As everyone knows, Betty was deeply involved in folklore studies. But it wasn’t until we’d met a few times that I learned she held a PhD from the College of Arts and letters at MSU — my college. And her degree from an interdisciplinary program much like my own field of American Studies. Her dissertation read more
Category Archives: Scholar
Thoughts from a Co-Author
October 12, 2012 – 2:55 pm
I am so sad to learn that Betty died. I send my sincere sympathy to you and the rest of your family. I will always treasure the experience of working with Betty on the two books. I’ve found it truly rare to have the opportunity to do research alongside someone with Betty’s combination of rigorous read more
H-Stained Glass
October 3, 2012 – 4:23 am
I have only been on this list serve for a little over a year. I am an amateur researcher, and Betty helped me with finding information on my relative, Jessie Van Brunt (1863-1947). This relative was actually mentioned in her dissertation. I was able to get a copy of it through my local public library read more
Stained Glass
October 3, 2012 – 4:06 am
Betty will be truly missed. She did an incredible job with H-Stained Glass. What an amazing accomplishment—especially for us who knew the state of the field and were aware of the lack of communication within the field not too long ago. There were many other accomplishments, but another to be mentioned was her groundbreaking dissertation read more
Great Colleague
October 3, 2012 – 3:58 am
I met Betty in 2008 when I was assigned to the Michigan Stained Glass Census. Betty was easy to work with because she was the consummate organizer. Any work she brought to me was always, numbered, sorted and organized. She had a great aptitude for the latest technologies. Her knowledge of stained glass artists was exceptional. read more