Who was Emerson Keller Elkins?

Emerson Keller Elkins was an IU junior who worked as a hotel page at the Indiana Memorial Union when he created his time capsule in January 1939. He graduated with a B.A. in 1940, a J.D. in 1947 and a law degree in 1967, according to records from the IU Alumni Association. \nElkins was born July 13, 1918 to parents Lamont and Ruth Green Gilbert in Fulton County, Ind. He later moved to Miami County, Ind., to live with James and Etta Elkins, his uncle and aunt. He graduated from Peru High School in 1936. After attending IU, he served in the Army Air Force during World War II and later retired from the Air Force with the rank of major. He then worked for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., and died August 27, 1993 at the age of 75 in his nephew's home in Covina, Calif.