Guide to the Persons And Russ Family Papers,
1903-2000.

Collection Number: 6435

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Compiled by:
Kim Webster
Date completed:
October 2001
EAD encoding:
Peter Martinez, May 2004

© 2004 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Persons and Russ family papers, 1903-2000.
Collection Number:
6435
Creator:
Anne J. Russ
Quantity:
3 Boxes
Forms of Material:
Letters, diaries, books
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Diaries, correspondence, and personal and professional files of Anne Julienne Russ, with the diaries and correspondence of some members of her family: her mother Doris Russ, her grandmother Persons, her grandmother Russ, and her great grandmother Lotridge. Doris Russ' diaries include passages about dealing with her cancer, and Anne's papers include personal reflections on the death of her mother. Also, several yearbooks, including: her high school yearbook, the Uptonian (Mount Upton, NY), where she was class president, plus the '54 Uptonian showing her mother, Doris Russ, an English teacher and librarian. The Anne Russ diaries include reflections on many aspects of her life, reading, work, and friends and her delight in her daughter.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of sociology and director of secondary education program at Wells College and mother of Dorinne Barbara Russ. Her teaching interests included the sociology of education, Latin America, and women's studies. She explored the ways ethnicity, class, and gender influcence organizations and institutions. Her education included a B.S., State University of New York at Cortland, M.A., Southern Methodist University, and Ph.D., Cornell University. Born July 21, 1937, Russ died from cancer on March 5, 2001.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Diaries, correspondence, and personal and professional files of Anne Julienne Russ, with the diaries and correspondence of some members of her family: her mother Doris Russ, her grandmother Persons, her grandmother Russ, and her great grandmother Lotridge. Doris Russ' diaries include passages about dealing with her cancer, and Anne's papers include personal reflections on the death of her mother. Also, several yearbooks, including: her high school yearbook, the Uptonian (Mount Upton, NY), where she was class president, plus the '54 Uptonian showing her mother, Doris Russ, an English teacher and librarian. The Anne Russ diaries include reflections on many aspects of her life, reading, work, and friends and her delight in her daughter.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Russ, Anne J.

Subjects:
Mothers and daughters.
Cancer--Patients.

