Persons and Russ family papers

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Identifier: 6435

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Diaries, correspondence, and personal and professional files of Anne Julienne Russ, with the diaries and correspondence of some members of her family: her mother Doris Russ, her grandmother Persons, her grandmother Russ, and her great grandmother Lotridge. Doris Russ' diaries include passages about dealing with her cancer, and Anne's papers include personal reflections on the death of her mother. Also, several yearbooks, including: her high school yearbook, the Uptonian (Mount Upton, NY), where she was class president, plus the '54 Uptonian showing her mother, Doris Russ, an English teacher and librarian. The Anne Russ diaries include reflections on many aspects of her life, reading, work, and friends and her delight in her daughter.

Dates

1903-2000.

Creator

Russ, Anne J. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of sociology and director of secondary education program at Wells College and mother of Dorinne Barbara Russ. Her teaching interests included the sociology of education, Latin America, and women's studies. She explored the ways ethnicity, class, and gender influcence organizations and institutions. Her education included a B.S., State University of New York at Cortland, M.A., Southern Methodist University, and Ph.D., Cornell University. Born July 21, 1937, Russ died from cancer on March 5, 2001.