Collection of Ruth Crawford Mitchell, 1920-1980, (bulk 1920-1945).

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Collection of Ruth Crawford Mitchell, 1920-1980, (bulk 1920-1945).

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These papers comprise the work of Ruth Crawford Mitchell and consist primarily of documents related to the Nativity Study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh between 1926 and 1930. The Nativity Study collected information on foreign-born and first generation American students applying to the university in an attempt to provide better services for them. The collection also contains information on a study of second generation foreign students, a Civil Affairs Training Program, immigration, countries and ethnic groups, lecture notes for Mrs. Mitchell's classes, and her personal papers. Also included are materials relating to the Pittsburgh Pact, which details the meeting and agreement which led to the merger of the Czech Republic and Slovakia after World War I.

10 cubic ft.

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Mitchell, Ruth Crawford, 1890-

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Career: born June 2, 1890, Atlantic Heights, New Jersey; daughter of Stanford and Gertrude (Smith) Crawford; B.A. Vassar, 1912; M.A. Washington University, 1915; married LeRoy Bradley Mitchell, November 27, 1923. Activities and honors include Social Survey of Prague sponsored by War Council of the Y.W.C.A., U.S.A.; Czech-American Summer Training School for Social Workers; return trips in 1925, 1936, 1946, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969; Treasurer, Masaryk Publications Trust, 1959- ; The Cross of Knight ...

University of Pittsburgh. Nationality Rooms Program

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The Nationality Rooms are a series of rooms within the Cathedral of Learning that represent the various ethnic groups that immigrated to Pittsburgh and built the city and its industries. Ruth Crawford Mitchell was appointed to direct the Nationality Rooms Program by Chancellor Bowman before the first spade of dirt was turned for the construction of the Cathedral. Her background in sociology and her specialization in immigrants and immigration provided her with no small amount of insight as to ho...