Elizabeth Speirs collection on Ramoth H. Trask

Collection — Box: Communal Collections 86

Identifier: MSP 335

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.

Dates

Creation: 1919 - 1973

Creator

Speirs, Elizabeth N. (Person)

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Portions of material in this collection are in the public domain. Other material copyrights held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

Ramoth Huff graduated from Purdue University in 1920 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Beta Chapter sorority and was sorority sisters with Elizabeth Speirs, with whom she became life-long friends. Huff married fellow alumni, Verne Trask.

After graduation, Trask worked as a chemist and laboratory technician in Washington, DC, Pittsburgh, PA, and Indianapolis, IN, where her and Verne remained until their deaths. Trask also earned her student's pilot license in 1928 and was permitted to pilot solo practice flights.

Ramoth Trask died on December 18, 1973, preceded in death by her husband. Ramoth and Verne Trask established The Trask Venture Fund at Purdue in 1974 through an estate gift.