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Lortz, Helen B., Collection, 1929-2002, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Lortz, Helen B., Collection, 1929-2002, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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A collection of documents, records, and items pertaining to Helen B. Lortz’s college education, personal life, and career.
Helen Beatrice Lortz, a Food for Peace Program Officer, was born in 1910 and died in 2009. She graduated from Kansas State Teachers College (Pittsburg State University) with a B.S. in Education in 1932. Lortz was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi sorority, staying involved throughout her life. In 1933, Lortz earned a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps where she trained workers to work office jobs, working with the CCC until 1941. She transferred to the Farm Security administration as …
Marshall Family Collection, 1880-1974, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Marshall Family Collection, 1880-1974, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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A collection of documents, letters, and items regarding the Marshall family of Kansas and Oklahoma.
Joseph R. Marshall was born on August 22, 1902 and died February 14, 1991. Mabel F. Farnsworth Marshall was born on July 18, 1906 and died April 28, 1991. Joseph and Mabel married on July 2, 1925. They had four children: Dorothy, Richard, Phyllis, and foster son Chris Smith. Joe and Mabel bought Western Auto Dealership in Tonkawa, Oklahoma in 1939 which they operated until 1985.
Degruson, Eugene, Papers, 1841-1997, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Degruson, Eugene, Papers, 1841-1997, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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This collection documents the professional and personal activities and research interests of Eugene DeGruson, who was Curator of Special Collections and University Archivist at Pittsburg State University from 1968 until his death in 1997.