Mary Ethel Creswell papers, 1900-1960.

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Mary Ethel Creswell papers, 1900-1960.

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The collection consists of material which documents Mary Creswell's life before and after becoming the first woman to receive an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and the first dean of the School of Home Economics. In addition, there is some material pertaining to Mary's sister, Edith Vaughn Creswell, in the collection. Of particular interest are folders 1 through 5. These folders contain correspondence and artifacts that help provide invaluable insight into Mary Creswell's life and work from the late 19th century up through her death in 1960. Also of special interest is the handwritten poem penned by UGA Chancellor David C. "Uncle Dave" Barrow upon the admission of female students in September 1918 which is found in folder 13. In addition, there is a copy of the 1905 State Normal School Yearbook that has a photograph of Mary Creswell as a faculty member and lists her sister, Edith, as a junior.

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Creswell, Edith Vaughn.

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University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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Creswell, Mary E. (Mary Ethel), 1878-

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In 1919, Mary Ethel Creswell (1879-1960) became the first woman to receive a baccalaureate degree from the University of Georgia. Even before this accomplishment, Creswell had an impressive history. She had graduated from and worked at the Georgia State Normal School, attended the University of Chicago during summer quarters, and taught for a while in Walton County public schools. Creswell eventually moved to Washington D.C. where she was a Field Agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and ...

Barrow, David C. (David Crenshaw), 1852-1929

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"David Barrow Jr. served as chancellor of the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1925, a position roughly analogous to the modern presidency of that institution... David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. was born in 1852 in Oglethorpe County, where his father, David C. Barrow Sr., was a leading planter and a trustee of the university... Barrow was educated at the University of Georgia, receiving both a B.S. and a degree in engineering in 1874. After trying the law and geological surveying, he became in turn a...

State Normal School (Athens, Ga.)

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The State Normal School for women opened in 1891 in a university-owned building and later moved to its own campus, in the section of Athens now known as Normaltown. New Georgia Encyclopedia - Athens http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved December 2, 2010) From the description of State Normal School Materials, 1864-1912. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 688616827 ...