- Title Information
- Title
- Edna Frances Graham, class of 1950
- Title Information:
Alternative
(displayLabel="Pembroke title")
- Title
- Edna Frances Graham Anness, class of 1950
- Name:
Personal
- Name Part
- Graham, Edna Frances
- Role
- Role Term:
Text (marcrelator)
- interviewee
- Name:
Personal
- Name Part
- Seiple, Amy
- Role
- Role Term:
Text (marcrelator)
- interviewer
- Type of Resource
- mixed material
- Origin Information
- Date Created
(keyDate="yes", encoding="w3cdtf")
- 1988-05-05
- Language
- Language Term:
Code (ISO639-2B)
- eng
- Abstract
- In Part 1, Edna discusses her family background; preparing for Pembroke at
Classical High School; entering Pembroke as a freshman surrounded by mature veterans who had
just returned from WWII and were attending Brown on the GI Bill. She recalls her dating
experiences, traveling with the Glee Club, and her recurring nightmares about French exams.
Toward the end, she speaks briefly about her work as a teacher and what she would change in
hindsight. She says the worst experience in college was the death of her father, while the
best thing about college was the social life and attending dances. In Part 2, Edna and her
interviewer (a then current Brown student) compare their experiences of college friendship,
food, and the decision to attend Brown. She elaborates on her life as a "city girl"
and Pembroke-Brown relations. While Edna notes how deeply her mother steered her life, she
explains that Pembroke gave her the self-assurance and confidence to hold her own, as she
moved forward in life. She discusses how later in life she obtained a master"s degree in
Textile and Museum Curating and eventually opened an antique shop in the town of Dennis on
Cape Cod
- Note:
biographical/historical
(displayLabel="Class year")
- 1950
- Note:
biographical/historical
(displayLabel="Biographical note")
- Edna Frances Anness
was born in Providence, RI. She graduated from Classical High School before pursuing French
studies at Pembroke College just after World War II. She taught in Rhode Island, then went to
Venezuala where she worked for an oil company. In 1987 Anness earned a master's degree in
Conservation from the University of Rhode Island. She served as a charter member of the East
Providence Historical Society, founding and organizing the Hunt House Museum as well as
Rumford Antiques on Cape Cod. She was an active chairman of Rumford Girl Scouts and co-founded
the East Providence Citizen's Scholarship Committee.
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- 1950s
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Academics
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Athletics
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Children
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- City Girls
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Dating
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Employment
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Family
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Feminism
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Gender Expectations
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Marriage
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Pembroke Traditions
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Physical Education
- Subject (Local)
- Topic
- Social Life
- Genre (aat)
(authorityURI="http://vocab.getty.edy/aat/", valueURI="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300202595")
- oral histories (literary works)