Ruth Lathrop Anderson papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0013

Staff Only

Content Description

Wide assortment of items including two Conservatory of Music programs; a photograph of a lakeside dormitory for women; letters of admission; letters that Ruth wrote to Dorothy Lathrop, a relative, regarding the purchase of war bonds, the Entre Nous theme song, a BV brochure (Bulletin vol. 52 no. 3), and copies of The Tack from November 1942 to June 1946.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1946

Biographical Note

Ruth Elaine Lathrop was born October 11, 1925 on a farm near Plover, Iowa. She attended Buena Vista College and received an emergency teaching certificate in 1945. She taught and coached for a time and married Richard Anderson in 1946. They farmed several different properties in northwest Iowa, finally settling in Early, where they raised their family. They retired to Storm Lake in 1992, where Ruth was active in many community groups and worked part-time as a bookkeeper. She died January 4, 2015.

A more complete obituary may be found at: http://stormlake.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=%22ruth%20anderson%22&i=f&d=01011865-12312017&m=between&ord=k1&fn=storm_lake_times_usa_iowa_storm_lake_20150107_english_7&df=1&dt=10