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Wives of Soil Scientists
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Wives of soil scientists attending a get-acquainted tea at the home of UW President & Mrs. Conrad Elvehjem. Left to right: Mrs. Hans Winterkorn, Princeton, NJ; Mrs. Constance Elvejhem; Mrs. Richard Bradfield, Ithaca, NY; Mrs. Charles F. Kellogg, Washington D.C.; Mrs. F.A. van Baren, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Their husbands are attending the 7th International Soil Science Congress on the UW campus.
August 16, 1960
Stein, Edwin
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Wives of Soil Scientists
August 16, 1960
Wives of soil scientists attending a get-acquainted tea at the home of UW President & Mrs. Conrad Elvehjem. Left to right: Mrs. Leo Puhr, South Dakota State College; Mrs. G.B. (Mildred) Lee, Madiso...
Wives of Soil Scientists
August 16, 1960
Wives of soil scientists attended a get-acquainted tea at the home of UW President & Mrs. Conrad Elvehjem. Carrie Nelson, left, wife of Wisconsin's governor, and Geraldine Nestingen, wife of Madiso...
Truax Wives Entertain
December 1, 1960
Standing around the tea table at a reception for wives of prominent Madison residents are, left to right: Mrs. William Waltman, pouring tea; Mrs. J.B. Davis, Sun Prairie; Mrs. A.H. Jones; Helen Dra...
Truax Wives Entertain
December 1, 1960
Three committee chairmen of the Truax Field Officers' Wives club during a tea for wives of a number of prominent Madison residents. They are, left to right, Patricia Harris, Margaret Hoffman, and M...
We Saw You . . . at Tea for Mrs. Kuehn
July 29, 1960
A tea is held to honor Mrs. Margery Kuehn, Whitefish Bay, wife of the Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, Philip G. Keuhn. Among the women that assisted with planning and hosting the te...
First Grandchild of the University of Wisconsin President
October 13, 1960
Grandmother Mrs. Constance Elvehjem and her daughter Mrs. Peggy Henninger admire the first granddaughter, Laurie Henninger.
