Frank O. and Daisy Beck papers, 1890-1969, bulk 1910-1969

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Frank O. and Daisy Beck papers, 1890-1969, bulk 1910-1969

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Retiring from long careers in urban ministry and social work in 1934, Indiana University alumni Frank O. Beck and his wife Daisy returned to their alma mater to serve as unofficial counselors to the student body and the administration. Collection consists of correspondence, research, publications, biographical material, and records relating to their gift of Beck Chapel. Prominent in the collection are Frank’s research and writing on race relations, aging, and social and economic equality in Chicago.

7.8 cubic feet (9 boxes)

eng,

Indiana University Office of University Archives and Records Management

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Beck, Frank Orman

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Born July 18, 1872 on a farm near Germantown (Wayne County, Indiana), Frank Orman Beck came to Indiana University as a student in 1890, receiving his A.B. in 1894 and A.M. in 1895 both in comparative literature. As an undergraduate he wrote a series of editorials in The Indiana Daily Student which were instrumental in the organization of the Arbutus yearbook which began in 1894. He was a charter member (1892) of the university’s chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity, and secretary for the ...