Meyer, Harriet C. (Harriet Cogswell), 1900-1983
Variant namesTeacher and diplomat's wife. b. Harriet Marie Cogswell.
From the description of Papers, ca. 1905-1983. (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 14405045
Harriet Marie Cogswell was born on May 29, 1900 in Ellington, Connecticut. She graduated from Rockville Public High School in 1918 and from Mount Holyoke College in 1922. She taught at two high schools and worked as a secretary at the YWCA for Mount Holyoke College before going to China in 1926. There she taught English at Ginling College in Nanking until 1931, taking a two-year furlogh from 1927-1929. On July 6, 1931 she married Paul Walter Meyer, a diplomatic secretary. They had a son, John, in 1935. They returned to the United States in 1941, but went back to China in 1946 as part of the American Consular Service. Meyer later taught in the Tolland School System. Harriet Cogswell Meyer died on June 2, 1983 in Tolland, Connecticut.
From the guide to the Papers MS 0573., ca. 1905-1983., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
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creatorOf | Meyer, Harriet C. (Harriet Cogswell), 1900-1983. Papers, ca. 1905-1983. | Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library | |
creatorOf | Papers MS 0573., ca. 1905-1983. | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections |
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associatedWith | Ginling College - History - Sources. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ginling College (Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | McEwan family. | family |
associatedWith | Meyer, Paul W. (Paul Walter) | person |
associatedWith | Mount Holyoke College - Alumnae - Teachers. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Myers family. | family |
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China - Politics and government - 1912-1949 - Sources. | |||
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Birth 1897
Death 1983
Male