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Iowa

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth Suckow, 1917

 Item
Identifier: M061.02.0001.0013.00001
Abstract

Picture of Ruth Suckow in knickers and hat in front of rustic building.

Dates: 1917

Ruth Suckow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M061
Abstract Author Ruth Suckow (1892-1960) was born in Iowa and moved to Denver, Colorado to join her sister Emma (.d 1923) who had moved to Denver to seek relief from tuberculosis. Suckow graduated from the University of Denver, earning a B.A. degree (English) in 1917 and an M.A. in 1918. She worked as a graduate assistant for Dr. Ida Kruse McFarlane, head of the English Department at the University. Suckow's friend during these years was Amy Carlson (later Amy Buchanan). Suckow married Ferner Nuhn...
Dates: 1918-1991