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Contains 5 Results:

Ruth Stevens collection of postcards and photographs of the Explorer II and other balloons, 1935 November

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1-3
Identifier: MSS 8112 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains twenty photographs and postcards of the Explorer II balloon, launched in November 1935 and captained by Ruth Stevens husband, A. W. Stevens. Also contains four photographs of an unidentified balloon launch.

Dates: 1935 November

Ruth Stevens photographs, between 1938-1949

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8112 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains twenty photographs of Ruth Stevens, her husband A. W. Stevens, and their friends in the late 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: between 1938-1949

Ruth Stevens photographs of Poland, 1939 August

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 5-6
Identifier: MSS 8112 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains twenty-nine photographs taken by Ruth Stevens while she was in Poland with her husband, A. W. Stevens, in August of 1939.

Dates: 1939 August

Ruth Stevens collection of postcards from Tatra Mountains, Poland, 1939 August

 Series — Box: 1, 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 funeral program, obituary, and other materials, 1985 April 16, 1990 October

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8112 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of a program for Ruth Stevens's funeral in October 1990 as well as photocopy of her obituary from the Daily Herald. Also includes a photocopy of a letter from Richard H. Cracroft to Ruth Stevens concerning a draft of her biography of A. W. Stevens, "My Husband, the Astronaut".

Dates: 1985 April 16; 1990 October