Elizabeth Deering Hanscom papers 1824-1961

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Elizabeth Deering Hanscom papers 1824-1961

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1754

The papers are comprised of scattered diary entries, a birth certificate, obituaries, correspondence regarding the anniversary of her graduation from Yale University, family genealogical information, a prayer read at her memorial service, five books from her library, her mother's wedding gown, and one of Hanscom's favorite dresses.

0.75 linear foot

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351633

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Hanscom, Elizabeth Deering, 1865-1960

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Elizabeth Deering Hanscom was born on August 15, 1865 in Saco, Maine. She graduated from Boston University in 1887 after which she obtained her Master's degree there. Hanscom received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1894, the first year the University awarded Ph.D.s to women. That same year she joined the Smith College faculty, where she became a full professor and occupied the Mary Augusta Jordan chair in the English department until her retirement in 1932. She was a popular teacher and was n...