Margaret Holley Chapman Records, Circa 1933-Circa 1934.

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Margaret Holley Chapman Records, Circa 1933-Circa 1934.

Records, circa 1933-circa 1934, of Margaret Holley Chapman, the first woman to receive a degree from Michigan Technological University, then known as the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton, Michigan. She received her B.S. in General Science in 1933 and a B.S. in Chemistry the following year, also completing some graduate work.

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Michigan Technological University

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A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Margaret Holley Chapman grew up in Lake Linden and graduated from Calumet High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lawrence College in 1932 and went on to attend Michigan College of Mining and Technology, becoming the first female to receive a degree from the college. After receiving a B.S. in General Science in 1933, she also received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1934 and worked on a master's degree in 1934 and 1935. She worked in the Corrosion Lab for ...

Michigan College of Mining and Technology

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Arthur V. Sittler was hired by the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in September of 1949 as an assistant professor of German. As was the practice, this appointment began with a probationary period with final confirmation resting with the Board of Control. At the time of his employment it was known that two years before the United States entered World War II he had renounced his American citizenship and became a German citizen. During the war he was active in the German war effort. Howev...