Rural Community Study 1940

Publication

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Rural Community Study 1940

Entry/Object ID

2021.63.01

Description

21-page study by Ragna Faith Randolph, 1940-1941, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan. Study includes a tourist map from Force's "Snug Harbor" and a blueprint map from May 1, 1940 by R.F. Randolph. This analysis examines why Saugatuck did not experience the typical antagonism between village and farm residents.

Context

According to https://sdhistoricalsociety.org/publications/NLHist/NLHist/P488-496.php "This paper was written by Regna [sic] Randolph, daughter of Loring E. and Nell (VanLeeuwen) Randolph, for a University of Michigan class in 1941. She was not an expert in sociology, but merely a student, and some of her conclusions might be argued, and some of her dates might be questioned, but it provides an interesting insight into a young person's view of the Village of Saugatuck, the people who lived there, and how it got that way."

Collection

1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture, SDHS NL Inserts

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.63

Acquisition Method

Donation

Notes

Transcribed text from SDHS newsletter inserts, pages 488-496

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Boettjer, Ragna Faith (Randolph)

Create Date

October 19, 2021

Update Date

January 9, 2024