New Acquisitions

Virginia Greenwald Risser Logan '59

Memorabilia, photographs and clippings, including various Alpha Omicron Pi and Lambda Chi Alpha items, collected by Virginia "Gini" Greenwald '59 while a student at DePauw University. Gini was a freshman at DePauw in 1955-56 and lived in Lucy Rowland Hall. She pledged Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She dated Jim Risser, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, during their four years of college and they married after graduation in 1959. They were married almost 42 years until Jim's death in 2001. [D010.002]

Turner Sweater

Kent Billingsley, Jr. '80

Team jersey worn by Lambda Chi Alpha captain, Kent Billingsley '80, in the 1979 Little 500 bicycle race at DePauw University. Beta Theta Pi claimed the first place trophy in 1979 for the second year in a row. [D009.096]

Julian

Lela E. Nordyke '17

Transcription of Lela E. Nordyke '17 postcards and letters written to her friend from China, "Letters from China, Lela Nordyke to Grace E. Smith, 1920 to 1925" (compiled and edited with illustrations by John B. Kalb). The letters recorded in this paper were written by Miss Nordyke from various mission posts in China to Miss Smith, with whom she had taught at Liberty Center. The letters give us a insight into the missionary life in China during the early 20s, especially the life of a young single woman. [D009.112]

beswick

Plymouth First (Marshall Co., Ind.) UMC

Plymouth First UMC records, 1887-2007, including administrative board minutes, local church history, Sunday School records, directories, programs, photographs, architectural drawings, cookbooks and membership records. This church was first organized in 1836. [M009.022]

Plainfield

Jolietville (Hamilton Co., Ind.) UMC

Jolietville Church history 1837-1957; Jolietville Charge history and manual 1837-97; Methodist Sunday School Hymnal 1911. The first log church building was erected in 1840. Fifteen years later, a substantial frame building was constructed. In 1873 the first steps were taken that led to the formation of a Methodist class in Jolietville. [M009.028]

Union Chapel

People's Chapel (Allen Co., Ind.) Methodist Church

Electronic file of photographs and text on the history of the People's Chapel Methodist Church. The first church building was started in 1900 and dedicated on August 26, 1901. This photo, taken during the 50th anniversary celebration in 1951, is of Rev. Painter and the children of the church. The church closed in 1958. [M009.012]

Klinger