Jean B. Durfee academic costume collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the Ph.D. gown, mortarboard and UB Ph.D. hood of Jean B. Durfee.
Dates
- 1953
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
The Jean B. Durfee academic costume collection is open for research.
Please note: This collection is stored off-site. Access to collection requires 3 business days’ notice. Contact University Archives at (716) 645-2916 or lib-archives@buffalo.edu to schedule an appointment.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Biographical Note
Jean Blaney Durfee received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Buffalo in 1953. Durfee (then Jean B. Feidner) and her classmates Lillian Gough and Mabel D. Montgomery were the first three women to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Buffalo. For more information about Jean B. Durfee, please ask for the biographical outline found in this collection’s accession file.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection consists of the Ph.D. gown, mortarboard and UB Ph.D. hood of Jean B. Durfee.
Arrangement
This collection consists of the Ph.D. gown, mortarboard and UB Ph.D. hood of Jean B. Durfee, arranged in one carton.
Location
This collection is stored off-site. Access to collection requires 3 business days’ notice. Contact University Archives at (716) 645-2916 or lib-archives@buffalo.edu to schedule an appointment.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the University Archives by Linda J. Durfee in April 2010.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives staff, September 2010.
Finding aid encoded by Danielle White, March 2014.
Source
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for Jean B. Durfee academic costume collection, 1953
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by the Archives Staff
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2916
716-645-3714 (Fax)
lib-archives@buffalo.edu