Papers of Gertrude Besse King, 1915-1942.

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Papers of Gertrude Besse King, 1915-1942.

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Collection consists of a bound volume of typescript poems entitled Complete Poems (some are dated 1915); To My Dreams (privately published in 1926, some of which are included in Complete Poems); a draft of King's biography prepared by her sister, Florence Besse Ballantine for the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association, 1942; typed transcripts of letters from King to Sally Robinson, 1921-1923; other typed poems (copied, 1926), etc.

.2 linear ft. (1/2 file box)

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Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

King, Gertude Besse, 1881-1923.

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King, Gertrude Besse, 1881-1923

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American visitor to Europe, 1915. From the description of Gertrude Besse King writings, 1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871726 Biographical/Historical Note American visitor to Europe, 1915. From the guide to the Gertrude Besse King writings, 1915, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Kennedy, Mary Brewster, d. 2011.

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Interior designer and environmentalist, Mary Brewster Kennedy grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, the daughter of Florence Besse and Kingman Brewster, Sr. Her brother was Kingman Brewster, Jr., president of Yale University. She graduated from Smith College (1936) and studied at the University of Chicago where she met her first husband, Carvel E. Collins. She later married architect Robert Woods Kennedy. An active member of the Cambridge Plant and Garden Club (Massachusetts), she served as Camb...

King, Gertrude Besse,

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Gertrude Besse King attended Vassar College (AB 1903) and Radcliffe College (AM 1909). In 1906 she married Stanley King (1883-1951) who later became president of Amherst College; they had three biological children and adopted two others. They lived abroad, mostly in Eastern Europe, 1914-1916. Gertrude King did research for President Wilson's Industrial Conference, 1919-1920, and was chair of the Industrial Relations Committee of the League of Women Voters in Boston, 1921-1923. Her essays and boo...