Rountree, Martha Harmon

Served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II, class of 44-5. Mrs. Rountree acquired the collection from L. W. . Detzer who was a representative of Bethlehem Steel in Manila, Philippines, and his wife, Florence Detzer. Florence Detzer made buying trips to Hong Kong to assemble the collection of historic Chinese textiles.

From the guide to the Martha Harmon Rountree Chinese Textile Collection Clothing and Textiles 256., 1890 - early 20th century, (Texas Woman's University, the Woman's Collection)