Towle, Katherine Amelia, 1898-1986

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Katherine Amelia Towle was born in 1898 in Towle, California (The town was named for her paternal grandfather and his two brothers who came from Vermont in the early 1850's). She moved to Berkeley in 1908. She graduated with honors from University of California, Berkeley in 1920, then later earned a Master's degree in political science in 1935. She entered the Marine Corps in 1943 and served until 1953. After retiring from the Marine Corps, Colonel Towle was associated with the University of California at Berkeley in various capacities: as Dean of Women from 1953 to 1960; as Assistant Dean of Students from 1960 to 1965; as Dean of Students, 1965 to 1966; and later as Dean of Students, Emeritus. She was the first female to serve as Dean of Students. Towle died on March 2, 1986. In 2005, a new residence hall at U.C. Berkeley was named after Colonel Towle.

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creatorOf Towle, Katherine Amelia, 1898-. Administration and leadership. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Catalogue I of the Regional Oral History Office, 1954-1979 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Towle, Katherine Amelia, 1898-1986. Reminiscences of Katherine A. Towle : oral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps. 1775 - 9999. Records Relating to Women Marines National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Katherine Amelia Towle papers, 1948-1968 (bulk 1964-1965) UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Portraits of University of California individuals and groups, ca. 1850-[ongoing] Bancroft Library
creatorOf Towle, Katherine (Katherine Amelia), 1898-1986. Administration and leadership : oral history transcript, 1969. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895-. Reminiscences of Colonel Ruth Cheney Streeter, USMCWR (Retired). 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
referencedIn Heirich, Max. Max Heirich papers relating to the Free Speech Movement, 1964-1971. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Katherine Amelia Towle collection of clippings, mainly relating to the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1966. UC Berkeley Libraries
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associatedWith Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Heirich, Max. person
associatedWith Nathan, Harriet. person
associatedWith Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895- person
associatedWith United States. Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Marine Corps corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. Dean of Students. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. Dean of Women. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
California CA US
Pacific Grove CA US
United States 00 US
Towle CA US
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Universities and colleges
Education, Higher
Students
Freedom of speech
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College administrators
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Birth 1898-04-30

Death 1986-03-01

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