Ruth B. Buchanan papers, 1928-1953.

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Ruth B. Buchanan papers, 1928-1953.

Letters received from University of Michigan students and alumni serving in the military during World War II and the Korean War, including letters from Dwight Eisenhower and Chester Nimitz; research material on covered bridges in Michigan; also letter from Jane Addams, Nov. 4, 1931; and photographs.

4.4 linear ft. and 1 outsize folder.Photographs .4 linear ft. and 1 outsize folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7363861

Bentley Historical Library

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...

University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Buchanan, Ruth B., 1882-1953.

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Employee of the museum at the University of Michigan. From the description of Ruth B. Buchanan papers, 1928-1953. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423407 Ruth Buchanan was born May 31, 1882, at Harbor Beach, Mich., a daughter of Elbridge F. and Clarena Bailey Bacon. She attended Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti. For many years, she was a museum assistant at the University of Michigan. During World War II and the Korean War, R...