Margaret Storrs Grierson papers, ca. 1800-1997 (bulk 1918-1997).

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Margaret Storrs Grierson papers, ca. 1800-1997 (bulk 1918-1997).

Contains biographical materials, correspondence (with Nina E. Browne and family members), diaries, financial records, passports manuscripts and publications. Includes written records and photographs of her parents, Lucius Seymour Storrs and Mary Storrs. Also family documents, genealogical information and correspondence with the Storrs, Cooper and Rankin families. Also correspondence in relationship to Grierson's companion, Marine Leland.

5.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7656728

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Leland, Marine

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Marine Leland was born on December 2, 1899 in Québec City to American parents of English descent. She was educated in Montréal at the Sacred Heart Convent and later in Germany, France, Spain, and the United States. From Radcliffe College she received an A.B. (1923), A.M. (1925), and PhD (1928). A member of the French Department at Smith College from 1924 until her retirement in June 1965, she pioneered a new course in French Canadian civilization and is responsible for the forming and building o...

Sophia Smith collection

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Grierson, Margaret Storrs.

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Grierson was born June 29, 1900. She graduated from Smith College, A.B., 1922 and Bryn Mawr College, Ph. D., 1929. She taught philosophy at Bryn Mawr (1925-1930) and Smith College (1930-1936). Grierson was Smith's archivist (1940-1965), head of the Sophia Smith Collection (1942-1965) and executive secretary of the Friends of Smith College Library (1942-1965). She died Dec. 12, 1997. From the description of Margaret Storrs Grierson papers, ca. 1800-1997 (bulk 1918-1997). (Smith Colleg...

Storrs family.

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Storrs, Lucius Seymour, 1869-1945

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Lucius Seymour Storrs was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on 4 Jan. 1869, the son of Origen and Janet Rankin Storrs. He attended the University of Nebraska where he graduated in 1890 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Storrs returned to the university to complete his graduate work later in life, earning a doctorate in engineering in 1927. From 1890 to 1894 he worked as an assistant geologist for the Colorado Fuel Company, and was a geologist for the Northern Pacific Railroad and special writer for the U....

Browne, Nina Eliza

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Storrs, Mary Cooper.

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Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

Cooper family.

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Rankin family.

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Smith College. Library

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