Ruby Crumley Mitchell diaries
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Scope and Contents
The diaries consist of brief entries concerning her daily life, including details of her social activities. Apart from one diary written in her twenty-fourth year, the diaries were written sporadically from the time she was in her fifties until her eighties.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1966
Creator
- Mitchell, Ruby Crumley, 1880- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The diaries are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa.
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Biographical / Historical
Ruby Buena Vista Crumley Mitchell was born in Rhodes, Iowa, on April 9, 1880. In 1900 she married and moved to Los Angeles.
Extent
5.00 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Daily diaries of this Rhodes, Iowa, native.
Method of Acquisition
The diaries (donor no. 314) were donated by Pat Ellerbroek in 1995.
Subject
- Mitchell, Ruby Crumley, 1880- (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Temporal
Topical
- Author
- Natalie S. Brody, 1995.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu