Kivett-Jenson, Ruth June 22, 1994

Creator:

Freedman, Jean

Scope and content:

Born on June 16, 1919, Ruth Kivett-Jenson is a 1939 alumnus of Indiana University who recalls her years as a student at the university in this interview. She speaks of the effects of the Great Depression, discusses campus life, entertainment, such as the Jordan River Review , smoking on campus, and events including the Kinsey marriage classes. Later in life, she became involved in the Indiana University alumni association. This pattern of active participation mirrored her involvement as a student in the Association of Women Students, or the AWS, of which she was the president during her senior year at the university.

Physical description:

17 pages; 1 tape, 47 minutes; index

Subjects:

cigarette smoking
Great Depression
Kinsey marriage class
student life

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