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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Euphemia K. Corwin Papers

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Identifier: RG 09-9.10
Abstract Euphemia Corwin was born on June 26, 1863, the only daughter of Dutch Reformed Minister E.T. Corwin.  She grew up with her younger brother Charles in Paramus, New Jersey.  "Effie", Charles' nickname for her, came from a religiously centered and close knit family.  She was educated at Mt. Holyoke College (1881-1882) and became a teacher in North Plainfield, New Jersey (1882-1886).  After teaching, she became cataloger at the Utica, New York Public Library (1886-1887).  In 1887, Miss Corwin...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1863-1992; Other: Majority of material found in 1878-1903

Florence Ridgeway Papers

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Identifier: RG 09-9.39
Abstract Born in 1876, Florence Ridgeway attended Berea College from 1905-1907 before obtaining a degree from the Western Reserve University of Library Science in 1909.  Upon receiving her library science degree, she returned to Berea where she worked as an assistant librarian at the Berea College library for over twenty-three years.  She was a pioneer in librarianship working with others to compile Berea's "Mountain Collection" (the first of its kind in the United States) and instituting Kentucky's...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1919-1929

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