Lee, Mary, 1891-1982

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Author and journalist, (Radcliffe, A.B., 1917, A.M., 1920), Lee went to France in 1917 with the Massachusetts General Hospital Unit, transferred to the U.S. Air Service in Paris, and then was with the Army of Occupation in Germany until Oct. 1919. She wrote a controversial book about WWI, which was originally titled "The Farce" but renamed It's a Great War when it was finally published in 1929. A free-lance writer for The New York Times and the Atlantic Monthly, Lee was active in Greek War Relief during WWII.

From the description of Papers, 1834-1982 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006710

Author and journalist, (Radcliffe, A.B., 1917, A.M., 1920), Lee went to France in 1917 with the Massachusetts General Hospital Unit, transferred to the U.S. Air Service in Paris, and then was with the Army of Occupation in Germany until Oct. 1919. She wrote a controversial book about World War I, which was originally titled "The Farce" but renamed It's a Great War when it was finally published in 1929. A free-lance writer for the New York Times and the Atlantic Monthly, Lee was active in Greek war relief during World War II.

From the description of Papers, 1913-1964 (inclusive), 1913-1920 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009440

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creatorOf Lee, Mary, 1891-1982. Papers, 1913-1964 (inclusive), 1913-1920 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Papers of Mary Lee, (inclusive), (bulk), 1834-1982, 1915-1949 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Theodore Roosevelt Collection: Books, pamphlets, periodicals, 18-- - <ongoing> Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Simkhovitch, Mary K. (Mary Kingsbury), 1867-1951. Papers, 1852-1960 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Gregg, Alan, 1890-1957. Letters : to Mary Lee, 1919-1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn Simkhovitch, Mary K. (Mary Kingsbury), 1867-1951. Papers, 1852-1960 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Van Waters, Miriam, 1887-1974. Papers, 1861-1971 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Earle, Mabel. Letter, 1943. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith Abbott, Maude E. (Maude Elizabeth), 1869-1940. person
associatedWith American Legion. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Fatherless and Widows' Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Brittain, Vera, 1893-1970. person
associatedWith Cabot, Ella Lyman. person
associatedWith Carey family. family
associatedWith Chestnut Hill Chapel. corporateBody
associatedWith Cutting, Elizabeth Brown, d.1946. person
associatedWith Dewey, John, 1859-1952. person
associatedWith Dove family. family
associatedWith Earle, Mabel. person
associatedWith Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. person
associatedWith Gregg, Alan, 1890-1957. person
associatedWith Grierson, Margaret. person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Jackson, Isabelle Dove Lee, d.1970. person
associatedWith Lee family. family
associatedWith Lee, Francis Ware, 1852-1923. person
associatedWith Lee, Francis Wilson, 1823- person
associatedWith Lee, Guy Hunter, d.1953. person
associatedWith Lee, Marion Dove, 1867-1948. person
associatedWith Linderholm, Natalie Walker, 1892-1987. person
associatedWith Longfellow, Annie Wadsworth. person
associatedWith Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980 person
associatedWith Mary Melinda (Kingsbury) Simkhovitch, 1867-1951 person
associatedWith MIRIAM VAN WATERS, 1887-1974 person
associatedWith Morse family. family
associatedWith Morse, Frances Rollins, 1850-1928. person
associatedWith Morse, Harriet Lee, 1826- person
associatedWith Morse, Samuel Tapley. person
associatedWith Putnam Camp. corporateBody
associatedWith Radcliffe College. corporateBody
associatedWith Radcliffe College. Class of 1917. corporateBody
associatedWith Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979. person
associatedWith Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960. person
associatedWith Shaw, Pauline Agassiz, 1841-1917. person
associatedWith Simkhovitch, Mary K. (Mary Kingsbury), 1867-1951. person
associatedWith Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944. person
associatedWith Varieties Playhouse, Boston. corporateBody
associatedWith Ware, Elizabeth Cabot Lee, 1819- person
associatedWith Ware, Susan Lee. person
associatedWith Winsor School. corporateBody
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Birth 1891

Death 1982

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