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Ruby Winslow Linn Papers

1794-2000

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Biographical Sketch

Collection Description

Related Materials

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Collection Summary

Creator:	Linn, Ruby Zillah Winslow, 1910- .
Title:	Ruby Winslow Linn papers
Dates:	1794-2000
Physical Description:	9 record cartons and 1 oversize carton.
Call Number:	OFFSITE STORAGE
Repository:	Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 library@masshist.org

Abstract:

This collection consists of the papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Ruby (Winslow) Linn, U.S. Army dietician, including correspondence and other family papers; diaries; and materials pertaining to her education at Simmons College (Boston, Mass., 1928-32), Walter Reed Hospital (Washington, D.C., 1932-33), Columbia University (New York, N.Y., 1950-51), and other institutions.

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Biographical Sketch

Lieut. Col. Ruby Zillah (Winslow) Linn, dietician, U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps (AMSC), was born in 1910 in Berkley (Myricks), Mass., the daughter of Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970) and Edward Williams Winslow (1875-1966). Ruby graduated with a B.S. in Home Economics from Simmons College in Boston in 1932. She continued her studies at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., in the Dietetic Internship Program, 1932-1933. After graduating she served there as a civilian staff dietician, 1933-1936. Her career continued at the Fort Sheridan Station Hospital in Chicago, 1936-37, and at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in the Bronx, 1937-1941. From the Bronx she traveled to Puerto Rico, serving at Rodriguez General Hospital in San Juan and the Station Hospital, 1941-1944.

In the meantime, civilian dieticians were offered military status in Dec. 1942, and Ruby was sworn into the Army as a second lieutenant in April 1943. From Puerto Rico, she moved to the Dietician Branch of the Office of the Surgeon General, 1945-1946, and to Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1947-1950. Ruby obtained her Master's Degree in Institutional Management from Columbia University in June 1951, and served as Hospital Food Supervisor and Chief of the Food Service Division, Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, 1951-1954. After stints at Murphy Army Hospital, Waltham, Mass. (1954-56), and the U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia (1956-58), Ruby returned to Walter Reed General Hospital as Chief of the Food Service Division and Director of the Dietetic Internship Program, 1958-1963. She was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in May 1959, and retired in Dec. 1963.

Ruby Z. Winslow married in 1966 Col. LaVon Parker Linn (1911-1985), and the couple made their home in Arlington, Virginia. Upon the death of her mother in 1970, Linn inherited a considerable estate and established a second career, with her husband, as a noted philanthropist. After her retirement and marriage she also became involved with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Ruby had one brother, Gilbert Williams Winslow, born in 1915, a safety engineer and graduate of M.I.T., who with his wife Betty Lee (Moment) died in the tragic Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston, 28 Nov. 1942.

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Collection Description

Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Ruby (Winslow) Linn, U.S. Army dietician, including correspondence and other family papers; materials pertaining to her education at Simmons College (Boston, Mass., 1928-32), Walter Reed Hospital (Washington, D.C., 1932-33), Columbia University (New York, N.Y., 1950-51), and other institutions; along with official U.S. Army records of her service and unofficial Army papers and other materials documenting her career (1932-64) as a dietician and food service specialist in the Army Medical Specialist Corps (AMSC) at various U.S. Army hospitals. There are genealogical records for the Linn, Macomber, Winslow and related families; local history materials for Myricks and Berkley, Mass; along with files on the National Sojourners and Daughters of the American Revolution. Also, bound volumes including diaries, scrapbooks, birthday record books, and address books of Ruby Linn, 1911-84; diaries, scrapbooks, and birthday record books kept by her mother Lena (Macomber) Winslow, 1902-69; and diaries kept by her grandmother Mary (Pierce) Macomber, 1901-33.

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Related Materials

The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) library holds the following photograph collection and monograph that are related to the Ruby Winslow Linn papers:

Ruby Winslow Linn Photographs. Photo. Coll. 38. Finding aid available at: http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fap029.

Rhoads, Linda Smith. Lt. Col. Ruby Winslow Linn: Doubling a Life of Service. Boston, 2001.

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Acquisition Information

The papers were a gift of Lieutenant-Colonel Ruby Winslow Linn, Nov. 2000, with additions, May 2003.

