Esther Cloudman Dunn Papers 1864-1977

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Esther Cloudman Dunn Papers 1864-1977

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Chairman of the English Department. Collection contains correspondence, clippings, notebooks, publications, programs, and photographs.

4 boxes; (1.7 linear ft.)

Smith College Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6322539

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Dunn, Esther Cloudman, 1891-....

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Born in 1891, Esther Cloudman Dunn was raised in Portland, Maine. Attending Cornell University, Dunn graduated in 1913, and became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in literature from the University of London. Prior to her tenure at Smith College, Dunn taught at Reading High School and Bryn Mawr College. Known for her research, Dunn explored Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, the Elizabethan Age, and romanticism. Dunn taught at Smith from 1922-1959, eventually becoming chairman of the college's E...