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| MS 107 Ruth Buxton Sayre Papers, 1936-1980, n.d. |
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| MS 107 Ruth Buxton Sayre Papers, 1936-1980, n.d. |
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| Descriptive summary | |
| creator: | Sayre, Ruth Buxton (1896-1980) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1936-1980, n.d. |
| extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 107 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University |
| Administrative information | |
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Ruth Buxton Sayre Papers, MS 107, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
| Biographical note |
| Ruth Buxton Sayre (1896-1980) earned a B.A. in languages from Simpson College in 1917.
She married Raymond Sayre in 1918 and became active in the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
(IFBF). In 1921 she was elected IFBF Director of Women's Activities in her township and
became State Chair of the Women's Committee in 1937. Sayre was chosen Midwest Regional
Director of the Associated Women in the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) in 1938 and
became president of the Associated Women in 1948. Sayre was a member of the Master Farm Homemaker Guild and served as its president, 1935-1937. She served as president of the American Country Life Association in 1940 and was elected president, Associated Country Women of the World in 1947. Her writings appeared in Farm Journal, Successful Farming, Women's Press, and National Home Economics Journal. |
| Collection description |
| The collection (1936-1980, n.d.) includes published and unpublished biographical information about Sayre; correspondence with Louise Rosenfeld, ISU Professor of Home Economics; materials documenting Sayre's service to the National Guild of Master Farm Homemakers; and her published articles. |
| Organization |
The collection is organized into four series:
Series 1, Biographical information |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Biographical information | 1946-1980, n.d. |
| extent: | 1 folder | |
| description: | Articles and news releases about Sayre. | |
Container list
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 1 | Articles and news releases about Sayre. | 1946-1980, n.d. |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Correspondence | 1952-1967 |
| extent: | 2 folders | |
| description: | Letters and drafts concerning: honorary degree awarded to Sayre by Iowa State College; introductory remarks given at the presentation and news release; correspondence between Sayre and Louise Rosenfeld and others. | |
Container list
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence | 1952 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence | 1953-1967 |
Description of series
| Series 3 | National Guild of Master Farm Homemakers | 1936-1970 |
| extent: | 5 folders | |
| description: | Materials documenting Sayre's service to the organization. | |
Container list
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence | 1960-1973 |
| 1 | 5 | Meeting minutes | 1952-1973 |
| 1 | 6 | Meeting programs | 1936-1970 |
| 1 | 7 | Report of the Committee on Resolutions and Recommendations | 1969 |
| 1 | 8 | "Review." History of the Guild | 1952 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Writings | 1947-1964 |
| extent: | 1 folder | |
| description: | Sayre's published articles. | |
Container list
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 9 | "Anxiety
Stirs the Holy Land at Eastertime," Farm Journal, April 1956 "A
Country Woman Looks at the World," Christian Rural Fellowship
Bulletin, No. 138, December 1948. "Freedom First, Peace Second," Farm Journal, October 1951 "How I Faced Being Left Alone," Farm Journal, November 1961 "An Oasis of Hope in the Ancient Lands, Iraq and Iran," Farm Journal, February 1956 "Peace is Possible," Farm Journal, May 1948 "This is Women's Business," Farm Journal, February 1947 "Trouble in the Land of the Pyramids," Farm Journal, January 1956 "Who's Been Doing Your Thinking Lately?" Farm Journal, October 1964 |
1947-1964 |
Iowa State University Library, Ames, IA 50011
Comments: tzanish@iastate.edu
URL: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS107.html
Revised: 24 August 2005.