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Restrictions on Access

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Organization of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series:


	I. Correspondence and other personal papers, 1794-2000
	II. Education papers, 1928-1969
	III. Professional papers, 1932-1992
	IV. Biography, genealogy, family and local history papers, 1874-1998
	V. Bound volumes, 1892-1985
	VI. Oversize scrapbooks and certificates, 1921-1984

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Detailed Description of the Collection


Carton	Barcode	Folder	Contents
			I. Correspondence and other personal papers, 1794-2000 Personal and family correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other dated items, arranged chronologically in three cartons. There are only a few scattered early items, with the bulk of the series dating 1901-2000. Much of this material is correspondence of Linn with family and friends, 1920-2000. Also, two folders of papers of Edward Winslow, and thirteen folders of papers pertaining to Gilbert Winslow, including some school papers, items about his death, and five files of newspaper clippings on the Cocoanut Grove fire, 1942, in which he and his wife perished.
Carton 1	SH 15FC Z			Family and personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc., 1794-1964 (bulk: 1901-1964).
Carton 2	SH 15FA X			Family and personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc., 1965-1984.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V			Family and personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc., 1985-2000.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V			Edward Winslow papers.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V	Folder 1-5		Gilbert Winslow: school papers.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V	Folder 6		Gilbert Winslow: MIT graduation.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V	Folder 7		Gilbert Winslow: Death, 1942.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V	Folder 8-12		Gilbert Winslow: Cocoanut Grove fire, newspaper clippings.
Carton 3	SH 15F8 V	Folder 13		Gilbert Winslow: Cocoanut Grove fire, 50th anniversary.
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			II. Education papers, 1928-1969 Linn's education papers consist of a few items from Simmons College; many lecture notes, reports, and handouts from the Dietetic Internship Program at Walter Reed General Hospital, 1932-33; papers from American University, Current Problems in Government, 1934-35; the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute, 1946; a large amount of material generated during her Institutional Management course work at Columbia University, 1950-51; and papers from Cornell University, 1962; University of Maryland, 1964-65; Madison College, 1969; and miscellaneous materials and handouts from other programs.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 1		Scholastic History of Ruby Z. Winslow (school records).
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 2-3		Simmons College materials.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 4-25		Walter Reed AMC, lecture notes, handouts, reports, examinations, study questions, case records, case studies, misc. papers, 1932-33.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 26-27		American University courses, 1934-35.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 28		Quartermaster Food and Container Institute, 1946.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 29		Brooke Army Medical Center, Mess Administration, Jan. 1947.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 30-43		Columbia University, Institutional Management, workbooks, reports, exams, printed matter, records, handouts, field observation, movie assignment, 1950-51; transcripts.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 44		Cornell University, 1962.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 45		University of Maryland, 1964-65.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 46		Madison College, 1969.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 47		Michigan State University, materials for training course for hospital food service supervisors, n.d.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 48		Petrolager Laboratories publications, 1929, 1931.
Carton 4	SH 0587	Folder 49-50		Army Veterinary School publications, 1931-32 .
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			III. Professional papers, 1932-1992 Linn's professional papers consist of official records covering the years of her career as a dietician for the U.S. Army, 1933-1963. These official records were bound in separate folders for the years: 1933-42, 1943-47, 1945-50 (Brooke AMC), 1950-1951 (Columbia Univ.), 1951-1954 (Tripler Army Hospital), 1954-1956 (Murphy Army Hospital), 1956-58 (Fort Benning), 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (all Walter Reed AMC). The records have been disbound but retain their original order as generated by the U.S. Army, usually in reverse chronological order. These include special orders, pay data cards, immunization registers, records of service and leave, reimbursement vouchers, officer's clearance certificates, requests for leave, leave orders, and circulars. There are also "unofficial" records from her personal files, 1945-1963, which contain special orders, technical bulletins, pay and allowance accounts, vouchers for reimbursement, amendments of orders, pay data sheets and cards, information guides, poems, reports of separation, records of training, commendations, unofficial military test reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, leave records, Army hand-outs, property shipment records, certificates of training, travel authorization requests, absence requests, schedules of expenses for travel, and some correspondence. There are also items related to her profession such as public health figures for San Antonio, Texas, technical bulletins, program documents, AMSC materials, etc., from Brooke Hospital, Tripler Hospital, and Walter Reed; and sample holiday menus collected over the years. There is also a series of post-retirement professional papers, 1963-1992 (newsletters, bulletins, awards, etc.).
