Carr papers ca. 1902-1986.

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Carr papers ca. 1902-1986.

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Carr, Emma Perry, 1880-1972; Chemist and college teacher. Attended Mount Holyoke College, 1900-1902. Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1905-1946. Papers contain correspondence, published and unpublished writings, chemistry research, legal documents, biographical information, Carr family papers, photographs, and Mount Holyoke Chemistry Department records; primarily documenting Carr's chemistry research and her achievements in science.

14 boxes; (6.1 linear ft.)

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Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

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Carr, Emma P. (Emma Perry), 1880-1972

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Emma Perry Carr was born on July 23, 1880 in Holmesville, Ohio, to Edmund and Anna Carr. She attended Ohio State University from 1898 until 1899, and then came to Mount Holyoke College. She attended Mount Holyoke from 1900 until 1902, and later received a B.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1905 and 1910, respectively. She then began teaching chemistry at Mount Holyoke. She became Chair of the Chemistry Department in 1913. In 1937, Carr became the first woman to be awarded the Fra...