Oscar and Ruth Hunt Van Valkenburgh Papers
An inventory of their papers at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Creator: | Van Valkenburgh, Ruth Hunt |
| Title: | Oscar and Ruth Hunt Van Valkenburgh Papers |
| Dates: | 1887-1966 |
| Size: | 1 box (1 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | The Oscar and Ruth Hunt Van Valkenburgh Papers document the personal life of the couple and include photographs, dance cards, printed materials, and other items from their time at Syracuse University. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Originally from Binghamton, New York, Ruth Louise Hunt Van Valkenburgh attended Syracuse University from 1912 to 1916 and graduated with a bachelor of science in Fine Arts belles lettres. She was a member of the Mu Phi Epsilon sorority and served as president of the SU Alumni Club.
Born in Truxton, New York, Oscar L. Van Valkenburgh studied science at Syracuse University between 1907 and 1911. He was chief chemist at Crucible Steel Co. of America for 45 years and retired in 1956.
Ruth and Oscar Van Valkenburgh lived in DeWitt, New York, from 1937 until his death in 1981. Ruth Van Valkenburgh died in 1991.
Scope and Content Note
The Van Valkenburgh Papers include dance cards, photographs, financial documents, printed material, and various Syracuse University-related materials. Making up a good portion of the collection are the dance cards, spanning from 1908 to 1917, from the Syracuse University Senior Balls and other University-related dances, fraternity and sorority dances, and those of non-University organizations, such as the Nurses' Home of the Syracuse Homeopathic Hospital. The photographs, portraits and postcards feature Syracuse University and images of individuals. Included in the Syracuse University photographs are those of campus including the Archbold Stadium grandstand, students in front of Sims Hall, the University crew and basketball teams, and Oscar Van Valkenburgh in his room while at SU. University publications, memorabilia, financial documents, clubs and societies' documents, including sororities and fraternities, are also all included in the collection.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries and all relevant rights holders
before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this
collection.
Related Material
The University Archives holds additional dance cards in the Syracuse University Memorabilia Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Oscar and Ruth Hunt Van Valkenburgh Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Ruth Hunt Van Valkenburgh donated the papers to the Syracuse University Archives in February 1989. In the early 1990s, Nora McCabe '92 donated the chemistry notebooks.
Processing Information
The materials in this collection have been placed in acid-free folders. The dance cards have been placed in archival plastic bags, and some photographs have been placed in mylar sleeves. Certificates and photographs have been removed from frames.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Erin Lee
Date: 2011
Revision history: New accession added and finding aid updated by Katie Swingly, 2014