Marjorie Marianne Roffee, class of 1943

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Year:: 1988
Contributor:: Roffee, Marjorie Marianne (interviewee); Cobbe, Paul A. (interviewer)
Genre:: oral histories (literary works)
Subject:: 1940s; City girls; Clothing and fashion; Pembroke College traditions; World War II

Abstract:: In this interview, Marjorie Roffee Milroy '43, explains that while she grew up in Providence she desired to pursue journalism at Syracuse University in New York, which she did for two years, until she spent her junior year at Pembroke College where she finished out her college education. Approximately one third of the interview is spent discussing her time at Syracuse including living away from home, course requirements, and social life. Then she remembers Pembroke and Brown during World War II, mentioning the inception of the NROTC and Brown Town. She briefly recalls the dorm curfews and details the dress code for the women. Milroy also talks about Ivy Day, Ivy Night, and Commencement. She concludes by lauding student-faculty relationships at Pembroke and specifically mentions Arlan Coolidge who she credits with her continued love of music
Notes:: Class year: 1943; Biographical note: Marjorie Roffee Milroy was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and grew up on the east side of Providence. She attended Hope High School and went on to Syracuse University where she studied journalism for two years. She began attending Pembroke College in 1941 and graduated with a degree in psychology. After graduation, she worked as a social worker for the Department of Child Welfare for sixteen years. She had two sons and a granddaughter. Milroy died on April 2, 2002.

"Marjorie Marianne Roffee, class of 1943" (1988). Pembroke Center Oral History Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:712470/

Pembroke Center Oral History Collection

This collection contains oral history interviews with alumnae of Brown University, which admitted its first women students in 1891. The Women's College at Brown was renamed Pembroke College in 1928, and in 1971, Pembroke College merged with the Men's College …
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