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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Mary Patterson Routt papers
Dates:
1776-1983
Bulk Dates:
1905-1983
Collection number:
D1973.1
Creator:
Routt, Mary Patterson, 1888-1986
Collection Size:
4.75 linear feet
(8 manuscript boxes and two oversize boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Ella Strong Denison Library.
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract:
Mary Patterson Routt was one of the original signers of the founding
articles for Scripps College and served on the college's first board of trustees from 1926 to
1965. She was also one of the first female Washington correspondents and had a nationally
syndicated column from 1933 to 1945. The collection contains correspondence, photographs,
writings, and newspaper clippings related to her private life and to her career as a Washington
correspondent. Also included in the collection are Board of Trustees' reports for Scripps
College from 1976 to 1983. The materials in the collection range from 1776 to 1983 with the bulk
of the collection dating from 1905 to 1983.
Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection: English
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