Viviane Bryant (nee Hindmarsh) was born in France, her father was an English journalist, and her mother was French. She was educated in Alnwick then at the Godolphin and Latymer School, London and came to Girton to read Classics 1940-43. She was an Amelia Gurney Scholar and received the Alice Zimmern Memorial Prize in 1943. After Girton she became a temporary assistant at the Ministry of Works 1943-54, then worked in Youth Employment in Hemel Hempstead until 1954. She married Edward Bryant in 1951 and had 2 sons and a daughter. She had a life-long interest in local history, holding various positions in local history societies and publishing articles on the subject.
From the guide to the Personal Papers of Viviane Bryant, 1943-1972, (Girton College Library, University of Cambridge)
