Annie Dougherty Rufty letters

Collection

Identifier: UA 29.001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Anne Dougherty Rufty Letters, 1979. Folder contains 2 letters, 1 (4/4/1979) from Anne D. Rufty to Dr. Herbert Wey, regarding her membership nomination to the Board of Vistiors, and 1 (4/10/1979)from Dr. Wey to Annie D. Rufty acknowledging her letter and thanking her for her families contributions to ASU. The folder also contains a student enrollment card from Appalachian Training School from 1905, which lists the students name, age, hometown, and courses enrolled in.

Dates

Creation: 1979

Creator

Rufty, Annie Dougherty (Person)

Language

The material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials from Appalachian State University Libraries' Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The nature of these collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. As a result, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Appalachian State University assumes no responsibility.

Biographical / Historical

Annie Dougherty Rufty (1903-2001), one of four children of D. D. Dougherty and Lillie Shull Dougherty, was born May 17, 1903. She graduated from Appalachian in 1921 and received her B. S. from Carson-Newman College. She did graduate work at Columbia University and Peabody College and went on to teach teach home economics at the high school level. She and her husband Roy Rufty operated the Hillside Dairy from 1945 to 1957. She was involved in a variety of community affairs and clubs. She passed away on October 17, 2001.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Abstract

Annie Dougherty Rufty (1903-2001) was one of four children of D.D. Dougherty and Lillie Shull Dougherty. She graduated from Appalachian in 1921 and went on to teach home economics at the high school level. She was married to Roy S. Rufty. This collection contains correspondence and a 1905 summer term card.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was accessioned in February 2011 (UA.2011.037), but its original donor is unknown. The materials may have been donated by Annie Dougherty Rufty with the B.B. Dougherty Papers in 1991.