Roberts, Clara Fish, 1876-1965.

Biographical note: Daughter of pioneer merchant Edward Nye Fish and pioneer educator Maria Wakefield Fish. Clara Fish, the first student to matriculate at the University of Arizona in 1891, was principal of Congress Street School and later taught at Flagstaff's Normal School. She married engineer Frederick C. Roberts in 1905. She was the first woman to serve on the Tucson School Board in 1923, and belonged to many women's and civic organizations.

From the description of Clara Fish Roberts Photograph Album, ca. 1896-1904. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 50710434

Pioneer Tucson family; Clara was born in 1876. Her father, Edward Nye Fish, was an merchant. He later operated the Eagle Milling Company and developed mining properties in southern Arizona. He married Maria Wakefield, a pioneer schoolteacher. Clara served as principal of the Congress Street school and taught at Northern Arizona Normal School before her marriage to Fred Roberts. She was active in various women's organizations and served on the Tucson School Board.

From the description of Fish papers, 1851-1963 (bulk 1870-1940). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38310351