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Betty Crippen collection on University of Puget Sound's Study Abroad Program, 1956-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Betty Crippen collection on University of Puget Sound's Study Abroad Program
- Dates
- 1956-1993 (inclusive)19691993
- Quantity
- .08 linear feet, (two standard archival boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss.110
- Summary
- Betty Crippen (1907-2005) moved to Tacoma with her family from Bowling Green, MO in 1919. She graduated from Lincoln High School and earned her teaching certificate from University of Puget Sound (then known as College of Puget Sound). The Betty Crippen collection on University of Puget Sound's Study Abroad Program documents Betty Crippen's experience participating in study abroad programs offered by Puget Sound. The collection includes 2 boxes of materials from 1956-1993. Material types include correspondence; administrative records such as itineraries, program brochures, memos, orientation materials, and course information; photographs; negatives; slides; and a wide array of printed materials such as pamphlets, guidebooks, newspaper clippings, and other material.
- Repository
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University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections
Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu - Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Betty Crippen collection on University of Puget Sound's Study Abroad Program includes 2 boxes of materials from 1956-1993. The collection documents Betty Crippen's experience participating in study abroad programs offered by Puget Sound. The collection materials relate to an array of countries including: Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, Nepal, Bangkok, Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Korea, China, and Malaysia.
The collection is arranged into three series: Study Abroad Program, Vienna, Austria, 1969-1971; Pacific Rim (PacRim) and Asia Travel Study Program, 1973-1982; and Miscellaneous printed material and ephemera, 1956-1990. Material types include correspondence; administrative records such as itineraries, program brochures, memos, orientation materials, and course information; photographs; negatives; slides; and a wide array of printed materials such as pamphlets, guidebooks, newspaper clippings, and other material. The print materials from the 1980s and 1990s were compiled by Crippen's granddaughter, Cathy Corley.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Betty Crippen (1907-2005) moved to Tacoma with her family from Bowling Green, MO in 1919. She graduated from Lincoln High School and earned her teaching certificate from University of Puget Sound (then known as College of Puget Sound). After retiring from teaching, Betty was invited to accompany Professor Bob Albertson and his wife, Aileen, on several trips with the early Study Abroad and PacRim Programs. Betty's granddaughter, Cathy Corley, also attended University of Puget Sound and participated in the PacRim Program. The materials in this collection dating from the 1990s were compiled by Cathy.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Study Abroad Program, Vienna, Austria, 1969-1971Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | News clippings |
1969-1970 |
| 1 | 3 | Printed material |
c. 1970 |
| 1 | 4 | Program records |
1969-1971 |
Pacific Rim (PacRim) and Asia Travel Study Program, 1973-1982Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
An Academic Year Abroad |
1973-1974 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 10 | News clippings |
1973-1974, undated |
| 1 | 11 | Photograps |
1973-1974 |
| 1 | 12 | Postcards |
May 1974, undated |
| 1 | 13 | Printed material |
undated |
| 1 | 14 | Program records |
1973-1974, undated |
The Orient |
1977-1978 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 15 | Correspondence |
April-May 1978 |
Photographs and slides |
1978 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 16 | Bangkok, Thailand and Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
January 1978 |
| 1 | 17 | Sri Lanka |
February-March 1978 |
| 1 | 18 | Nepal |
April 1978 |
| 2 | 1 | Unidentified |
c. 1978 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 2 | Printed materials |
c. 1978 |
| 2 | 3 | Program records |
1977-1978 |
Reunions |
1982-1983, 1993, undated | ||
Correspondence |
1982-1983, undated | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 4 | Albertson, Aileen and Bob |
1982-1983 |
| 2 | 5 | LaRock, Jennifer (Evans) |
undated |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | Event materials |
c. 1993 |
Miscellaneous printed material and ephemera, 1956-1990Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 7 | "A Cultural Map of the Middle East" by National Geographic |
1972 |
| 2 | 8 | "China Issues and Ideas (3): Why China Follows the Socialist Road" by New Star Publishers |
1990 |
| 2 | 9 | Christmas cards |
1974 |
| 2 | 10 | "Mass-Participatory Economy: A Democratic Alternative for Korea" by Kim Dae Jung |
1985 |
| 2 | 11 | Miscellaneous clippings |
1956-1973 |
| 2 | 12 | "North Korea's Military Invasion Tunnels" by the Ministry of Information |
c. 1970s |
| 2 | 13 | "Orient South Pacific" a Travcoa publication |
1977 |
| 2 | 14 | "The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea" by the National Assembly Secretariat |
1989 |
| 2 | 15 | World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia |
1989 |
