Randall, Ruth Painter

Hide Profile

Author

Born in 1891 in Salem, Virginia, Ruth Painter graduated from Roanoke College (Va.) in 1913 and received her M.A. in English from Indiana University in 1914. In 1917 Randall married J. G. Randall, well known historian, became deeply interested in her husband's Lincoln studies and worked closely with him researching Lincoln's life and times. So interested was she in the Lincoln history and memorabilia that she too became a Lincoln scholar and biographer.

From the description of Ruth Painter Randall papers, 1961 (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 16439993

Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Darling, Louis. person
associatedWith Ellsworth, Elmer. person
associatedWith Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. person
associatedWith Randall, J. G. (James Garfield), 1881-1953. person
associatedWith Randall, Ruth Painter, 1892-1971. person
associatedWith Townsend, William H. (William Henry), 1890-1964. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
Occupation
Authors
Collector
Activity

Person

Birth 1892

Death 1971

Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hh6qn4

Ark ID: w6hh6qn4

SNAC ID: 55566022