Rudy Bruner Award Collection

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• Buffalo Zonta President Virginia Deuel displays her dream home in West Falls, New York
  Avid skier and President of Buffalo Zonta Miss Virginia Deuel stirring the fire in the living rooms of her Earlty American style home in West Falls, New York
• Zontian Mrs. Joseph F. Lehner, Executive Director of the Western New York Multiple Sclerosis Society, assists with preparations for the Society's holiday party
  Participants in the preparations for the Western New York Multiple Sclerosis Society holiday party include (left to right): MS patient Mr. Paul Castle, Honorary Chairman Mrs. William H. Harder and Executive Director Mrs. Joseph F. Lehner.
• Zonta officers admire a painting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery during a reception for Zonta International District IV Convention
  Attendees at the 1962 Zonta International Convention in Buffalo, New York included (left to right): Miss Margaret J. Barry, convention chairman, District Governor Miss Mary E. Smale, Mrs. Gladys Finkle of Illinois and Miss Virginia Deuel, Buffalo Zonta President
• Buffalo State College scholarship is named in honor of long-time Buffalo Zontian Mary S. Switzer
  Mary S. Switzer, Home Demonstration Agent for Buffalo and Erie County for 25 years, was instrumental in collecting 10 cent per year contributions from all members of the home demonstration units of the Buffalo and Erie County Extension Service since 1954 in order to establish a scholarship for a home economics student at Buffalo State College. Pictured (left to right) at the presentation ceremony were: Mrs. Edwin J. Hall, Mrs. Mary S. Switzer, Dr. Margaret A. Grant, Director of the Home Economics Division, Buffalo State College and Dr. Paul G. Bulger, President of Buffalo State College
• Representatives from Buffalo Zonta depart for Japan to attend an inauguration dinner for the first Zonta Club in Japan
  Buffalo Zontians that traveled to Japan to inaugurate the first Japanese Zonta Club included (left to right): Miss Kathleen Sweeney, Miss Hilda L. Goltz and Miss Hilda Weis
• Cover of the Buffalo Zonta 1962 annual Associates' Day Luncheon program
  Zonta Club of Buffalo Associates' Day Luncheon program held March 20, 1962 at the Statler Hilton Hotel and hosted by Buffalo Zonta President Virginia L. Cummings
• Buffalo Zontian Mrs. Pitt Petri received the 1961 Woman of the Year Award from the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society
  Mrs. Pitt Petri (left) was an active supporter of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as a member of the Philharmonic Women's Committee and, in 1961, she received the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society's Woman of the Year Award. In attendance for the presentation was Buffalo Philharmonic conductor Josef Krips (center) and Buffalo Philharmonic Society President Franz T. Stone (right).
• Buffalo Zontian Dr. Virginia L. Cummings, Curator of Anthropology at the Buffalo Museum of Science, arranges a display for the Museum's 100th anniversary meeting
  Buffalo Museum of Science Curator of Anthropology Virginia L. Cummings carefully arranges a pair of 230 million year old dinosaur bones for a special display honoring the Museum's 100th anniversary meeting.
• Zontian Mary S. Switzer, hostess of WBEN-TV 'You and Your Family', visited the Erie County Fair to display elements from the 4-H Club exhibit
  Mary S. Switzer (right) served as Erie County Home Demonstration agent for many years and also as hostess of the WBEN-TV public service program 'You and Your Family'. She and 4-H official Al Lasky broadcast from the Erie County Fair in 1961.
• Zontian Mrs. Harold S. Carr, retired executive director of the Buffalo and Erie County Council of Camp Fire Girls, was honored at a reception
  Camp Fire Girls officials who honored Mrs. Harold S. Carr's (far left) 16 years of service with a special reception included (left to right): Miss Helen Weis, George W. Gleasner and Miss Mildred F. Engels.
• Wax model of the Zonta-proposed 'The Spirit of Womanhood' 12 foot bronze statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest and designed by Larry W. Griffis, Jr.
  Larry W. Griffis, Jr., designer of the controversial bronze statue 'The Spirit of Womanhood' to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest, was the creator of the first sculpture park in the United States 'Griffis Sculpture Park' in Cattaraugus County, New York which also serves as a nature preserve.
• Sculptor Larry W. Griffis, Jr. and a model of his controversial design for 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest
  Larry W. Griffis, Jr., designer of the proposed bronze statue 'The Spirit of Womanhood' to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest, posed with a model of his creation at the Buffalo City Planning Board Meeting in City Hall in 1961. Griffis was the creator of the first sculpture park in the United States 'Griffis Sculpture Park' in Cattaraugus County, New York which also serves as a nature preserve.
