majoring in Commerce, and was on the Executive Board for the Hoosier Journal of Business.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into two series: Course Notes and Scrapbooks. Each series is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains materials dating from 1922-1926 that document the activities of Geraldine Katherine White, who graduated
from Indiana University in 1926 with a B.S. in Commerce. The collection includes course notes from various classes White took
from Spring 1924 through Spring 1926, including classes in the following departments: Economics and Sociology, Commerce and
Finance, Fine Arts, and Philosophy.
The collection also contains scrapbooks that hold items associated with White’s social life while at IU, such as sports schedules,
pamphlets from events, bylaws and other information associated with the sororities and professional organizations that she
was involved in, and pictures of friends and events. Of particular note is the second scrapbook from 1925-1926, which contains
numerous dance cards along with pages of handwritten notes from friends recalling various memories during their time at IU.
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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.
Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives Photographs Collection.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession: 2015/049
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have 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.
Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives
are made available for noncommercial educational 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
Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
[item], Geraldine Katherine White papers, C698, Indiana University Archives,
Bloomington.
Provenance
Given to the University Archives by Beth Kenagy (MLS, 1973), March
2015.
Processing InformationProcessed by Julia Kilgore.
Completed in 2018
Container List
Series:
Course Notes,
1924-1925
Box 1
Spring 1924
Economics and Sociology, Political Economy, 1924
Fine Arts, Representative Painters, 1924
Philosophy, Ethics, 1924
Fall 1924
Commerce and Finance, Business Finance, 1924
Philosophy, Problems of Philosophy, 1924
Spring 1925
Philosophy, Life Views of Great Men of Science, 1925
Fall 1925
Sociology, Principles of Sociology, 1925
Spring 1926
Commerce and Finance, Commercial Correspondence, 1926
Series:
Scrapbooks,
1922-1926
Box 1
The School Girl’s Memory Book,1922-1923
Box 2
The School Girl’s Memory Book,1925-1926
