Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895-1990
Ruth Cheney Streeter (October 2, 1895 – September 30, 1990) was the first director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR). In 1943, she became the first woman to attain the rank of major in the United States Marine Corps when she was commissioned as a major on January 29, 1943. She retired in 1945 as a lieutenant colonel.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Women's Project of New Jersey. Records, 1984-2004 | Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Dartmouth College. Class of 1874. Streeter Family Papers, 1890-1962. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| creatorOf | Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895-. History of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve : a critical analysis of its development and operation, 1943-1945. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | United States. Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. Records, 1951-1959 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Streeter, Ruth, 1895-1990. Reminiscences of Ruth Cheney Streeter : oral history, 1979. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895-. Reminiscences of Colonel Ruth Cheney Streeter, USMCWR (Retired). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Ruth C. Streeter. | National Archives at St. Louis |
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| associatedWith | Bryn Mawr College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 | person |
| associatedWith | Mason, John T., 1909- | person |
| associatedWith | Towle, Katherine Amelia, 1898- | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Marine Corps | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Naval Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women's Project of New Jersey | corporateBody |
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| Brookline | MA | US | |
| Morristown | NJ | US |
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Birth 1895-10-02
Death 1990-09-30
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