Helen Hoff, class of 1923 Helen Hoff Peterson, class of 1923 Hoff, Helen interviewee Baker, Dorcy interviewer mixed material 1987-10-27 eng Helen Hoff Peterson begins her interview by discussing her childhood education in New Jersey and her family background. She explains that a high school superintendent convinced her to apply to Pembroke, making her the first person in her town to attend college. She discusses her experiences in various academic departments and her extracurricular involvement, which centered around the Christian Association. After an unhappy stint teaching, she went on to work for the Young Women's Christian Association. Helen describes her favorite teachers at Pembroke as well as her graduate studies at Ohio State University. 1923 Helen Hoff Peterson grew up in a small town between New Brunswick and Princeton, New Jersey. She was the eldest of ten children and came from an old New Jersey agricultural family. She attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse and then commuted by train to high school, where the school superintendent convinced her to apply to college. She began Pembroke in 1919, the first from her town to go to college. At Pembroke College, she studied European History. After marrying in 1928, she obtained her Master's in American History from Ohio State University. 1920s Academics Family Great Depression Professors Student Activities oral histories (literary works)