Mitchell, Ruth Crawford, 1890-

Career: born June 2, 1890, Atlantic Heights, New Jersey; daughter of Stanford and Gertrude (Smith) Crawford; B.A. Vassar, 1912; M.A. Washington University, 1915; married LeRoy Bradley Mitchell, November 27, 1923. Activities and honors include Social Survey of Prague sponsored by War Council of the Y.W.C.A., U.S.A.; Czech-American Summer Training School for Social Workers; return trips in 1925, 1936, 1946, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969; Treasurer, Masaryk Publications Trust, 1959- ; The Cross of Knight of the Order of White Lion, presented by President Liberator Tom? G. Masaryk; decorated by the Yugoslav, French, Polish, and Italian governments; David Glick Award for distinguished service in the field of International Affairs from World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, 1966; Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh Award for distinguished service in field of International Affairs, 1966; Honorary degree of doctor of humanities, University of Pittsburgh, 1966; Honorary Benedictine Oblate, Basilica of St. Justina, Padua, Italy, 1969.

From the guide to the Mitchell mss., 1917-1966, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington))

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