2016-08-30Guide to the Ruth Beard Papers, 1933-1983
RG.40.177Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn
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2019-04-08T14:33-0400EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content StandardRuth Beard PapersRG.40.177Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections1.2 Cubic feet1933-1983The Ruth Beard Papers contain a scrapbook, clippings, correspondence, books, notes and photographs. Ruth Beard was a professor in the Household Equipment Division of the School of Home Economics at Ohio State University.(1) cartonEnglishBeard, Ruth Mildred, 1909-1990
Arrangement of Materials
Materials are arranged in the order received.
Acquisitions Information
Accession Number UA.1993.0011: Fern Hunt
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Ruth Beard Papers, RG 40.177, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University Libraries
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Biographical Note
Ruth Mildred Beard (1909-1990) became an instructor in the Household Equipment Division of the School of Home Economics at Ohio State University in 1931. She later became an associate professor.
Scope and Contents
The Ruth Beard Papers contain a scrapbook, workshop materials, newspaper clippings, correspondence, books, notes and photographs.
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