Ruth B. Alford MacFarlane was a professor in the Biology Department in Eastern Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences. The Ruth B. Alford McFarlane papers includes materials related to botany, education, the Ontonagon Historical Society, Mass City, correspondence, garden logs, articles, research, and writing. Also included are biographical materials such as journals, news clippings, education, employment, photographs, and family life.

Ruth B. Alford MacFarlane was a professor in the Biology Department in Eastern Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences. The Ruth B. Alford McFarlane papers includes materials related to botany, education, the Ontonagon Historical Society, Mass City, correspondence, garden logs, articles, research, and writing. Also included are biographical materials such as journals, news clippings, education, employment, photographs, and family life.