Dorothy Rood and family papers, 1903-1964.

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Dorothy Rood and family papers, 1903-1964.

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Correspondence, clippings, diaries, and scrapbooks with information on Dorothy's father, George H. Bridgman, president (1883-1912) of Hamline University, St. Paul (Minn.); her continuing interest in Hamline; her education at Wellesley College; her marriage (1911) to Frederick G. Atkinson, a Minneapolis flour-milling executive; their children, Mary E. (Mrs. William Mitchell), Frederick M., and William; her marriage (1948) to John H. Rood, a sculptor; his sculptures; her work (1943-1946) as chairwoman of the woman's division, War Finance Committee, which promoted the sale of war bonds during World War II; Minneapolis social and cultural life; and her participation in or support of the Minneapolis Woman's Club, the American Association of University Women, St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Public Library, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

2.5 cu. ft. (3 boxes, incl. 16 v.)

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