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Ruby Loper slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: 23-16-3265

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Black and white glass lantern slides depicting prefabricated housing to room interiors and furniture were used by Loper for teaching and research. Some were made commercially and some taken by Cornell photographer Jon Troy.

Dates

  • 1950-1960

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Loper was New York state's first female extension architect and worked at Cornell from 1946-1967.

Extent

.8 cubic feet. (.8 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Black and white glass lantern slides depicting prefabricated housing to room interiors and furniture were used by Loper for teaching and research. Some were made commercially and some taken by Cornell photographer Jon Troy.

Physical Description

Lantern slides.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Eileen Keating
Date completed:
November 2003
EAD encoding:
KJ Hillgren, Martin Heggestad
Last modified:
RMC Staff, October 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Eileen Keating
Date
January 2004
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)