ORU_Coll228.xml Guide to the Ruth Evelyn Morse Parkhurst and Austin Flint Parkhurst Papers 1936-1983 Parkhust (Ruth Evelyn Morse) and Parkhurst (Austin Flint) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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Ruth Evelyn Morse Parkhurst and Austin Flint Parkhurst papers Parkhurst, Ruth Evelyn Morse, 1899-1983 Parkhurst, Austin Flint, 1885-1965 Coll 228 8 linear feet 23 containers 1936-1983 2 clamshell boxes; Photoboxes: 15 small boxes, 1 8x10 box. Ruth Evelyn Morse (1899-1983) taught in American Indian schools and was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and her husband, Austin Flint Parkhurst (1885-1965), was in the Navy during WWI and became a radio engineer. The collection contains personal and professional records of Ruth Parkhurst, including her career as a teacher in American Indian schools and her work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as well as personal and professional (mostly military) records of Austin Parkhurst, and photographs and negatives of Europe during WWI. English .

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 Parkhurst, Austin Flint, 1885-1965 Parkhurst, Ruth Evelyn Morse, 1899-1983 Parkhurst, Ruth Evelyn Morse, 1899-1983 Parkhurst, Austin Flint, 1885-1965 United States. Navy United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs Indians of North America--Education--United States World War, 1914-1918--Europe--Photographs Teachers--United States Women teachers--United States Radio engineers--United States Photographs Native Americans Postcards Correspondence Scrapbooks Diaries Nitrate negatives

Ruth Evelyn Morse (1899-1983) was a teacher in American Indian schools in South Dakota, Kansas, and Oregon, and worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). She married Austin Flint Parkhurst (1885-1965), who was a radio engineer, in 1946. Ruth Parkhurst is the sister of China-Pakistan medical missionary Esther Morse, whose papers are also held at UO Special Collections and University Archives. Ruth Parkhurst served as Dr. Morse's secretary.

The collection contains personal and professional records of Ruth Parkhurst's career as a teacher in American Indian schools, and her work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as well as personal and professional (mostly military) records of Austin Parkhurst, and photographs and negatives of Europe during WWI.

Personal and professional records of Ruth Parkhurst include scrapbooks, a diary, financial papers, correspondence, personal documents and teaching certificates, and employment records regarding her work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Scrapbooks, memory albums, and a diary by Ruth Parkhurst cover her "Tour of the Orient" in 1936.

Personal and professional records of Austin Parkhurst include personal papers, a WWI medal, military records and correspondence, fraternal organization documents, correspondence with the Wireless museum, and obituaries and condolence letters.

Photographs contains prints, negatives, and nitrate negatives. There a great variety of prints and postcards of Europe during WWI collected by Austin Flint Parkhurst, including a small number from his "Oriental" tour. Many of these deal with the effects of the war and show the destruction caused by the bombings on the land, structures, and people. Some prints will show dead bodies.

Other subjects include natural scenery, architecture and the Pope (of the time). Other postcards depict U. S. National Parks including Yellowstone. There is complete series detailing Timberline Lodge. Other subjects include family, friends, and Ruth Parkhurst at work in Washington, D.C., receiving awards, and at her retirement.

 Guide to the Ruth Evelyn Morse Parkhurst and Austin Flint Parkhurst Papers

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