Collection on Caroline Werner Gannett, 1943-1989.

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Collection on Caroline Werner Gannett, 1943-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767738238

Most of the materials in the Collection on Caroline Werner Gannett are awards, citations, and certificates given to Gannett in recognition of her public service. Some awards are honorary degrees from educational institutions. The collection also contains newspaper and article clippings, including her obituary, and a list of items given to the RIT Archives by the estate of Caroline Werner Gannett in February, 1979 (most of which make up this collection). The Collection on Caroline Werner Gannett is comprised of citations and certificates awarded to Gannett, as well as newspaper and article clippings.

2.34 linear feet (1 file box, 1 oversize lid box)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8176336

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Gannett, Caroline Werner, 1894-1979

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Civic leader. Caroline Werner was born in Rochester, New York, on January 22, 1894, the daughter of Lillie Boller Werner and New York State Court of Appeals Judge William E. Werner. She attended public schools in Rochester until the 8th grade, completing her education in various private schools. She also spent a year at "Pension Glucker," a girls school in Munich, and traveled throughout Europe during her teens. On March 25, 1920, Miss Werner married Frank E. Gannett, wh...

Gannett, Frank E. (Frank Ernest), 1876-1957

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While a student at Cornell University, Frank Gannett worked as a reporter for the ITHACA JOURNAL, correspondent for newspapers in other cities, and editor of the CORNELL DAILY SUN. He accompanied the first United States Commission to the Philippines as secretary to its chairman, Jacob Gould Schurman, then President of Cornell. Returning to Ithaca, New York in 1900, he worked for the ITHACA DAILY NEWS and the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS. He also worked for a time in New York City and Pittsbu...

Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...