Series III. Dorothy Dey Howard papers, 1910-1978
Scope and Contents
Records of the Class of 1910, dating from 1906 to 1975, consisting of correspondence, clippings, financial records, meeting minutes, notebooks, photographs, photograph albums, programs, poetry and scrapbooks; concerning class meetings and the social and academic activities of members of the class as undergraduates, and information on reunions, careers and activities of members of the class as alumnae.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Wellesley College. Class of 1910 (Organization)
- From the Collection: Perrin, Edith E. (Person)
- From the Collection: Howard, Dorothy Dey (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research, but contains some material which has been restricted as per the Wellesley College Archives Access Policy: https://www.wellesley.edu/lts/policies/archivesaccess. To make an appointment to view unrestricted materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Dey (married name Howard) was from Winchester, Massachusetts. While at Wellesley she was on the crew team, the “indoor meet team,” a second violin in the Wellesley College Orchestra, a member of the Deutscher Verein (German Association) and and Alliance Francaise (French Alliance). She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and taught at Reading High School (Reading, Massachusetts) from 1910-[date unknown]. She continued her studies at Boston University from 1914-1915, and at Radcliffe College from 1915-1916. She married Paul H. Howard in 1918, and they had two sons and a daughter between 1919-1923.
Extent
From the Collection: 12.2 Linear Feet (13 boxes, 9 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository