Clara Barrus at John Burroughs' Woodchuck Lodge, 1920
THF241690 / Clara Barrus at John Burroughs' Woodchuck Lodge, 1920
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Artifact Overview
In 1901, Dr. Clara Barrus - one of few women to graduate from medical school in the late 19th century - wrote a fan letter to nature writer John Burroughs. The pair became close, and Burroughs relied increasingly on Barrus as his secretary and nearly constant companion until his death in 1921. Burroughs ultimately named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1920
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.478
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Hand coloring
Gelatin silver process
Color
Multicolored
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
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