Stevens, Ruth, 1904-1990
Person
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth Stevens collection of postcards from Tatra Mountains, Poland, 1939 August
Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233280715], Folder: 7-11
Identifier: MSS 8112 Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains seventy-six postcards collected by Ruth Stevens while she and her husband were visiting Poland in August, 1939. The postcards depict the Tatra Mountains, a number of famous landmarks in Krakow and Warsaw, and the artwork of polish painters, especially Zofia Stryjenska.
Dates:
1939 August
Ruth Stevens papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8112
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of preparations for the Explorer II balloon flight in November 1935. This collection also includes photographs and postcards collected during the week that Ruth and Albert Stevens were in Poland in 1939. There is also a letter to Ruth Stevens from Richard H. Cracroft that he wrote after he read her manuscript for her husband's biography, and a copy of an obituary and funeral program for Ruth Stevens.
Dates:
1935-1990
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Ruth Stevens papers
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