Thérèse Bonney, internationally-known war correspondent, photographer, and philanthropist, was born in Syracuse, New York, and raised in California. She attended the University of California, and received her M.A. in Romance Languages from Harvard. After earning a Ph.D. at the Sorbonne in 1920, Bonney took up residence in Europe and worked as a photographer and photographic researcher. With the outbreak of World War II, Bonney became a war journalist and published a series of photographs notable for their depicting the ordeals of the European people during the war. After the war she translated European plays for the American theatre, tried to promote European-American relations, and directed post-war relief programs.
From the guide to the Papers, 1931-1964, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)
