University of Alabama

Ruth Kinnard in Her Home Photograph

Ruth McDowell Kinnard, University of Alabama, smiles while standing in a furnished room in her home on Berry Circle in Franklin, Tennessee. This photograph was published in an unknown issue of The Trident.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Past President Interview

Ruth McDowell Kinnard, University of Alabama, speaks to L. Virginia Nicholas Provost, College of William & Mary, about her experiences as a collegian in Delta Mu Chapter at the University of Alabama, serving as traveling secretary from 1940-1942, fraternity associate director from 1946-1948, fraternity collegiate secretary from 1948-1952, and fraternity president from 1952-1956. She also discusses her family life, her experiences attending conventions, and her fond memories of working closely with Mary K. Wise Jensen, Butler University, and Frances Priddy McDonald, University of Missouri. Ruth recounts the major initiatives undertaken during her presidency, including the improvement of alumnae relations and programming, the establishment of the Golden Circle program, and the revision of the Tri Delta Constitution.

Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection

Ruth Kinnard Photograph

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Portrait Photograph 1

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Portrait Photograph 2

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Portrait Photograph 3

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Relaxing at 1988 Convention Photograph, July 1-6, 1988

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Ruth Kinnard Sitting at a Desk Photograph

Ruth McDowell Kinnard, University of Alabama, sits at a desk as she opens the first meeting of Tri Delta's first leadership school. This photograph was featured in an unknown issue of The Trident and chapter 12 of one of Tri Delta's history books.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Speaking at 1974 Convention Photograph, June 16-21, 1974

Past President Ruth Kinnard, University of Alabama, speaks during the 1974 Convention in Osage Beach, Missouri. Current President Mary Kay Baker, University of California, Los Angeles, is seated on the far left.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Speaking at a John Hancock Hall Podium Photograph, 1988

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard Speaking at the 1988 Convention Photograph, July 1-6, 1988

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth Kinnard to Directors and Constitution Revision Committee Memo, May 21, 1956

Ruth McDowell Kinnard, University of Alabama, writes to the Constitution Revision Committee and the directors to review the transition to a new Executive Board and discuss the move to the 1709 London Guarantee Building Executive Office in Chicago, Illinois.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth McDowell Kinnard Portrait Photograph

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Ruth McDowell Kinnard to Margaret, Kathy, and Sash Letter, April 21, 1986

Ruth McDowell Kinnard, University of Alabama, writes to Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, Kathleen Davis Nye, University of Iowa, and Sara Vaughn Gabbard, University of Illinois at Urbana, with congratulations on their work on a display for the 1986 Convention.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection