Rachel Quick Buttz Explained

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Rachel Nelson Quick Buttz (–) was an American memoirist and poet.

She was born Rachel Nelson Quick near Columbus, Indiana on, the daughter of Tunis Quick, a judge and state legislator, and Susannah Record Quick. She graduated from North-Western Christian University (now Butler University) in 1871, which was one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. She married Samuel Buttz.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Buttz published two books. Blades and Blossoms (1911) was a collection of poetry. A Hoosier Girlhood (1924) was a memoir of her childhood that she wrote for her daughter Mabel.

Rachel Quick Buttz died on September 6, 1923, aged 75, in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

Bibliography

• Blades and Blossoms. Boston, 1911.
• A Hoosier Girlhood. Boston, 1924.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indiana authors and their books 1917–1966 . 2023-07-07 . webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu.
2. Web site: Blair . Brian . 2023-05-28 . Annette Blount: Discovery of local woman's 1800s books a genealogical treasure The Republic News . 2023-07-07 . en-US.
3. Book: Butler University . Butler Alumnal Quarterly . 1922 . Butler University . Butler University Libraries.