Raleigh S. Mathias collection

Collection — Folder: Mathias, Raleigh S., DePauw Alumni Vertical File

Identifier: MSD-1918-015

Staff Only

Collection Statement

This collection includes photographs depicting DePauw campus scenes and student life during circa 1914-1918.

Dates

1914 - 1918

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with the Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. All requests to publish or quote must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Biographical Sketch

Raleigh Shafer Mathias was born to Jesse Aulfert Mathias and Sallie Irene Mathias Vandersall on February 28, 1896 in Illinois. While a student at DePauw, Raleigh was affiliated with the Commons Club (Alpha Tau Omega) and also enlisted in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps. He married Mildred Estelle Mathias on December 24, 1919. They had two children, Henrietta Marie Christie Tarbox and Doris Jean Helsel. Raleigh died on December 5, 1977 in Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio and is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery, Summit County, Ohio.