DeWitt, Miriam Hapgood, 1906-1990

Miriam Hapgood DeWitt (1906-1990) was a writer from Provincetown, Mass.

From the description of Oral history interview with Miriam Hapgood DeWitt, 1987-1988 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744433223

Miriam Hapgood DeWitt (1906-1990) was the daughter of the journalists and authors Hutchins Hapgood (1869-1944) and Neith Boyce (1872-1951). She was born in Florence, Italy, on November 29, 1906, and, along with her siblings Harry Boyce (1901-1918), Charles Hutchins (1904-1982), and Beatrix (1910-1994), was raised in the family's homes in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. As an adult, she lived in Taos, New Mexico, through 1945, then in Washington, D.C., through 1979, after which she settled in Provincetown and resided there until her death on April 16, 1990. DeWitt worked briefly for the federal government while living in Washington; she also had a successful career as a painter. Her first marriage, to Edward Hamilton Bright (1894-1954) in 1930, produced two sons but ended in divorce; her second, in 1947 to the Croatian-born economist, writer, and educator Vaso Trivanovitch (ca. 1899-1949), ended with his death; and her third, in 1956 to the writer and Department of the Interior administrator John DeWitt (1910-1984), also ended in divorce.

From the description of Miriam Hapgood DeWitt papers, 1812-1990 (bulk 1903-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702138476

Miriam Hapgood DeWitt was the daughter of the journalists and authors Hutchins Hapgood (1869-1944) and Neith Boyce (1872-1951). She was born in Florence, Italy, on November 29, 1906, and, along with her siblings Harry Boyce (1901-1918), Charles Hutchins (1904-1982) and Beatrix (1910-1994), was raised in the family's homes in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. As an adult, she lived in Taos, New Mexico, through 1945, then in Washington, D.C., through 1979, after which she settled in Provincetown and resided there until her death on April 16, 1990. DeWitt worked briefly for the federal government while in Washington, and also had a successful career as a painter. Her first marriage, to Edward Hamilton Bright (1894-1954) in 1930, produced two sons but ended in divorce; her second, in 1947 to the Croatian-born economist, writer, and educator Vaso Trivanovitch (ca. 1899-1949), ended at his death; and her third, in 1956 to the writer and Department of the Interior administrator John DeWitt (1910-1984), also ended in divorce.

From the guide to the Miriam Hapgood DeWitt Papers, 1812-1990, 1903-1990, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Writer; Provincetown, Massachussets.

From the description of Miriam Hapgood DeWitt interview, 1987-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220209795

Miriam Hapgood DeWitt (1906-1990) was a writer of Provincetown, Massachussets.

From the description of Oral history interview with Miriam Hapgood DeWitt, 1987-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400675