mnsss209 Marjorie Adams Papers, 1919-1989 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2005-12-23 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Marjorie Adams Papers, 1919-1989 Finding Aid MS 219 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Adams, Marjorie, 1900-1944 Marjorie Adams Papers1919-1989 MS 219 1 box (.5 linear ft.) English, French Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Teacher, high school French; Traveler. Fifteen line-a-day diaries, 1919-89. Among the entries are discussions of student life at Smith College in the 1920s. Biographical Note

Entry for July 8 of Adams's 5-year diary for 1944-48

Marjorie Adams graduated from Smith College in 1922, studied at Wellesley 1923-29, and earned her M.A. from Middlebury College in 1932. She worked as assistant to the principal in Rochester, VT, 1922-23 and as assistant director of physical education at the Burnham School (Greenfield, Mass.), 1924-55. Adams taught at Iowa State Teachers' College as an instructor, 1926-28 and as a professor, 1929-31. She was also an assistant at Wellesley, 1928-29. From 1932 on, she worked as a high school French teacher in Burlington, VT. Adams was an avid skier and hiker and a member of the Green Mountain Club.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Marjorie Adams papers consist of Fifteen line-a-day diaries (five year line-a-day), 1919-89, uninterrupted, some of which include photographs, clippings, and memorabilia. Among the entries are discussions of student life at Smith College in the 1920s. After 1946, the entries were written in French.

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Search Terms High school teachers--United States--Biography--Sources Smith College--Students--History--Sources Adams, Marjorie, 1900-1944