Lowrie, Rebecca Lawrence, 1891-1975.
Lowrie (Vassar College Class of 1913) was book reviewer for Harper Brothers, 1913-1932, first reader for Book-of-the-Month Club, 1931-1943, and trustee and benefactor of Vassar College.
From the description of Papers, 1909-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519345
From the description of Rebecca Lawrence Lowrie papers, 1846-1996, 1909-1977 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576544
Editor and reviewer, Lowrie (Vassar College, A.B., 1913; Radcliffe, A.M., 1915) taught briefly at Knox College (1915-1917?). She married John Marshall Lowrie, a lawyer, in 1916; they moved to New York, where Lowrie reviewed books for Harpers and other periodicals and edited the Vassar Alumnae Quarterly. She was a trustee of Vassar, 1944-1952. In 1928 she published Cambric Tea, an autobiographical novel ending at the age of eight.
From the description of Papers, 1901-1977 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006975
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| creatorOf | Lowrie, Rebecca Lawrence, 1891-1975. Papers, 1901-1977 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Eloise Ellery papers, 1870-1959, 1923-1958 (bulk). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1909-1977. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1870-1959, 1923-1958 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Rebecca Lawrence Lowrie papers, 1846-1996, 1909-1977 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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| associatedWith | Blanding, Sarah Gibson, 1898-1985. | person |
| associatedWith | Book-of-the-Month Club. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Clothier, Florence, 1903- | person |
| associatedWith | Couch, Helen. | person |
| associatedWith | Ellery, Eloise, 1874-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Foote, Barbara | person |
| associatedWith | Foote, Barbara. | person |
| associatedWith | Garnsey, Gertrude. | person |
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| associatedWith | Lowrie family. | family |
| associatedWith | Seymour, Ralph Fletcher, 1876-1966. | person |
| associatedWith | Simpson, Mary. | person |
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| associatedWith | Vassar College. Trustees. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1891
Death 1975
