Cronkhite, Bernice Brown, 1893-. Papers of Bernice Brown Cronkhite, 1921-1981 (inclusive). - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Cronkhite, Bernice Brown, 1893-1983

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Bernice Brown Cronkhite was born in Calais, Maine in 1893 and after the death of her mother in 1896, was brought up with her older brother, by her father and aunt. She attended schools in Providence, Rhode Island and following graduation from high school taught school in Tiverton for one year. She attended Radcliffe, 1912-1916, because of its course offerings in government and law and received a "distant work" scholarship because she came from a city outside of Boston. While at Radcliffe for rea...

Comstock, Ada Louise, 1876-1973

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Ada Louise Comstock (December 11, 1876 – December 12, 1973) was an American women's education pioneer. She served as the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later as the first full-time president of Radcliffe College. Ada Louise Comstock was born on December 11, 1876, in Moorhead, Minnesota, to Solomon Gilman Comstock, an attorney, and Sarah Ball Comstock. Her father recognized her capabilities and potential and set about to cultivate them by encouraging an early and sound ...

Hoffleit, Dorrit, 1907-2007

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Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit was born on March 12, 1907, on her parents' farm in Florence, Alabama. Her parents, Fred and Kate Sanio Hoffleit, had emigrated from Germany, and her father worked intermittently as a bookkeeper for the Pennsylvania Railroad. While he preferred farm work, it was not possible to support the family this way, and they relocated from Alabama to New Castle, Pennsylvania. Fred Hoffleit later returned to the farm, while his wife opted to remain in New Castle, judging...

Tuchman, Barbara W. (Barbara Wertheim), 1912-1989

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Historian and writer Tuchman (1912- ) received an A.B. from Radcliffe College (1933), and worked as a journalist and editor. She is the author of many prize-winning works, including The Guns of August (1962) and Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971). From the description of Letter, 1963. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007438 New York-born American journalist and historian; Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Guns of August, 1962. Fro...

Tate, Merze, 1905-1996

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February 6, 1905 Born to Charles Edward and Myrtle (Katora) Tate in Blanchard, MI 1918 1920 Attended Blanchard School for two years 1923 Battle Creek High School honor graduate and winner of first place in the Hynman Oratorical contest ...

Elliott, Kathleen Overmyer.

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Dean and college administrator, Elliott received her A.B. from Ohio State University (1931) and Ph.D from Radcliffe (1942). She held many administrative positions at Radcliffe from 1943 until 1976, including director of admissions, and dean and vice-president of the college. She was lecturer in Classics at Harvard University and a member of many professional and community associations. She was married to Van Courlandt Elliott, teacher of Greek at Roxbury Latin School, and died in 1995. ...

Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

Lincoln, Victoria, 1904-1981

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Biographical Note: Victoria Lincoln was an American writer of fiction, poetry, and journalistic articles. She was born in Fall River, MA in 1904, the daughter of Jonathan Thayer Lincoln (1869-1942) and Louise Sears Cobb Lincoln. She graduated from Radcliffe in 1926 and later married Victor Lowe, a professor of philosophy. She was a frequent contributor to "New Yorker," "Vogue," and "Collier's." Miss Lincoln authored several novels and investigated the legends surrounding...

Cannon, Cornelia James, 1876-

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Cornelia James was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1899. In 1901, she married Walter Bradford Cannon. She was an early birth control advocate, serving as president of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and was a published author. From the description of Play, 1929. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009689 ...

Lyman, Susan Storey,

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Susan Jameson Storey Shaw Lyman was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1919. She married S.P. Shaw, Jr., in 1939. The couple had three children and divorced in 1949. Lyman attended Radcliffe College, earning an A.B. (1949), a certificate from the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (1950), and an Ed.M. from Harvard (1963). After marrying Ronald T. Lyman, Jr. (1950), Lyman was appointed Marshall of Radcliffe College (1955-1958); she later served as Director of the Radcliffe Col...