Overview
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, etc., of Kathleen Overmyer Elliott, Radcliffe College dean and administrator.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1995
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Kathleen Overmyer Elliott as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.63 linear feet (1 + 1/2 file boxes)This collection consists of clippings, photographs, awards, appointment letters, speeches, correspondence and letters of recommendation.
BIOGRAPHY
Kathleen Overmyer Elliott, dean and college administrator, was born in Lindsay Ohio, May 2, 1910 and received her B.A. and B.S. from Ohio State University in 1931. She did graduate work at the University of Chicago and received her Ph.D. in Classics from Radcliffe in 1942.
Elliott held the following positions at Radcliffe: secretary (1943) then director of admissions (1944-1953); associate dean (1953-1958); dean of Instruction (1958-1963); dean of the college (1963-1971); vice-president of the college (1968-1976); dean of students (1971-73); associate dean of the college (1971-1976); and Allston Burr Senior Tutor of Cabot House (1973-1976). Although her title changed frequently, her concern for students remained of overriding and constant importance.
Elliott was lecturer in classics at Harvard from 1953 until her retirement in 1976, was active in community organizations, and member of many professional societies. She was married to Van Courtlandt Elliott, teacher of Greek at Roxbury Latin School (Boston).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: R96-4, R96-6
The papers of Kathleen Overmyer Elliott were given to the Radcliffe College Archives by Louise Donovan from Elliott's estate in February 1996.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1: 1-7
- Box 2: 8-17v
Processing Information
Processed: December 1996
By: Jane Knowles
Genre / Form
Subject
- Title
- Elliott, Kathleen Overmyer, 1910-1995. Papers of Kathleen Overmyer Elliott, 1943-1995: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01063
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.