Frieda Derdeyn and Rudolph C. Bambas papers
Scope and Contents
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Correspondence (1942-1995) of French professor Frieda Derdeyn Bambas and English professor Rudolph C. Bambas primarily regarding their lives during World War II, including Rudolph's military training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and his wartime service in India; and Frieda's early career as a French teacher at Oklahoma College for Women and Ward Belmont College in Tennessee. The collection also includes Frieda's scrapbooks (1922-1923) and diaries (1934-1952), as well as a manuscript, poetry, and dissertations written by the couple, who later held teaching positions at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Oklahoma.
Dates
- Creation: 1922 - 2003
Creator
- Bambas, Frieda Derdeyn, 1905-2005 (Person)
- Bambas, Rudolph C., 1915-1996 (Person)
Language of Material
English.
Restrictions on Access
Open for public research.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (3 cubic ft.)
Subject
- Derdeyn family. (Family)
- Bambas, Frieda Derdeyn, 1905-2005 (Person)
- Bambas, Rudolph C., 1915-1996 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu