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Scottish Nationality Room Committee
ca. 1938
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Title
Scottish Nationality Room Committee
Creator
Unknown
Date
ca. 1938
Identifier
SCCR02.UA
Description
Committee members for the Scottish Nationality Classroom. The Scottish Room is designed to reflect a 17th century hall dedicated to ancient clans and cultural heroes. The portrait on the wall is Scotland's most famous poet, Robert Burns. The room also emphasizes the Scottish love for freedom with the quotes from John Barbour, "A Freedome is a noble thing," and " Freedome all solace to men's giffis." The Scottish room was dedicated July 8, 1938. This room, along with twenty five other Nationality Rooms all with different architectural styles, was conceived in the 1920s by sociologist Ruth Crawford Mitchell as a means of linking the university with the immigrant culture of the steel working families.
Place of Publication
Oakland
Type
still image
Subject
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
University of Pittsburgh.
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Nationality Rooms (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Scottish Room.
Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic Subjects
Oakland
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Nationality Rooms
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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