Adkins, Bertha Sheppard, 1906-1983

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Bertha Sheppard Adkins (1906-1983) was a graduate of Wellesley College and later served as Dean of Women at Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland from 1934 to 1942. From 1948 to 1958 Adkins served with the Republican National Committee, and from 1958 to 1960 she served as Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. She served in the Nixon White House as a Special Assistant on President Nixon's Advisory Committee on Social Security. During 1971, she served as Vice Chairman at the 1971 White House Conference on Aging.
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referencedIn Levis, Rosa Marie Finnochietti, 1878-1959. Papers, 1890-1959 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Levis, Rosa Marie, 1878-1959. Papers, 1884-1994 (bulk: 1910-1959) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, ca.1905-1989 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Nash, Ruth Cowan, 1901-. Papers: Series I-IV, 1905-1990 (inclusive) [microform]. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Katherine G. Howard Papers. 1917 - 1974. Photographs Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Weis, Jessica McCullough, 1901-1963. Papers, 1922-1963 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers, 1922-1963 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Adkins, Bertha Sheppard, 1906-1983. Transcript of oral history, 1967. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Adkins, Bertha Sheppard, 1906-1983. Reminiscences of Bertha Adkins : oral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Papers, 1948 (1950-1956) 1964 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
Bertha S. Adkins Papers Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Bertha S. Adkins Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Bertha S. Adkins Papers. 1928 - 1983. Personal Files, 1928 - 1983 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Batten, Pluma Burroughs Penton, 1894-. Papers, 1948-1964 (inclusive), 1950-1956 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Bertha S. Adkins Papers. 1928 - 1983. Personal Files, 1928 - 1983 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Bertha S. Adkins Papers. 1928 - 1983. Photographs Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
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associatedWith Batten, Pluma Burroughs Penton, 1894- person
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associatedWith Eisenhower Administration Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. person
associatedWith Jessica Weis, 1901-1963 person
associatedWith Levis, Rosa Marie Finnochietti, 1878-1959. person
associatedWith Mason, John T., 1909-, person
associatedWith Nash, Ruth Cowan, 1901- person
associatedWith Pluma Burroughs (Penton) Batten, 1894- person
associatedWith Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) corporateBody
associatedWith Rosa Marie Levis, 1878-1959 person
associatedWith RUTH BALDWIN (COWAN) NASH, 1901-1993 person
associatedWith United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare corporateBody
associatedWith Weis, Jessica McCullough, 1901-1963. person
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United States 00 US
Salisbury MD US
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Politics, Practical
Women
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Birth 1906-08-24

Death 1983-01-14

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