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 1-17		Official U.D. Army records, 1933-1963. Disbound, original order retained.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 18		Materials on Robinson-Patman Act, 1941.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 19-20		Unofficial records, 1945-1963.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 21		Food cost accounting materials, ca. 1948-50, Brooke AMC.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 21a		Flight Feeding Manual, 1948.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 22		San Antonio, Texas, public health figures, 1949, Brooke AMC; "Dietetic Notes," Jan. 1949.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 23		Work Simplification and Flow Charts, Brooke AMC.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 24		Curtis High School vouchers, Sep.-Nov. 1950.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 25		Technical bulletin, 1951, Tripler Army Hospital.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 26		Hawaii Dietetic Association, 1953-54, Tripler Army Hosp.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 27		Hand-assembled and typed cookbook, Tripler Army Hosp.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 28		Unofficial records, 1954-63.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 29-30		Program documents, Walter Reed, 1960-63.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 31		Food cost accounting materials, Walter Reed, 1961.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 32-33		Misc. AMSC materials, Walter Reed, 1961-63.
Carton 5	SH 0588	Folder 34-41		Sample holiday menus, n.d., 1932, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1950-64.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 42-46		Post-retirement professional papers, 1962-92.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 47		Certificate, n.d.
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			IV. Biography, genealogy, family and local history papers, 1874-1998 This series includes biographical items for Ruby and LaVon Linn; materials concerning the patriotic/genealogical organizations National Sojourners, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Colonial Dames; family history and genealogical materials for the Crandall-Durfee, Higgins, Linn, Macomber, Winslow, and Hathaway families. Also, estate papers of George W. Greene, Edward W. Macomber, George W. Macomber, Mary T. Macomber, and Caroline B. Pierce. There are local history materials (printed and/or manuscript) on Berkley, Freetown, Myricks, and Taunton, Mass.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 1-2		Ruby Winslow Linn, biographical.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 3		LaVon Parker Linn, biographical.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 4		Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn, biographical.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 5-7		LaVon Parker Linn, National Sojourners.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 8-11		Ruby Winslow Linn, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 12-13		Ruby Winslow Linn, Colonial Dames.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 14		Family history & genealogy, Crandall-Durfee families.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 15		Family history & genealogy, Higgins family.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 16		Family history & genealogy, Linn family.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 17		Family history & genealogy, Macomber family.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 18-20		Family history & genealogy, Winslow family.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 21		Winslow-Macomber-Hathaway genealogy.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 22		Estate of George W. Greene.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 23		Estate of Edward W. Macomber.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 24		Estate of George W. Macomber.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 25		Estate of Mary T. Macomber.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 26		Estate of Caroline B. Pierce.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 27-28		Local history, Berkley, Mass.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 29		Local history, Freetown, Mass.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 30-31		Local history, Myricks, Mass.
Carton 6	SH 15F9 W	Folder 32		Local history, Taunton, Mass.
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			V. Bound Volumes, 1892-1985 The bound volumes include diaries, birthday books, an autograph book, telephone/address books, a memoranda book, and scrapbooks. The diaries are as follows: Ruby Winslow Linn's diary kept at Simmons College, 12 Sep.1928 - 9 Aug. 1932 (some gaps), describing her daily life, classes, and social activities; a diary kept at Walter Reed Hospital, 30 Sep. 1932 - 14 Apr. 1933 (some gaps), which describes her academic work and social life; a narrative of a cruise in 1939, "Cameos of the Mediterranean"; a travel diary for a trip to the far east, [1954]; and a diary kept 30 Sep. 1966 to 5 Jan. 1969, with gaps. There are two diaries kept by Linn's maternal grandmother, Mary (Pierce) Macomber at Berkley, Mass., 1901-05 (with gaps); and 1 Jan. 1931 - 17 Jan. 1933; diaries of Lena Macomber Winslow kept at Berkley, 1931-33; 1936-61 (scattered entries), 1962-65 (scattered entries), 1966, and 22 Jan. 1966-24 Feb. 1969 (some gaps). Also, six birthday record books kept by Lena Macomber Winslow and others, with records of births and deaths of family members and friends. There are scrapbooks of newspaper clippings probably assembled by Lena Macomber Winslow: 1902-1951, 1916-1940, 1923-66, 1939-1966, 1965-67 (mostly concerning Edward Winslow), and 1966-69. Scrapbooks kept by Ruby Winslow Linn (mostly newspaper clippings) include 1917-1981, 1921-1984 (mostly newspaper clippings 1976-84, with a recital program from 1921 and a hand-made card from 1922); one of memorabilia from a trip to Japan, 1954; and more newspaper clippings, 1963-1983, and 1966-1972. There are three scrapbooks kept by LaVon Parker Linn, 1954-1985, covering his own interests and also activities with Ruby Winslow Linn. The newspaper clippings in the scrapbooks, except where otherwise noted, generally concern people and subjects of local interest to the southeastern Massachusetts area. There are two telephone/address books of Ruby Winslow Linn, an autograph book probably dating from 1925, a memorandum book kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, 1919-1947, and a book titled "Compositions," probably from around 1900.