Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers, 1916-1996
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topic: Photographs of Dorothy Woodruff 1917-18
subject: Photographs of Dorothy Woodruff 1917-18
topic: Reminiscences by Woodruff: transcriptions n.d.
subject: Reminiscences by Woodruff: transcriptions n.d.
topic: Correspondence
subject: Correspondence
topic: Woodruff, Dorothy to family 1916-17 (originals and photocopies)
subject: Woodruff, Dorothy to family 1916-17 (originals and photocopies)
topic: Woodruff, John Herman (father) to Dorothy Woodruff, and to family 1903-17
subject: Woodruff, John Herman (father) to Dorothy Woodruff, and to family 1903-17
topic: Third party 1916, 1974-76
subject: Third party 1916, 1974-76
topic: Elkhead School
subject: Elkhead School
topic: Description by Dorothy Woodruff circa 1917
subject: Description by Dorothy Woodruff circa 1917
topic: Surveys 1917
subject: Surveys 1917
topic: Student publication: ""Manhana" 1920
subject: Student publication: ""Manhana" 1920
topic: Carpenter Ranch: article, and pamphlet 1948, 1996
subject: Carpenter Ranch: article, and pamphlet 1948, 1996
topic: Underwood, Rosamond: eulogy, and photograph 1944, 1974
subject: Underwood, Rosamond: eulogy, and photograph 1944, 1974
topic: Oversize Materials
subject: Oversize Materials
topic: Saturday Evening Post: article about Carpenter Ranch 12 Apr 1952
subject: Saturday Evening Post: article about Carpenter Ranch 12 Apr 1952
topic: Western Farm Life: article about Elkhead School 1 Aug 1918
subject: Western Farm Life: article about Elkhead School 1 Aug 1918

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Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
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provides access to: Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers
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provides access to: Photographs of Dorothy Woodruff 1917-18
provides access to: Reminiscences by Woodruff: transcriptions n.d.
provides access to: Correspondence
provides access to: Woodruff, Dorothy to family 1916-17 (originals and photocopies)
provides access to: Woodruff, John Herman (father) to Dorothy Woodruff, and to family 1903-17
provides access to: Third party 1916, 1974-76
provides access to: Elkhead School
provides access to: Description by Dorothy Woodruff circa 1917
provides access to: Surveys 1917
provides access to: Student publication: ""Manhana" 1920
provides access to: Carpenter Ranch: article, and pamphlet 1948, 1996
provides access to: Underwood, Rosamond: eulogy, and photograph 1944, 1974
provides access to: Oversize Materials
provides access to: Saturday Evening Post: article about Carpenter Ranch 12 Apr 1952
provides access to: Western Farm Life: article about Elkhead School 1 Aug 1918

Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
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Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers, 1916-1996
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Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
level: collection
identifier: MS 570
date: 1916-1996
date created accumulated string: 1916-1996
date created accumulated start: 1916
date created accumulated end: 1996
produced in: Creation of Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers
extent: 2 boxes
extent: (.75 linear ft.)
language: eng
origination: Hillman, Dorothy Woodruff, 1887-1979
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers
acquisitions: The Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection Caroline Hillman Backlund and Hermione H. Wickenden in 2007.
scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection Photographs, correspondence, and printed materials describing one academic year (1917-18) Woodruff and fellow Smith College alumna, Rosamond Underwood, spent teaching the children of homesteaders at the Elkhead School in Routt County, Colorado. The materials offer a small, compelling glimpse into rural life in the Rocky Mountains, as seen from the perspective of a young woman from the eastern United States.
access restrictions: The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection. This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.
use restrictions: The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to materials created by Dorothy Woodruff Hillman. Copyright to other materials may be owned by the creators, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
processing: Accessioned by Burd Schlessinger, 2007.
associated with: Rural schools--Colorado--History--20th century--Sources
associated with: Teachers--Colorado--Biography--Sources
associated with: Carpenter, Rosamond Underwood
associated with: Hillman, Dorothy Woodruff, 1887-1979
associated with: Colorado--History--20th century--Sources
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has part: Correspondence
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has part: Elkhead School
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has part: Oversize Materials
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Hillman, Dorothy Woodruff, 1887-1979
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Biographical History for: Dorothy Woodruff Hillman Papers
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body: Biographical Note Dorothy Woodruff (Hillman) was born in Auburn, N.Y., January 13, 1887, the daughter of Caroline Porter Beardsley and John Herman Woodruff. She attended Rye Seminary in Rye, N.Y., and graduated from Smith College in 1909. In 1916 she went to Routt County, Colorado with childhood friend and Smith College alumna, Rosamond Underwood, to teach for a year at the Elkhead School, built for the children of homesteaders who had come to settle in the Rocky Mountains. Woodruff later married Lemuel Serrell Hillman, with whom she had two daughters, Caroline and Hermione, and two sons, Serrell and Douglas. Throughout her life, Woodruff was active in civil and charitable work; she was executive director of the Grand Rapids (MI) chapter of the American Red Cross, and later became regional director for western Michigan. She died May 13, 1979.
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Information provided by donor
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Photographs of Dorothy Woodruff 1917-18
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Reminiscences by Woodruff: transcriptions n.d.
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Correspondence
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has part: Third party 1916, 1974-76
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Elkhead School
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has part: Description by Dorothy Woodruff circa 1917
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has part: Surveys 1917
aggregates: Surveys 1917
has part: Student publication: ""Manhana" 1920
aggregates: Student publication: ""Manhana" 1920
has part: Carpenter Ranch: article, and pamphlet 1948, 1996
aggregates: Carpenter Ranch: article, and pamphlet 1948, 1996
has part: Underwood, Rosamond: eulogy, and photograph 1944, 1974
aggregates: Underwood, Rosamond: eulogy, and photograph 1944, 1974

Oversize Materials
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has part: Saturday Evening Post: article about Carpenter Ranch 12 Apr 1952
aggregates: Saturday Evening Post: article about Carpenter Ranch 12 Apr 1952
has part: Western Farm Life: article about Elkhead School 1 Aug 1918
aggregates: Western Farm Life: article about Elkhead School 1 Aug 1918

Woodruff, Dorothy to family 1916-17 (originals and photocopies)
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Woodruff, John Herman (father) to Dorothy Woodruff, and to family 1903-17
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Third party 1916, 1974-76
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Description by Dorothy Woodruff circa 1917
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Surveys 1917
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Student publication: ""Manhana" 1920
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Elkhead School
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Carpenter Ranch: article, and pamphlet 1948, 1996
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Elkhead School
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Underwood, Rosamond: eulogy, and photograph 1944, 1974
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Saturday Evening Post: article about Carpenter Ranch 12 Apr 1952
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Western Farm Life: article about Elkhead School 1 Aug 1918
type: ArchivalResource
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA