Ruth G. Butler Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-420

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers, circa 1961-circa 1983, of Ruth Butler, a native of Republic, Michigan and long-time resident of Houghton County, Michigan. Includes personal papers, files on the founding of the Houghton County Historical Society and the Upper Peninsula State Fair Board as well as files relating to Mrs. Butler's political activities with the Michigan Constitutional Convention and the Michigan State Central Committee. Also includes various certificates, recognition awards, photographs and clippings.

Dates

Circa 1961-Circa 1983

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

Ruth Gibson Butler was born in Republic, Michigan in 1891, the daughter of Thomas Henry Gibson and Alice Quinn Gibson. She was a member of the Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1961-1962; a delegate to the Michigan State Constitutional Convention from the Houghton district, 1961-1962; and a candidate for the Michigan State House of Representatives from the Houghton district in 1962. Butler was the first woman to be elected to the Houghton Village Council in 1966, at the age of 74. She was also a founding member of the Houghton County Historical Society in Lake Linden, Michigan and an active member of the Upper Peninsula State Fair Board. Ruth Butler passed away in 1981.