Ruth H. Barrus papers
Scope and Contents note
Papers and scrapbooks relating to her work in humanities and music at Ricks College, her role as mother and wife, and position as 1978 Idaho Mother of the Year. Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal journals (1976-1979), class syllabi, grant applications, and papers written for publication and presentation. Includes information on the 1976 Teton Dam disaster.
Dates
- approximately 1933-1979
Creator
- Barrus, Ruth Hammond, 1912-1980 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Unprocessed collection. No public access except by permission of Special Collections Reference Librarian.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ruth H. Barrus papers must be obtained from theSupervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Member of Ricks College faculty, 1934-1977: taught piano and organ; chair of Department of Humanities. Idaho Mother of the Year, 1978. Resident of Sugar City, Idaho.
Extent
9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers and scrapbooks relating to her work in humanities and music at Ricks College, her role as mother and wife, and position as 1978 Idaho Mother of the Year. Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal journals (1976-1979), class syllabi, grant applications, and papers written for publication and presentation. Includes information on the 1976 Teton Dam disaster.
Physical Location
These materials were transerred to BYU-Idaho on 21 May 2004. There are unavailable at BYU-Provo.
Other Finding Aids note
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2092.xml
Appraisal note
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.V, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Brian D. Reeves (University Archivist) & Anissa Olson (Volunteer); October 1998.
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Colleges and Universities
- Diaries
- Education
- Latter Day Saint women
- Letters
- Mothers
- Music
- Organ (Musical instrument) -- Instruction and study
- Outlines
- Piano -- Instruction and study
- Rexburg (Idaho)
- Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho) -- Faculty
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Sugar City (Idaho)
- Teton Dam (Idaho)
- Title
- Register of the Ruth H. Barrus papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Brian D. Reeves & Anissa Olson
- Date
- October 1998
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States