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Pruett, J. Hugh (James Hugh), 1886-1955
J. Hugh Pruett photographs, 1900s-1950s.
The collection consists of a photograph album, loose prints, and negatives. The album has family images, snapshots and Christmas photos from friends and prominent Eugeneans, and astronomers and backyard observatories. The negatives and loose prints document the activities of Evergreen Observatory and illustrate Pruett's writings and lectures.
J. Hugh Pruett (1865-1955) was an educator and an amateur astronomer who passionately tracked Northwest meteors. He operated the Evergreen Observatory in his home in Eugene, taught astronomy classes through the University of Oregon Extension for thirty years, served as Pacific Coast director for the American Meteor Society, and wrote articles for astronomy journals.
Pruett, J. Hugh (James Hugh), 1886-1955
Evergreen Observatory
Astronomers
Eugene (Or.)
AIP-ICOS
University of Oregon. Library Eugene, OR 97403, USA
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