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Booklet, The Wolf and Furton Sites, Macomb County, Michigan
Identifier:
2019.1.131Description:
Greenman, Emerson F. The Wolf and Furton Sites, Macomb County, Michigan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1939.The Wolf and Furton Sites, Macomb County, Michigan booklet was written by Emerson F. Greenman and published by the University of Michigan Press in 1939. This booklet is a part of the University of Michigan's series, "occasional contributions from the museum of anthropology of the University of Michigan" and is no. 8 in the series.
Date:
1939Dimensions:
9"" h 6"" w .25"" dCollection Tier:
Tier 2Related Entities:
Greenman, Emerson F. (creator) Ruth Herrick (donor)Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum.