Mary Lois James Papers
Creator: James, Mary Lois, 1903-
Date: circa 1892 - 1983 (bulk: 1950-1980)
Level of Description: Coll./Record Group
Material Type: Manuscripts
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 45679
Biographical sketch: Mary Lois Ruppenthal Hibbard James was the daughter of Jacob Christian and Sarah Spalding Ruppenthal. Born in Russell, Kansas in 1903, she died in Lenexa, Kansas in 2000. She earned degrees from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Simmons College in Boston, and Columbia University in New York. She married Harlan Davis Hibbard in 1930, and after he died in 1941 she remarried in 1947 to Wallace James. She taught school in Russell, Kansas, and Akron, Ohio, and was a founding member of the New Jersey chapter of the American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.
Abstract: The Mary Lois James collection includes letters, children's report cards, greeting cards, and other such materials from and between Mary Lois James and her family and friends. Includes letters from her father, Jacob Christian Ruppenthal, as well as correspondence and other records (such as manuals, notes, commencement programs, circulars, etc.) related to her education and professional career. Also includes black and white photographs, books, materials inherited from J. C. Ruppenthal such as household ledgers and calendars, newspapers and clippings, etc. The majority of the letters and other materials date from 1950-1980.
Space Required/Quantity: 13.00 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Mary Lois James Papers
Scope and Content
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
|---|---|
| 036-09-03-01 to 036-09-07-01 | C1892 - 1983, 1997 |
Related Records or Collections
Associated materials: Associated materials in the Photographs collections.
Related materials: Jacob C. Ruppenthal Papers, manuscripts collection no. 79; Henry C. Ruppenthal papers, manuscripts collection no. 836.
Index Terms
Subjects
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James, Mary Lois, 1903- -- Correspondence
Ruppenthal, J. C. (Jacob Christian), 1869-1964
American letters -- Kansas
Family life -- Kansas -- History -- 20th century
Teachers -- Kansas
Creators and Contributors
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James, Mary Lois, 1903-
