Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-
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Educator.
From the description of Reminiscences of Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481372
Dean of Barnard College, 1911-1947.
From the description of Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve papers, 1898-1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 472459635
Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve served as Dean of Barnard College from 1911-1947. A graduate of Barnard (B.A., 1899) and Columbia (Ph.D., 1908); she was a member of Barnard's English Dept. from 1900-1911. Her primary interests were literature and public affairs. She was an early supporter of the League of Nations and was the only woman member of the U.S. delegation to the 1945 San Francisco Conference which established the U.N. She was a member of the advisory commission on education sent to Japan in 1946. Gildersleeve was a founder and twice president of the International Federation of University Women, and chair of the American Council on Education. Records related to her public affairs activities are located at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University. She was author of many pamphlets, articles and addresses including her memoirs, "Many a Good Crusade" (1954).
From the description of Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve Papers, [ca. 1910-1963]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686793
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referencedIn | American Association of University Women, Connecticut Division Records., undated, 1895-2009. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
referencedIn | American Council for Judaism. Records, 1943-1988. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
referencedIn | Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Bailey, Helen Phelps. Reminiscences of Helen Phelps Bailey : oral history, 1979. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Barnard College. Barnard College audio collection 1936- [sound recording]. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Barnard College. Barnard College buildings and grounds records, 1896- | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Barnard College. Dean's Office. Barnard College dean's/president's official correspondence, 1904-1960. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Barrows family papers, 1861-1931. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, 1885-1940. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Calvin Thomas Papers, 1838-1940, 1872-1919 | Bentley Historical Library |
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associatedWith | American Association of University Women, Connecticut Division. |
associatedWith | American Association of University Women. |
associatedWith | American Council for Judaism. |
associatedWith | American Council on Education. |
associatedWith | Bailey, Helen Phelps. |
associatedWith | Barnard College. |
correspondedWith | Barnard College. Dean's Office. |
associatedWith | Barnard College. Dean. |
associatedWith | Barnard College. Dean. |
correspondedWith | Barrows family. |
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Birth 1877-10-03
Death 1965-07-07
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