Form and Genre Terms:
Diaries.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Persons and Russ family papers, #6435. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1849
Poem: "The Bonnet of White"
 Box 1 Folder 1
Geneology
 Box 1 Folder 2
Feb, 1977
Autobiography- Anne Russ
 Box 1 Folder 3
Photos
 Box 1 Folder 4
c. 1974-1975
Essays by Anne (about her Grandpa and Mom); news article (about Dick Russ)
 Box 1 Folder 5
1951-1978
Clippings and Letters
 Box 1 Folder 6
Cover of "Baseball" Magazine
 Box 1 Folder 7
1985-1987
Adoption and Naturalization of Dorinne Barbara Russ
 Box 1 Folder 8
1929-1930
Scrapbook- (Mother) Doris- Syracuse University
 Box 1 Folder 9
1928-1931
Correspondence: Doris Letters home from Syracuse University
 Box 1 Folder 10
1928-1932
Correspondence: Doris
Box 1 Folder 11
1929-1935
Correspondence: Doris' letters home from Syracuse and first years of marriage in Ithaca
 Box 1 Folder 12
1929-1937
Correspondence: Doris' Letters home
Box 1 Folder 13
1943
Letters to Grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Persons) from Anne and Dicky
 Box 1 Folder 14
1960s-1970s
Correspondence: Grandma Russ to Anne
 Box 1 Folder 15
1960s
Correspondence: Grandma Persons
 Box 1 Folder 16
1970-1980
Correspondence: Mostly Don McEvoy
 Box 1 Folder 17
1970s
Correspondence: Friends
 Box 1 Folder 18
1968-1980
Correspondence: Family/Friends
 Box 1 Folder 19
1970-1980; 1924
Correspondence: Relatives
 Box 1 Folder 20
Correspondence: Anne/ Anne & George
 Box 1 Folder 21
1968-1986
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 22
1968-1997
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 23
1968-1997
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 24
Miscellaneous Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 25
Miscellaneous Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 26
1954
"Causes of the Civil War"
 Box 1 Folder 27
(History essay by Anne)
1959
Anne Russ Philosophy of Education Diary
 Box 1 Folder 28
1980
1980 Cornell Commencement Program
 Box 1 Folder 29
Miscellaneous folder
 Box 1
NYC visitor info / Russ coat of arms/ historiography / Lincoln Center info
1927
Bennet High School Commencement Program (Buffalo, NY)
 Box 1 Folder 30
1974
"Uptonian 1974"- Mt. Upton Central School Yearbook (NY)
 Box 1
Dedicated to Doris Russ
1955
"Uptonian 1955"- Mt. Upton Central School Yearbook (NY)
 Box 1
Anne's Senior year
1954
"Uptonian 1954"- Mt. Upton Central School Yearbook (NY)
 Box 1
1959
"The Did"- Cortland State Teachers College Yearbook (NY)
 Box 1
Anne's
Travel documents wallet
 Box 2
Receipts enclosed
Driving Diary
 Box 2
1945
"Tales from Grimm" book, translated by Wanda Gag
 Box 2
Gift from parents, 1945
1958
Diary
 Box 2
Locked green book
1959
Diary
 Box 2
Florida trip and letters
1960-1961
Diary of Hawaii
 Box 2
1961-1966
Diary
 Box 2
1969-1970
Budget
 Box 2
1969-1970
Diary
 Box 2
Dallas, Mexico
1971
Diary
 Box 2
Marriage to Ron
1972
Date Book
 Box 2
1972
Diary
 Box 2
"Eastfield College" notebook
Jul-73
Funeral book- Doris P. Russ
 Box 2
1973
Date Book
 Box 2
Includes Texas Drivers license and other miscellaneous papers
1974
Date Book
 Box 2
1974-1975
Diary
 Box 2
Red date book
1975
Date Book
 Box 2
1975-1976
Diary
 Box 2
1976
Date Book
 Box 2
Tiny with photo on cover
1976
Date Book
 Box 2
Cornell- fall term 1976
1976-1977
Journal- at Cornell
 Box 2
1978
Date Book
 Box 2
1978
Diary; Letters from George in summer 1978; miscellaneous letters
 Box 2
1978
Diary
 Box 2
Ithaca- olive patterned cover
1979-1980
Date Book
 Box 2
1980
Diary
 Box 2
1980-1981
Date Book
 Box 2
1980-1982
Diary
 Box 2
Enclosed: Mexico trip notebook and book of poetry by Gowin
1981-1982
Date Book and Miscellaneous
 Box 2 Folder 1
1982-1983
Date Book
 Box 2
1982-1983
Diary
 Box 2
Tan with pink and blue flowers
1983-1985
Diary
 Box 2
1984-1985
Date Book
 Box 2
1985-1986
Diary
 Box 2
Dorinne adoption
1987-1988
Diary
 Box 2
"Moonflower" design
1988-1991
Diary
 Box 2
1989-1990
Date Book
 Box 2
1991-1992
Diary
 Box 2
Red accordian style book
1992-1996
Diary
 Box 2
1998
Date Book
 Box 2
1997-1999
Diary
 Box 2
London trip- black and white cityscape design
Guest Book
 Box 3
Letter Box
 Box 3
Miscellaneous letters- many to Anne, and section of letters from Anne in Hawaii to her family. Also, misc. photos and documents (Anne's 6th grade report card and later test scores)
1904
Diary - Sara (Lotridge?)
 Box 3
Handwriting appears to match 1905 and 1906 diaries
1905
"Wedding Token" (marriage of Sara Lotridge and Elijah Russ)
 Box 3
22-Nov-05
1905
Diary - Sara Lotridge (Anne's Great Grandmother)
 Box 3
1906
Diary - Mrs. E.D. Russ (Sara Lotridge- Anne's Great Grandmother)
 Box 3
1920-1922
Diary - Sarah Lotridge
 Box 3
1926
Diary - Sara Lotridge (Anne's Great Grandmother- Mrs. Richard Lotridge?)
 Box 3
Trip to California
1926-1928
Diary - Sara Lotridge
 Box 3
Trip to California
List of possessions- Mrs. C. B. Persons (Anne's Grandmother)
 Box 3
1929-1930
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons (Anne's Grandmother)
 Box 3
1931
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1932
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1933
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1934
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1935-1936
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1936-1937
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1937
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1938
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1940
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1940-1945
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1945-1946
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1947-1948
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1948
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
Drive to Florida
1949-1950
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1951-1952
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1953-1957
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1958-1960
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1961-1965
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1966-1967
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1966, 1968
Diary - Mrs. C. B. Persons
 Box 3
1928-1931
Diary - Doris Russ (Anne's Mother)
 Box 3
1935-1938
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
Births and development of children, Dicky and Anne
1965
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1966
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1967
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1968
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
Doris' mother died, Anne's divorce
1969
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1969-1970
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
Quit Smoking Diary
1970
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1971
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1971
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
1973
Diary - Doris Russ
 Box 3
Struggle with cancer (June 5- recieves diagnosis)