Kerby-Miller, Wilma Anderson, 1897- ,
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Wilma Anderson Kerby-Miller was born in Rockford, Illinois. She attended Rockford College (A.B., English and Math, 1924) and the University of Chicago (A.M. 1928, Ph.D. 1938). In 1931, she married Charles Kerby-Miller. She worked as a teacher in Michigan and Sweden, and was lecturer at Wellesley College from 1939 to 1941. In 1942 she was Dean of Freshman and Chairman of the Board of Admissions at Wellesley. In 1946 Kerby-Miller became the first Dean of Instruction at Radcliffe College, and a part-time lecturer in English at Harvard University. In 1959 she became Dean of the Radcliffe Business School, and in 1963, Dean of Graduate and Professional Women at Harvard. Kerby-Miller also served as vice-president of Radcliffe and ex-officio member of the Radcliffe Board of Trustees and the Council. She retired in 1967.
From the description of Oral history interview with Wilma Kerby-Miller, 1976 November. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009697
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referencedIn | Daniels, Mabel W. (Mabel Wheeler), 1878-1971. Papers, 1884-1971 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
creatorOf | Kerby-Miller, Wilma Anderson, 1897- ,. Oral history interview with Wilma Kerby-Miller, 1976 November. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Mims, Amy. Papers, 1954-2007 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1884-1971 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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associatedWith | Daniels, Mabel W. (Mabel Wheeler), 1878-1971. |
associatedWith | Elliott, Kathleen Overmyer, |
associatedWith | Harvard University |
associatedWith | Mims, Amy. |
associatedWith | Radcliffe College |
associatedWith | Radcliffe College. Office of the Dean of Instruction. |
associatedWith | Radcliffe College. Office of the Graduate Dean. |
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