Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Engs, Ruth Clifford (1939-09-15-)
- Abstract:
- The Engs, Ruth mss., 2001-2010, consist of typescripts, page proofs, correspondence, and research materials for works by health reform scholar Ruth Engs.
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Engs, Ruth mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Ruth C. Engs is a professor emeritus in Applied Health Science at Indiana University. Her research interests include alcohol education and drinking practices among college students, the Eugenics Movement, and Progressive Era health reform. She is currently writing a biography of Upton Sinclair as a health reformer.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of two corrected typescript page proofs of Ruth Engs's published writings, The Eugenics Movement: An Encyclopedia and Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era's Health Reform Movement. Correspondence, research materials, and edited drafts of works on Upton Sinclair are also included. A typescript of Conversations in the Abbey completes the collection.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2012, 2015
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - Temporary
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Engs, Ruth mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu