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Diaries

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

1936 Diary (daily life), 1936

 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
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1943 Diary, 1943

 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
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1948 Diary , 1948

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Daily life in Kalamazoo, August trip to Montreal and Vermont

Dates: 1948
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1949 Diary , 1949

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Trip to Colorado and through the Midwest

Dates: 1949
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1951 Diary, 1951

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023888881], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Trip to Paris, London, Holland, and Belgium

Dates: 1951
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1953 Diary (daily life), 1953

 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
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1958 Diary, 1958

 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
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1961 Diary, 1961

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888899], Folder: 2
Dates: Other: 1961
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1966 Diary, 1966

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888899], Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Trip to London (Ontario), Quebec, Maine, Connecticut, London, and Cheshire

Dates: 1966
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

1967 Diary – Greece & Holland, 1967

 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
Found in: Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections / Ruth Van Horn Zuckerman

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