Ruth Barker Johnston papers
name: label: Creator
content: Johnston, Ruth Barker, 1914-1996
topic: label: Occupation
content: Jewelers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Jewelers -- Arizona -- Tucson
label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers -- Arizona -- Tucson
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Arizona -- Tucson
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Metal-workers -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Occupation
content: Jewelers -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women jewelers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1998 by Carol Snow, daughter of Johnston.
creator: label: Creator
content: Johnston, Ruth Barker, 1914-1996
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ruth Barker Johnston papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of jeweler and educator Ruth Barker Johnston measure 0.2 linear feet, date from 1940 to 1948, and relate to Johnston's work teaching metal work courses to wounded United States soldiers during and after World War II. Found are letters, an article written by Johnston, printed material, and project files for the American Red Cross Training Corps and the Forest Glen Convalescent Section at Walter Reed General Hospital.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ruth Barker Johnston (1914-1996) was a metal-worker, jeweler, and educator in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Arizona. 

Johnston received a B.A. from Skidmore College where she later taught jewelry and design from 1935 to 1939. She was awarded an M.A. in art education from Columbia University in 1941 and was involved in the American Red Cross recreational and occupational therapy program for World War II veterans. From 1968 to 1995 Johnston lived in Tucson, Arizona, where she was a member of the Arizona Designer Craftsmen, the Tucson Craft Guild, the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and the Tucson Museum of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1948
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.johnruth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of jeweler and educator Ruth Barker Johnston measure 0.2 linear feet, date from 1940 to 1948, and relate to Johnston's work teaching metal work courses to wounded United States soldiers during and after World War II. Found are letters, an article written by Johnston, printed material, and project files for the American Red Cross Training Corps and the Forest Glen Convalescent Section at Walter Reed General Hospital.