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Alice Mary Clark, class of 1946

Description:
Part 1 begins with Alice Clark Donahue's recollections of her first impressions of Pembroke College, her involvement as a speech teacher, and being an assistant …
Year:
1989
Contributor:
Clark, Alice Mary (interviewee)
Lamoree, Karen (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Activism
Employment
Feminism
Gender Expectations
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Anna C. Renzi, class of 1947

Description:
In her interview, Anna C. Renzi, Pembroke College class of 1947, discusses her path to becoming the first woman to receive a Bachelor of Science …
Contributor:
Knox, Amanda (interviewer)
Renzi, Anna C. (interviewee)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
Academics
City Planning and Historic Preservation
Employment
Gender Expectations
Marriage
Women in Science
1940s
Local ID:
bdr:728075
bdr728075
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Arlene Burnice Rome, class of 1943

Description:
In this interview, Arlene Rome Ten Eyck '43, discusses being a City Girl and the difficulties that posed for her. She remembers the inability to …
Year:
1988
Contributor:
Rome, Arlene Burnice (interviewee)
Fogels, Audrey Leland (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
City girls
Pembroke-Brown merger
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Beverly Adele Moss, class of 1945

Description:
In this 2018 interview, Beverly Adele Moss, Pembroke College class of 1945, discusses her family upbringing, time at Pembroke College during World War II, and …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Moss, Beverly Adele (interviewee)
Murphy, Mary (interviewer)
Buc, Nancy L. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
World War II
Feminism
Historic Preservation
Employment
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Constance Hurley Andrews, class of 1948

Description:
Constance Hurley Andrews attended Brown during and after World War II. Returning veterans added much to classes--some knew more than professors about other countries. VE …
Contributor:
Andrews, Constance Hurley (interviewee)
Schneider, Karen (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
World War II
Social Life
Fraternities
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Elizabeth Jackson, class of 1945

Description:
In Part 1, Elizabeth begins by talking about her high-achieving family. Educated at Harvard Dental School, her father was one of only two black dentists …
Year:
1987
Contributor:
Jackson, Elizabeth (interviewee)
Baker, Dorcey (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
Academics
Activism
Administration
Children
City Girls
Civil rights
Deans
Dormitories
Employment
Family
Integration
Marriage
Minority students
Politics
Professors
Providence
Race relations
Segregation
Social life
Student activities
World War II
1940s
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Elizabeth Pretzer, class of 1944

Description:
At the start of this interview, Elizabeth Pretzer Rall describes what it was like to attend Pembroke College while living at home with her family …
Year:
2013
Contributor:
Pretzer, Elizabeth (interviewee)
Schechter, Claudia (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
City Girls
Employment
Family
Marriage
Social Life
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Elsie Barbara Anderson, class of 1947

Description:
Elsie Anderson Lewis discusses her family's Swedish origins as well as their American experiences. She describes her nursing education and training, including her scholarship, courses …
Year:
1988
Contributor:
Anderson, Elsie Barbara (interviewee)
Gaudette, Jennifer H. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
Family
Pembroke College Traditions
Pembroke-Brown Merger
Professors
Social Life
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Enid Wilson, class of 1943

Description:
Enid Wilson describes her family, her time as a student at Pembroke College, the impact of World War II on Brown's curriculum, and her work …
Year:
2012
Contributor:
Wilson, Enid (interviewee)
Korwin, Wendy (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
Administration
Pembroke College Traditions
Pembroke-Brown Merger
Physical Education
Professors
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Gloria Elizabeth Del Papa, class of 1946

Description:
In Part 1, Gloria begins by describing her relationship to her father, an immigrant cement business owner, her role as a “typical Italian daughter,” and …
Year:
1985
Contributor:
Del Papa, Gloria elizabeth (interviewee)
Fenimore, Carol (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
Athletics
City Girls
Dating
Dormitories
Family
Gender expectations
Marriage
Minority students
Pembroke College traditions
Physical Education
Posture Pictures
Professors
Social life
Student activities
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Hilda Antoinette Calabro, class of 1945

