Guide to the Ruth F. Anthony Collection Ruth F. Anthony papers, 1962-1994

Guide to the Ruth F. Anthony Collection

Ruth F. Anthony papers, 1962-1994


COLLECTION SUMMARY
Repository:	University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Wilcox Collection, Kansas Collection 1450 Poplar Lane, Lawrence, KS 66045-7616 Phone: (785)864-4334 Fax: (785)864-5803 URL: http://spencer.lib.ku.edu Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
Creator:	Anthony, Ruth F., 1914-1994
Title:	Ruth F. Anthony papers
Dates:	1962-1994
Quantity:	.25 linear ft (1 box)
Abstract:	These papers of native Kansan Ruth F. Anthony contain her correspondence with various Christian right wing political organizations which she supported over the years. Included are membership cards, certificates of appreciation, contribution receipts, and several organizational newsletters. In the correspondence are letters from and about Robert Bolivar DePugh, founder of the anti-Communist organization known as the Minutemen.
Identification:	RH WL MS 19
Language(s):	English

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Anthony, Ruth F., 1914-1994, Papers, Wilcox Collection, Kansas Collection, RH WL MS 19, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift, Tim Miller, 1994

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

No access restrictions

Restrictions on Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

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INDEX TERMS

Subjects:

Anti-communist movements--United States.

Conservatism--United States--Societies, etc.

Names:

DePugh, Robert B. (Robert Bolivar). (creator)

Organizations:

Minutemen (Organization).

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Ruth F. Anthony was born March 1, 1914, in Manhattan, Kansas to Curt and Erna Kreutzberger Miller. After graduating from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia in 1942, she taught at Pinckney School in Lawrence in the 1940s and then taught in Wichita. She later worked for the Federal Aviation Administration. She was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Force medical detachment. About 1980, Mrs. Anthony moved back to Lawrence, where she died on January 14, 1994.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION


Box 1
1	Letters from and about Robert DePugh, 1970-1974, 1992.
2	Correspondence, 1994-1990.
3	Correspondence, 1989-1980.
4	Correspondence, 1976-1970.
5	Correspondence, 1967-1962.
6	Membership cards, receipts for contributions, honorary certificates, 1966-1991.
7	Personal notes, clippings, pocket calendars.

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