Adams, A. Elizabeth, 1892-1962

Zoologist and teacher. Born March 28, 1892 in Delaware, N.J.; died February 15, 1962 in South Hadley, Mass. Received B.A. at Mount Holyoke College in 1914; Ph. D. at Yale University in 1926. Taught zoology at Mount Holyoke 1919-1957; served as the acting dean of the College first semester 1926-1927; retired in 1957.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1962. (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 42025296

Amy Elizabeth Adams was born on March 28, 1892 in Delaware, New Jersey. She attended Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey and arrived at Mount Holyoke College in September of 1909. After a leave of absence in 1910-1911, she earned her B.A. in 1914, majoring in zoology. From 1914-1915, she worked as a laboratory assistant in the Zoology Department at Mount Holyoke College. She earned her M.A. at Columbia University (1919) and her Ph.D. at Yale University (1926). She returned to Mount Holyoke where she taught zoology, 1919-1957. She served as the acting head of the Zoology Deptartment in 1920-1921, 1929, and 1937, and the acting dean of Mount Holyoke College for the first semester of 1926-1927. Adams retired in 1957. She died February 15, 1962 at the age of sixty-nine in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

From the guide to the Adams papers MS 0720., 1914-1962., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)