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Dinner for Brittingham Scholars
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Attendees at a dinner for Brittingham scholars, held at the Tree and Poodle Dog restaurant, include from left to right: UW President Conrad A. Elvehjem; Hendrik Timmerman from Utrecht, the Netherlands; Anna-Maija Karvoner from Helsinki, Finland; and Otto Tuomaia from Porvoc,Finland. Thomas Brittingham Jr. died April 16, 1960. The Brittingham Scholars program, founded in 1953 continued through 1962.
December 6, 1960
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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