• Composite drawing and photograph of 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest
  A combination of drawing and photography is utilized to demonstrate how 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue designed by Larry W. Griffis, Jr. might appear on its proposed Wilkes Park site. The very modern design of the statue which was intended to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest became a point of controversy at the time.
• Site on Wilkes Circle proposed for 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest
  Arrow on photograph indicates the potential location of the bronze statue representing 'The Spirit of Womanhood' designed by Larry W. Griffis, Jr. is in Wilkes Park at the juncture of Chapin, Bidwell and Lincoln Parkways, Buffalo, New York. The very modern design of the statue which was intended to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest became a point of controversy at the time.
• Buffalo Zontian E. Marguerite Gane receives the AAUW Award for her work as an officer in children's organizations
  E. Marguerite Gane (right), a longtime Zontian and executive secretary of Children's Aid and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is presented with her award by the branch president Miss Jeannette Scudder (left) for her good works.
• Cover of Buffalo Zonta dinner invitation decorated with flowering twigs and bird
  Decorative invitation cover for a special dinner held by Buffalo Zonta in 1961
• Buffalo Zontian Mrs. Mary S. Switzer (standing center) was hostess of the WBEN-TV public service program 'You and Your Family'
  As a founder and hostess of the WBEN-TV public service program "You and Your Family', Erie County Home Demonstration agent Mary S. Switzer (standing) presented many practical and highly useful programs to area families. Young Mary Teresa Stengel and her mother Mrs. Carl Stengel (at sewing machine) show the results of their sewing project in the 6-year-old's new jumper.
• Buffalo Zontian Mrs. Pitt Petri also serves as volunteer editor of the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra program
  Mrs. Pitt Petri, co-owner of the Pitt Petri fine gift shop, Buffalo, New York, was an active supporter of local Buffalo fine arts, particularly the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, as a member of the Philharmonic Women's Committee.
• Buffalo Zontians Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight (left) and Mrs. Harold S. Carr plan a prospective tour with B. B. Van Korn of the Rotary as part of Zonta's program of community service
  Buffalo Zonta adopted a four-pronged program of service to others in 1960 that was carried out on an annual basis via a series of guided tours to various service organizations in the Buffalo area. Year-round sponsorship of these tours was provided by the United Community Chest and Red Cross Appeal and acquainted tour participants with the value gleaned from community investment in handicapped rehabilitation, placement of children in loving foster homes, training in first-aid and home-nursing, family counseling and senior citizen support.
• Buffalo Zontian Mary Barrett Healy prepares costumes for young twin students in anticipation of the Studio Theatre School season opening
  Mary Barrett Healy was the Director of the Studio Theater School in Buffalo, New York, one of the few community theaters in the United States which conducted its own training schools for its students. Young twin drama students Michelle and Micheline Lepine delight in the period costumes of the productions.
• Buffalo Zontians commune with Dr. Shah, an Indian educator and delegate from the Zonta Club of Bombay
  Buffalo Zontians Dr. Virginia L. Cummings, Curator of Anthropology at the Buffalo Museum of Science (left) and Mrs. Francis (center) learn more about their Indian Zontian sisters from Dr. Shah (right) of the Bombay Zonta Club
• Zonta International delegate from Denmark Mrs. Castenkiold visits with Buffalo Zontians
  Buffalo Zontians Mrs. Betty L. Senf (standing left) and Miss Brauns (standing right)meet with Zonta International's delegate from Denmark Mrs. Castenkiold (seated) over luncheon
• Zontian tour guide Mrs. Marion Benedict checks the passenger list and tour route with NFT driver Henry Augustine as a part of Zonta's program of community service
  Buffalo Zonta adopted a four-pronged program of service to others in 1960 that was carried out on an annual basis via a series of guided tours to various service organizations in the Buffalo area. Tour busses and drivers were provided by the NFT (Niagara Frontier Transportation). Year-round sponsorship of these tours was provided by the United Community Chest and Red Cross Appeal and acquainted tour participants with the value gleaned from community investment in handicapped rehabilitation, placement of children in loving foster homes, training in first-aid and home-nursing, family counseling and senior citizen support.
• Zonta officers sign their pledges to join in the Buffalo Crusade for Safety
  Buffalo Zonta officers concerned with safety include (left to right): Secretary Mrs. Marie K. Corcoran, First vice president Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight, Second vice president Mrs. Henry (Betty L.) Senf and President Mrs. Ethel M. Chandler
• Miss Ethel M. Chandler and Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight were elected to lead Buffalo Zonta for 1959-1960
  Chosen leaders of Buffalo Zonta for 1959-1960 were (left to right): Miss Ethel M. Chandler as president and Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight as first vice president