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File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ruth Genevieve Van Horn Zuckerman was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 7, 1900 to Samuel H. Van Horn (1875-1938) and Laura J. (Mills) Van Horn (1880-1967). As a young adult, Ruth attended Western Michigan College (1918-1921) and the University of Michigan (1921-1922) to receive a B.A. in English. Continuing her studies, she returned to the University of Michigan (1925-1926) and also attended Columbia University (Summer 1935, Fall 1936-1967) to receive a M.A. in English with a minor in...
Dates:
1936
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
The part of the diary from January to June details daily life and latter part from July to December covers military service.
April 2: met with WMU President Sangren about military service leave
June 3: another meeting with President Sangren
June 8: formal leave of absence
June 12: confirmed Washington appointment
June 21: left Kalamazoo
July 1: arrives in Washington D.C.
November 1: Russia, England, China, and U.S. signed four-power pact
Dates:
1943
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Daily life in Kalamazoo, August trip to Montreal and Vermont
Dates:
1948
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 8
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Trip to Colorado and through the Midwest
Dates:
1949
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 9
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Trip to Paris, London, Holland, and Belgium
Dates:
1951
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ruth Genevieve Van Horn Zuckerman was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 7, 1900 to Samuel H. Van Horn (1875-1938) and Laura J. (Mills) Van Horn (1880-1967). As a young adult, Ruth attended Western Michigan College (1918-1921) and the University of Michigan (1921-1922) to receive a B.A. in English. Continuing her studies, she returned to the University of Michigan (1925-1926) and also attended Columbia University (Summer 1935, Fall 1936-1967) to receive a M.A. in English with a minor in...
Dates:
1953
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888899], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Summer trip to Europe on S.S. Queen Mary, Paris, Brussels, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, London, and various cities in Germany
Dates:
1958
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888899], Folder: 2
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888899], Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Trip to London (Ontario), Quebec, Maine, Connecticut, London, and Cheshire
Dates:
1966
File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888899], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ruth Genevieve Van Horn Zuckerman was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 7, 1900 to Samuel H. Van Horn (1875-1938) and Laura J. (Mills) Van Horn (1880-1967). As a young adult, Ruth attended Western Michigan College (1918-1921) and the University of Michigan (1921-1922) to receive a B.A. in English. Continuing her studies, she returned to the University of Michigan (1925-1926) and also attended Columbia University (Summer 1935, Fall 1936-1967) to receive a M.A. in English with a minor in...
Dates:
1967