Finney, Ruth S.
Variant namesRuth Finney grew up in Downieville, Calif. and Sacramento, Calif. She worked as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, Calif. and Washington, D.C. She was married to author Robert S. Allen. She is also known as Ruth Finney Allen.
From the description of Journey from the star : typescript, [ca. 1970] / by Ruth Finney. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 51621208
Western correspondent for the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance; covered the Teapot Dome Oil Scandal, monitored the passage of the Boulder Canyon Project Act, and investigated the corruption in the electric and gas utilities industry. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1931.
From the description of Papers, 1885-1979. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 54515692
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| creatorOf | Finney, Ruth. Journey from the star : typescript, [ca. 1970] / by Ruth Finney. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Stern, Max William, 1884-1950. Max William Stern papers, 1923-1942. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Finney, Ruth. Papers, 1885-1979. | University of California, Davis, Shields Library | |
| creatorOf | Finney, Ruth S. Business and family life of self-employed women. | Harvard University, Murray Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923. | person |
| associatedWith | Online Archive of California. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Radcliffe College. Henry A. Murray Research Center. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Stern, Max William, 1884-1950. | person |
| associatedWith | University of California, Davis. Library. | corporateBody |
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| Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster, Jackson, Calif., 1922 |
| Argonaut mine disaster (Jackson, Calif., Aug. 27, 1922) |
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| Self-employed women |
| Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924 |
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Active 1885
Active 1979
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