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 1		Ruby Winslow Linn, diary kept at Simmons College, 1928-32.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 2		Ruby Winslow Linn, diary kept at Walter Reed AMC, 30 Sep. 1932 - 14 Apr. 1933 (some gaps).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 3		Ruby Winslow Linn, "Cameos of the Mediterranean," narrative of a cruise, Feb. 1939.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 4		Ruby Winslow Linn, travel diary, 30 May - 4 June [1954], Hong Kong.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 5		Ruby Winslow Linn, diary, 30 Sep. 1966 - 5 Jan. 1969 (gaps).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 6		Mary (Pierce) Macomber, diary, 1901-06 (gaps).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 7		Mary (Pierce) Macomber, diary, 1 Jan. 1931 - 17 Jan. 1933.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 8		Lena Macomber Winslow, diary, 1936-1961 (scattered entries).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 9		Lena Macomber Winslow, diary, 1962-1965 (scattered entries).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 10		Lena Macomber Winslow, diary, 1966 (some gaps).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 11		Lena Macomber Winslow, diary, 22 Jan. 1967 - 26 Feb. 1969 (gaps).
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 12		Birthday book #1, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, record of births and deaths.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 13		Birthday book #2, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow.
Carton 7	SH 0589	Folder 14		Birthday book #3, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 15		Birthday book, kept by Addie L. Peirce, 1892.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 16		Whittier Birthday Book, 1910.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 17		Dickens Birthday Book, 1911, kept by Ruby Winslow Linn.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 18		Scrapbook, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, newspaper clippings, 1902-51.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 19		Scrapbook, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, newspaper clippings, 1916-1940.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 20		Scrapbook, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, 1939-66.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 21		Scrapbook, probably kept by Ruby Winslow Linn, 1966-72.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 22		Scrapbook, kept by LaVon Parker Linn, 1954-70.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 23		Ruby Winslow Linn, telephone and address book, #1.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 24		Ruby Winslow Linn, telephone and address book, #2.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 25		Ruby Winslow Linn, autograph book, [1925].
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 26		Lena Macomber Winslow, memoranda, 1919-1947.
Carton 8	SH 15F7 U	Folder 27		"Compositions," n.d.
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			VI. Oversize scrapbooks and certificates, 1917-1985
				Oversize scrapbooks and certificates, 1921-1984.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 1			Scrapbook, probably kept by Ruby Winslow Linn, 1921-84, bulk 1976-84, newspaper clippings and other matter.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 2			Scrapbook, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, 1923-66, newspaper clippings.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 3			Scrapbook, probably kept by Ruby Winslow Linn, ca. 1941-1944, mostly botanical samples, with sample pictures of Army pinup cartoon "Mona".
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 4			Scrapbook, kept by Ruby Winslow Linn, memorabilia from trip to Japan, 1954.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 5			Scrapbook, probably kept by Ruby Winslow Linn, 1963-83, newspaper clippings.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 6			Scrapbook, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, 1965-67, newspaper clippings, mostly about Edward Winslow, his 90th birthday, death, and estate.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -	Folder 7			Scrapbook, probably kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, 1966-1969, newspaper clippings.
Carton 9	SH 15FD -				Oversize certificates, 1932-1964.
				Super-oversize scrapbooks and certificates, 1917-1985.
Carton 10	SH 15FE .				Scrapbook kept by Ruby Winslow Linn, 1917-1981. Contains some later copies of old photographs of the Myricks Railroad station, ca. 1900; old postcards from 1917 and 1941, newspaper clippings on local interest items and articles on Plimoth Plantation, Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Eisenhower.
Carton 10	SH 15FE .				Scrapbook kept by LaVon Parker Linn, 1970-76. Contains postcards and memorabilia for travel in Texas and Mexico (1970), San Diego (1976), and Williamsburg (1976).
Carton 10	SH 15FE .				Scrapbook kept by LaVon Parker Linn, 1983-85. Contains newspaper clippings (patriotic themes), memorabilia, greeting cards, other personal items.
Carton 10	SH 15FE .				Diploma issued to Ruby Winslow Linn, Taunton Grammar School, 19 June 1924.
Carton 10	SH 15FE .				Diploma issued to Ruby Winslow Linn, Taunton High School, 19 June 1928.

