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Records of Evelyn Gardner, 1898-1991

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series contains the records of Evelyn Gardner, including birth certificate, letters, postcards, work from her time at Grinnell College and obituaries.

Dates

  • 1898-1991

Restrictions on Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.

Access for Gladys Gardner Jenkins family

Part of the agreement for accepting this collection was that the descendents of Gladys Gardner Jenkins will have the ability to maintain copies for research or publication of the 3 memoirs in her series (Snippets of Memory, Pinafore Days, and Backwards and Forwards). Verification required. This information can also be found in the collection file.

Biographical Note

Evelyn Gardner was born on December 16th, 1897 in England. She received a bachelor’s degree from Beloit College in 1918 and a master’s degree from Radcliffe College. She taught at Carleton College, Pomona College and Grinnell College. In 1933, she became the Dean of women at Grinnell College and stayed there until she retired in 1963. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and listed in “Who’s Who of American Women and the “Directory of American Scholars”. She died on January 23, 1990 in Columbus, North Carolina.

Extent

12 Folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Related Materials

Grinnell College has a collection on Evelyn Gardner from her time as Dean of Women and Professor of English. The finding aid for that collection is located here: https://atom.grinnell.edu/index.php/evelyn-gardner-papers-1938-1977?sf_culture=en

Bibliography

"Evelyn Gardner" The Herald Journal. January 25, 1990.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository

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