Hazel Day Longden
DePauw University Class of 1916
DC 1071, 1689, 1754, 1755, 1769, 2600

and Indiana United Methodism

Hazel Day Longden Papers

Class of 1916

Size: 5 containers, 1.8 linear feet

Restrictions: none

Accessions: UM88-21, UM89-14, UM91-64, UM91-67

Provenance: donor

Processed: July 1991

Hazel Day Longden was the daughter of Thomas Grove Day and Rebecca Spendiff Day. She was born on August 16, 1894 in Correct, Indiana. She came to Greencastle in 1912 to attend DePauw University and graduated in 1916 with a strong background in German and Latin. Following graduation, she accepted a position as principal and teacher of German and Latin at Royal Center High School. In the spring of her senior year she had met and began dating Grafton Longden, the son of her major professor Henry Boyer Longden. In 1917, Hazel gave up her teaching career to marry Grafton Longden and they moved into a home on Crow's Bridge Road in Greencastle.

Hazel Day Longden made herself an important part of the community through volunteer activities and generosity in both time and money. She was in demand as a speaker for both college and community events, and through her dedicated service received many citations and awards. Her memberships were numerous in church, civic and cultural organizations including the Putnam County Saddle Club, the Woman's Club, Over the Teacups, United Methodist Women, Girl Scouts of America and the Wabash Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She was also the donor of land and facilities for the Putnam County Playhouse.

The Hazel Day Longden Papers consist of manuscripts of speeches, plays, DePauw memorabilia, correspondence, photographs, and club-related material. They are arranged alphabetically by subject.

DC 1071

folder 1: Alpha Omicron Pi: Alumna Minutes, 1949-1973

2: Alpha Omicron Pi: history, typescript

3: Alpha Omicron Pi: manuscript of speech given at the initiation banquet in October, 1964; programs from initiation breakfasts dated 1950-1977; Winter 1964 issue of "To Dogma of Alpha Omicron Pi" with DePauw chapter home on cover

4: Alpha Omicron Pi: 9 issues "Theta Data", 1950-1967; Manual of Information; correspondence to Mrs. Longden from sorority, 1949-1968

5: Awards, certificates: clipping and certificates of membership from Boy Scouts of America & International Council of Religious Education

6: Biographical information & clippings

7: Correspondence, general: 1916-1979

8: Correspondence from Adams, Marie: 1916-1966

9: Correspondence from Alvord, Katherine: n.d.

10: Correspondence from Brooks, Fowler & Stella: 1952-1960

11: Correspondence from Dimmitt, Marjorie: 1917-1965

12: Correspondence from Harrison, Lucile Brian: 1947-1967

13: Correspondence from Longden, Grafton to Hazel Day: 1916-1917

DC 1689

folder 1: Correspondence from Rector, Lucy: 1931-1949

2: Correspondence from West, Roy O.: 1942-1956

3: Correspondence, letters written to Grafton Longden: 1913-1937

4: Correspondence, round robin letters: 1946-1948

5: Correspondence, Studley, Ellen: 1930-1948

6: Correspondence, sympathy letters: 1948, upon death of Henry B. Longden

7: Correspondence, Weik, Mary: 1960-1961

8: Delta Kappa Gamma Society: membership lists, 1957-1960

9: DePauw Drama: manuscript, possibly by Hazel Longden

10: DePauw-Greencastle Centennial Banquet: program

11: DePauw memorabilia: programs and cards

12: DePauw memorabilia: programs and invitations

13: DePauw memorabilia: programs

14: DePauw memorabilia: programs

15: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook*): programs and invitations

16: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): programs and cheer

17: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): program, photographs, letter

18: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): athletic schedule, flyer

19: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): photograph, flyer, programs

20: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): clippings, programs

21: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): photographs and programs

22: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): songs and cheers

DC 1754

folder 1: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): clippings

2: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): clippings and programs

3: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): tickets, ribbon, letter

4: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): clippings, photographs, spelling exam, list of house rules

5: DePauw memorabilia (from scrapbook): photographs

6: DePauw report cards: 1913-1916

7: Genealogy Information: correspondence, chart of ancestors, property tranfers

8: Gentlemen's Literary Club: programs from Greencastle organization, 1892-1894

9: Greek Candy Kitchen: menu from Greencastle establishment

10: Greencastle Art Club: (also known as Greencastle Art Class and later Art Class), programs dated from 1896-1915; these programs belonged to Mrs. Henry Longden, who was a member

11: Greencastle Girl Scout Council: history, typescript

12: "John, John P. D.": paper by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript, n.d.