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Preferred Citation

Ruby Winslow Linn papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.


	Persons:
		Linn family--Genealogy.
		Macomber, Mary Pierce.
		Macomber family--Genealogy.
		Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber, 1883-1970.
		Winslow family--Genealogy.


	Organizations:
		Columbia University.
		Daughters of the American Revolution.
		National Sojourners, Inc.
		Simmons College.
		United States. Army Medical Specialist Corps.
		Walter Reed Army Hospital (Washington, D.C.).


	Subjects:
		Dietitians.
		Nutrition--Study and teaching.
		Scrapbooks--1921-1984.
		United States--Armed Forces--Food service specialists.
		United States--Armed Forces--Medical care.
		United States--Armed Forces--Women.

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Materials Removed from the Coillection

Photographs Removed

Photographs from this collection have been removed to the Ruby Winslow Linn photographs, ca. 1878-2000. Photo. Coll. 38.

Museum Objects Removed

Badges. Silk woven badge, red shield with gold lion of Venice with two enameled bronze replicas. MHS Artifact no. 1727.01-03.

Badges, shoulder. Two polychrome lithographed felt badges. MHS Artifact no. 1726.01-02.

Badges, shoulder. Five woven shoulder badges. MHS Artifact no. 1729.01-05.

Buttons. 3 large and 3 small buttons with U.S. eagle, displayed. MHS Artifact no. 1720.01-06.

Buttons. 2 large and 5 small buttons with U.S. eagle, displayed. MHS Artifact no. 1721.01-07.

Decorations. Three bars, one lapel pin and one rosette. MHS Artifact no. 1728.01-05.

Fob. Miniature replica of Pennsylvania license plate. MHS Artifact no. 1724.

Insignia pin. Lapel insignia pin, white metal "U.S." MHS Artifact no. 1719.

Insignia pins. 10 lapel insignia pins, bronze "U.S." MHS Artifact no. 1718.01-10.

Insignia pins. 2 gilt insignia of crossed cannon with missile superimposed. MHS Artifact no. 1730.01-02.

Insignia, hat. Large gilt metal U.S. eagle, displayed. MHS Artifact no. 1722.

Insignia, uniform. 3 enameled [nickel] shield pins with stylized U.S. eagle, displayed, row of three stars above. MHS Artifact no. 1725.01-03.

Insignia, uniform. 6 silver maple leaf insignia pins. MHS Artifact no. 1723.01-06.

Slate, writing. Silicate covered cardboard bound in buckram covered boards. MHS Artifact no. 1731.

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Collection processed by Katherine H. Griffin, Feb. 2001.
Revised 2 Nov. 2005
Encoded by Kathleen J. Barker, April 2004

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