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Laberta Dysart Papers 1931 - 1969

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Title
Laberta Dysart Papers 1931 - 1969
Creator
Dysart, Laberta, 1894-1980
Subject
Dysart, Laberta, 1894-1980, Chatham College, Women -- Education -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources
Description
This collection mainly contains the working manuscripts of Chatham College: The First Ninety Years. Within the collection is also the Centennial Award received by Dysart, a retirement book, and a portrait photograph of Dysart., Laberta Dysart Papers, 1931-1969, MSS.2017.003, Chatham University Archives & Special Collections., Laberta Dysart (1894 – 1980), was a professor of history of Chatham University (then Pennsylvania College for Women) from 1926 until 1958. Born in Nebraska, she attended the University of Nebraska, where she was Phi Beta Kappa, and Columbia University, where she received her Ph. D. Miss Dysart held teaching positions in Nebraska and Iowa before she accepted a faculty position at Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1926.  Miss Dysart taught courses in ancient and medieval history until her retirement in 1958.  Dysart was appointed college historian and she completed eleven years of research on the history of Chatham University, culminating in the publication of Chatham’s first comprehensive history, Chatham College: The First Ninety Years.  Dysart was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, the American Association of University Women, the American Historical Association, the American Association of University Professors, and the Auxiliary of Warren Barracks of World War 1 Veterans. After retiring, Dysart moved to Nebraska and passed away in 1980., Laberta Dysart (1894 – 1980), was a professor of history of Chatham University (then Pennsylvania College for Women) from 1926 until 1958.
Contributor
Chatham University (depositor)
Date
1931-1969
Type
Collection
Format
2.0 boxes
Identifier
pitt:US-PPiCC-MSS2017003
Language
eng
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