Ovid Butler papers
Collection — Folder: S201
Identifier: S0201
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat of a printed article from Ovid Butler in Indianapolis, Indiana on 1851/03/29 regarding Alexander Campbell's visit to Indianapolis and his position regarding slavery.
Dates
- 1851/03/29
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Ovid Butler was born on February 7, 1801 in Oneida, New York. He married Cordelia Cole on April 27, 1827 with whom he had a number of children. He and his family moved to Indianapolis in 1836. He was married to Elizabeth McQuat by 1850, with whom he also had children.
He was a lawyer, an abolitionist, journalist and founder of Butler University. He established in 1849 a newspaper called The Free Soil Banner, which espoused abolitionist viewpoints. He served on the Board of Directors for the North Western Christian College, which was renamed Butler University in his honor in 1877. He died on July 12, 1881 and is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Butler, Ovid". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://archives.ancestry.com
Butler, Ovid". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://www.findagrave.com
Butler, Ovid". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://archives.ancestry.com
Butler, Ovid". Ovid Butler Biography. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://www.butler.edu
He was a lawyer, an abolitionist, journalist and founder of Butler University. He established in 1849 a newspaper called The Free Soil Banner, which espoused abolitionist viewpoints. He served on the Board of Directors for the North Western Christian College, which was renamed Butler University in his honor in 1877. He died on July 12, 1881 and is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Butler, Ovid". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://archives.ancestry.com
Butler, Ovid". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://www.findagrave.com
Butler, Ovid". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://archives.ancestry.com
Butler, Ovid". Ovid Butler Biography. Retrieved 2014/05/16. http://www.butler.edu
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Louis A. Warren on 1924/02/27.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/05/16 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/05/16 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Ovid Butler papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
