The Betty Rugen Schutter papers date from 1937 to 1980 and measure 9 linear inches. They include four notebooks of letters Betty Rugen wrote to her parents while she was a student at the State University of Iowa; these letters are organized in folders for each year of her collegiate career. A scrapbook containing memorabilia from her years at the State University of Iowa is also included. Two folders of materials related to the campaign to pass the state ERA in Iowa in 1980 complete the collection