Ruth Crawford Mitchell

Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh

Ruth Crawford Mitchell (June 2, 1890 – February 7, 1984[1]) was the founding director of the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning and had major oversight during the design, drafting and creation of the rooms between 1926 and 1956.[2] She also raised the necessary funding for the project in addition to supervising architects and other contractors during the construction of the building. She worked with immigrants in Pittsburgh and overseas committees to establish sponsorship of each classroom.[3] Mitchell was a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Economics.[4] She led the project that resulted in the provision of support for foreign-born students at the university.[5]

  1. ^ "Ruth Crawford Mitchell Memorial Award". University of Pittsburgh.
  2. ^ "Ruth Crawford Mitchell Memorial Award". Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ruth Crawford Mitchell - Vassar College Encyclopedia - Vassar College". vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  4. ^ Chan., Egan, Susan (1987). A latterday Confucian : reminiscences of William Hung, (1893-1980). Hung, William, 1893-1980. Cambridge, Mass.: Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University. p. 124. ISBN 0674512979. OCLC 16405507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Guide to the Ruth Crawford Mitchell Papers, 1914-1980 UA.90.F12 | Digital Pitt". digital2.library.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-04; Collection number UA.90.F12{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)