Description:
In this interview, Hilda Calabro discusses attending Pembroke College as a "city girl," World War II and its effect on her education at Pembroke, and …
Year:
1985
Contributor:
Calabro, Hilda Antoinette (interviewee)
Kroll, Janet (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Administration
City Girls
Dating
Gender Expectations
Pembroke-Brown Merger
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Hope Ballinger, class of 1944

Description:
In Part 1 of this interview, Hope Ballinger Brown discusses her upbringing and how she came to attend Pembroke to study nursing; popular social spots, …
Year:
1988
Contributor:
Ballinger, Hope (interviewee)
Vanacore, Amy (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Administration
City Girls
Physical Education
World War II
Gender Expectations
Pembroke-Brown Merger
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Jane Eleanor Walsh, class of 1947

Description:
Jane Walsh was born in Providence, Rhode Island and lived at home while she attended Pembroke. She discusses being a City Girl, the impact of …
Year:
1988
Contributor:
Walsh, Jane Eleanor (interviewee)
Berma, Julie (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
Administration
City girls
Clothing and fashion
Deans
Dormitories
Employment
Pembroke traditions
Pembroke-Brown merger
Presidents
Social life
Student activities
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Jean Ellen Miller, class of 1949

Description:
Jean Miller tells the story of her life in this interview, which was recorded on three occasions in 2014 and 2015. In Part 1, she …
Year:
2014
Contributor:
Miller, Jean Ellen (interviewee)
Korwin, Wendy (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
Family
Employment
Great Depression
World War II
Travel
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Jean McKaye Tanner, class of 1945

Description:
In this interview, Jean McKaye Tanner '45, discusses life on campus during World War II. Edwards was engaged to be married while at Pembroke and …
Year:
2005
Contributor:
Tanner, Jean McKaye (interviewee)
Lancaster, Jane (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
City girls
Dating
Marriage
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Joyce Wetherald, class of 1947

Description:
Joyce Wetherald Fairchild's interview demystifies the work and operations of the Brown Corporation, where she served as a trustee, committee member, and as an emerita. …
Year:
1992
Contributor:
Wetherald, Joyce (interviewee)
Ferber, Susan J. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Administration
Athletics
Birth control
Brown Daily Herald
City Girls
Deans
Feminism
Gender expectations
Great Depression
Pembroke Record
Pembroke traditions
Presidents
Physical education
Politics
Professors
Sexism
Social life
Student activities
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Judith Vivienne Korey, class of 1946

Description:
Judith begins the interview by talking about her early life and family. She then talks about her time at Pembroke and the kinds of courses …
Contributor:
Charles, Judith Korey (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Academics
Deans
Dormitories
Family
Gender expectations
Pembroke Record
Professors
Sexism
Social life
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Judith Weiss, class of 1944

Description:
In this interview, Judith Weiss, undergraduate class of 1944, discusses her decision to attend Pembroke College and describes her roles as assistant editor on the …
Year:
1986
Contributor:
Weiss, Judith (interviewee)
Fenimore, Carol (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
Brown Daily Herald
Employment
Pembroke Record
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Justine Tyrrell, class of 1943

Description:
In this interview, Justine discusses her family's connections to the Brown community and how they affected her decision to attend; the campus-wide reactions and attitudes …
Year:
1998
Contributor:
Tyrrell, Justine (interviewee)
Anton, Barbara J. (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (literary works)
Subject:
1940s
City girls
Family
Employment
Activism
Race relations
World War II
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Lorraine Estelle Adler, Class of 1945

Description:
In this interview, Lorraine Estelle Adler, Brown University class of 1945, discusses her experience as a student during the war years and also touches upon …
Contributor:
Adler, Lorraine Estelle (interviewee)
Knox, Amanda (interviewer)
Genre:
oral histories (document genres)
Subject:
Academics
COVID-19
Dating
Dormitories
Gender Expectations
Marriage
Pembroke College Traditions
Politics
Providence
September 11, 2001
Social Life
World War II
1940s
Local ID:
bdr:728113
bdr728113
Collection:
Brown University Library
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
Pembroke Center Oral History Collection
Full Record

Items (1-20) out of 26 results