13: Kiwanis Club: programs, membership lists, bulletins; 1939-1956

14: O'Hair, Pearl: photograph, clippings, biography

15: Over the Teacups Club: programs, clippings, history in manuscript

16: Panthygetarian Association: programs, constitution, clipping

17: Papers by Hazel Day: as a child, manuscript, n.d.

18: P.E.O. Sisterhood: programs and membership, 1982-1990

19: Photographs, family: n.d.

20: Photographs, family and friends: n.d.

21: Photographs, unidentified: n.d.

22: Progress History Club: constitution and by-laws, clippings, paper by Hazel Day Longden

23: Progress History Club: programs, 1954-1984

24: Putnam County Chapter of the American Red Cross: annual reports, 1948-1958

DC 1755

folder 1: "Putnam County Folklore": typescript

2: Putnam County Playhouse: programs from 1983, 1986

3: Putnam County Saddle Club: committee list, 1957

4: "Rosabower", paper and notes: manuscript and typescript by Hazel Day Longden

5: Senior German paper: by Hazel Day, 1916

6: Speech about Gertrude Stein by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscript

7: Speech about Studebaker family by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscript

8: Speech about the Y.W.C.A., 1956: manuscript

9. Speeches by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscripts

10: Speeches by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscripts

11: Speeches by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscripts

12: Speeches by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscripts

13: Speeches, Rector Talks by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manscripts

14: Speeches, Rector Talks by Hazel Day Longden, n.d.: manuscripts

15: Sunday School play, "The Dirty Dress": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

16: Sunday School play, "Easter for John": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

17: Sunday School play, "Esther": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

18: Sunday School play, "A Gift for Mother": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, typescript

19: Sunday School play, "Great-Grandmother's Flower-Garden Quilt": by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

20: Sunday School play, "The Green Dragon": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

21: Sunday School play, "A Judaean Quarrel": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

22: Sunday School play, "The K's Entertain a Princess": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

23: Sunday School play, "Leaves in Her Hair": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

24: Sunday School play, "'Little Bundle of Rags' makes a Thanksgiving": by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

25: Sunday School play, "The Magic Key": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

DC 1769

folder 1: Sunday School play, "Magic Rose Bush": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

2: Sunday School play, "Mary vs. Serena": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, typescript

3: Sunday School play, "Miriam": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

4: Sunday School play, "Miss Goodheart": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, typescript

5: Sunday School play, "The Opal Ring": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

6: Sunday School play, "The Party for a Dress": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

7: Sunday School play, "Phoning the Doctor": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

8: Sunday School play, "The Primary Picture": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

9: Sunday School play, "The Rainbow's End": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

10: Sunday School play, "Susan's One Talent": by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

11: Sunday School play, "Two Picnics": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

12: Sunday School play, "What to do in Summer": by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript

13: Sunday School play, "Why Abby Didn't Use the Muff-Warmer": possibly by Hazel Day Longden, manuscript and typescript

14: Terrace View Gardens: plant catalogs from Grafton Longden, Jr.'s business, 1955-1956

15: Woman's Club: clippings, histories; 1874-1936, 1874-1974, 1980-1990

16: Woman's Club, programs: 1891-1984

DC 2600

Scrapbooks compiled by Grafton and Hazel Longden:

Brown cover - Henry Boyer Longden, DPU 1881

Green cover - Henry Boyer Longden, DPU 1881 and miscellaneous items

Blue cover - Martha Belle Longden, DPU 1885 (DPU Librarian, 1897-1907/ sister to Henry B.)

Tan cover - Aladine Cummings Longden, DPU 1881 (brother of Henry B. Longden)

* All loose scrapbook material was removed from the scrapbook by donor

See also: Henry Boyer Longden Papers

Class of 1916 Records

Oversize drawer no. 6, items 59-69

Alum v.f. - Longden, Hazel Day