Ruth Fluno Collection 1927-1980

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Ruth Fluno Collection 1927-1980

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Artwork, poetry, diaries, and other writings of a Walla Walla artist, Ruth Fluno. She and her husband Robert Fluno moved to Walla Walla in 1952; the couple also traveled abroad in London, East Pakistan, Italy, and southern Europe. She considered much of her artwork to be social commentary

5.1 linear feet; 9 boxes

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Whitman College and Northwest Archives

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Whitman College

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The 1986 American Philosophical Association's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education in Philosophy gained Whitman national recognition for having received an honor that had been awarded only twice before. When it was discovered that the award had beenfabricated by a disgruntled ex-student,Whitman received national recognition and ridicule. From the guide to the Whitman College Philosophy Department Records, 1987-1989, (Whitman College and Northwest Archives) Whitman...

Fluno, Ruth, 1923-1974

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Ruth Lilja Fluno was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 16, 1923. She married Robert Y. Fluno on January 18, 1944. The couple moved to Walla Walla, Washington in 1952 when Robert Fluno was appointed Assistant Professor of Political Science at Whitman College. While she and her husband often lived abroad for extended periods, Walla Walla remained their home base. The couple resided in London in 1950, East Pakistan (Bangladesh) in 1957, and Florence, Italy. Ruth Fluno also too...