Ira Burton Blackstock papers
Class of 1886, DePauw University
DC 16, 2554

Archives of DePauw University
and Indiana United Methodism

 

 

 

 

 


Ira Burton Blackstock Papers

Class of 1886

Size: 0.40

Restrictions: none

Accession: none or unknown

Provenance: donor

Processed by: Julie Young, April 8, 1968

Biographical Sketch

Mr. Blackstock was a DePauw alumnus graduating in the class of 1886. He received the M.A. degree form DePauw in 1893 and in 1907 was made a Trustee of the University. He gave invaluable service until his death July 25, 1931. Mr. Blackstock began his successful business career as business manager of a newspaper, the Springfield News. He became manager of an ice and cold storage company in Springfield, and later was identified with railroad companies serving as president of one and vice president of another. He took an active interest in the Methodist Church and was a delegate to the General Conference of 1920 which met in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1941 a new stadium was a gift to DePauw from Mrs. Ira B. Blackstock of Springfield Illinois, who with her late husband , gave DePauw Blackstock Field in 1921 at a cost of $25,000. The new stadium, costing $80,000 dollars, is a memorial to Mr. Blackstock.

Collection Statement

This collection contains correspondence of Mrs. Blackstock arranged in chronological order, a scrapbook and blueprints of proposed dressing rooms for the new stadium. There are also clippings saved by Mrs. Blackstock.

DC 16

Folder 1 Blackstock Field - blueprints of proposed dressing rooms 1932/33

2 Centennial program of the First Methodist Episcopal Church
            Springfield, Illinois, May 21, 1933

3 Correspondence between Mrs Blackstock and Dr. Oxnam 1933/34

4 Correspondence between Mrs. Blackstock and Dr. Wildman

5 Chapel program honoring Mr. Balckstock, April 24, 1941
    typed outline for Master of Ceremonies at the April 24th chapel
    correspondence between Pres. Hughes and Pres. Wildmanon the chapel
    2 letters between pres. Wildman and a student, Ray Myers

6 Correspondence between Mrs Blackstock and Dr. Wildman, 1946/47
        Speech given to Mrs. Blackstock when she was given the honorary
        degree of Doctor of Humane Letters

7 Correspondence between Mrs. Blackstock and Dr. Wildman 1948/49

8 Correspondence between Mrs. Blackstock and Robert Crouch 1951/52

9 Clippings saved by Mrs. Blackstock

DC 2554

Mrs. Blackstock's scrapbook
    Bridal greetings by Daniel Wise



















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