Barbara Gilson papers 1912, 1942-1947 1942-1945

United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

Padin, Mary Ellen, 1925-

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Gilson, Ruth Caddell, b. 1892

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Welles, Judith B. (Judith Beach), 1916-

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Mount Holyoke College - Curricula.

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Saintonge, Constance Meadnis, 1905-1977

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Spaulding, Lora, 1924-1988

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Mount Holyoke College - Students.

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Mank, Edith W., 1892-1945

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Adams, Norma, 1905-

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Mount holyoke College - Faculty.

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Bond, Jean

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Mount Holyoke College - Students - Political activity.

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Barnes, Viola Florence, 1885-1979

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Viola Florence Barnes was born on August 28, 1885 in Albion, Nebraska. She was the third of five children of Cass Groves Barns (who spelled the family name without an "e"), a physician and newspaper editor, and Isabella Smith Barns. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Nebraska School of Music in 1906 and, after a brief period as a piano teacher, returned to the University to complete work for a B.A. in 1909 and a M.A. in 1910. She joined the University's faculty as a h...

Cramer, Frederick H.

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Frederick Henry Cramer taught history at Mount Holyoke College. From the guide to the Astrology in Roman law and politics, Volume II, Circa 1954, (American Philosophical Society) Cramer, Frederick Henry, 1906-1954; historian, college teacher and amateur race car driver. Mount Holyoke College faculty member, 1938-1954. From the description of Cramer papers, 1938-1954. (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 50654874 Professor Frederick Henry Cram...

Mount Holyoke College. - Porter Hall.

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Gilson, Barbara, 1925-

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Barbara Gilson was born in Lexington, Massachusetts on February 8, 1925 to Royal Gilson, a bank examiner, and Ruth Caddell Gilson. She attended Lexington High School and entered Mount Holyoke College in 1942. She received her B.A. in 1945 with a major in history. She was one of the members of the Class of 1946 who accelerated her course of study to graduate a year early. She attended Radcliffe Secretarial School in 1953. She worked for the Boston Public Library from 1942-1953, as a secretary at ...

Sánchez-Arce, Nellie E.

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Rox, Henry

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Henry Rox was born in Berlin, Germany on March 18, 1899. He studied art and art history at Oberammergau, the University of Berlin, and Kunstgewerbeschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg. He then pursued intensive sculpture training at the Julian and Colarossi Academies in Paris. Rox gained recognition as a prolific sculptor and his work was displayed in many cities in Europe. He also began experimenting with photosculpture--photographing sculptures of characters designed from fruits and vegetables. He ...

Ham, Roswell Gray, 1891-1983

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Comstock, Alzada, 1888-1960

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Alzada Peckham Comstock was born on November 23, 1888 in Waterford, Connecticut. She received an A.B. from Mount Holyoke College in 1910, and a master's degree from Columbia University in 1913. Shortly after, she began teaching economics at Mount Holyoke College, and became a full professor in 1927. During the course of her lifetime, she wrote textbooks and various other publications. She was chair of the American Association of University Women for five years and represented the AAUW at various...