Evelyn Luchs Collection
Scope and Content
The Evelyn Luchs Collection documents EL's life from her teen years through the time of her death. The collection includes diaries; yearbooks; greeting cards; correspondence, including love letters; newspaper clippings of EL's magazine columns; photographs; and a copy of a book written by EL's son Lewis Luchs entitled Children of the Manse describing what it was like to be adopted and the search for his biological family.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-2000s
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Use
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection.
Ohio University retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artists.
Biography of Evelyn Luchs
Evelyn Luchs (EL) was a magazine columnist, the first woman appointed to the Board of Trustees of Ohio University, and wife of Fred Luchs (FL), a prominent Presbyterian minister in Athens, Ohio. A 1921 graduate of Stuebenville High School in Stuebenville, Ohio, EL had been Valedictorian of her class as well as class treasurer and active in the debate team and associate editor of the yearbook. She later went on to attend Ohio University (OU) and received her graduate degree in education at the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York in 1931. Shortly there after she married FL, a young minister. The couple ended up adopting four children. With her new family in her house, EL wrote magazine columns about their adoption and family life experiences.
Extent
0.6 cubic feet
Abstract
The Evelyn Luchs Collection documents EL's life from her teen years through the time of her death. EL was a magazine columnist and the first woman appointed to the Board of Trustees of Ohio University.
Statement of Arrangement
Organized chronologically.
Other Finding Aid
A paper copy of the folder list is available.
Acquisition Information
The Ohio University Archives received the collection in April of 2008.
Existence and Location of Copies
Ohio University will entertain requests to photocopy reasonable amounts of material from the collection for the convenience of individual researchers.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Evelyn Luchs Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kathleen Sasileo in June 2008
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
