Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Edwin A. Grosvenor
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1845, Aug. 30 | Born, Newburyport, Mass. |
| 1867 | Graduated, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1867-1871 | Instructor in history, Robert College, Constantinople, Turkey |
| 1871 | A.M., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1871-1872 | Student, Andover Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. |
| 1873 | Married Lilian Hovey Waters |
| 1873-1890 | History teacher, Robert College, Constantinople, Turkey |
| 1890 | Returned to the United States |
| 1892-1895 | Taught French and history, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., and Smith College, Northampton, Mass. |
| 1895 | Published Constantinople (Boston: Roberts Brothers. 2 vols.) |
| 1895-1898 | Professor of European history, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1898-1914 | Professor and chair of modern government, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1907-1919 | President, United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa |
| 1914 | Retired from active teaching Named professor emeritus, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1936, Sept. 15 | Died, Amherst, Mass. |
Elsie May Bell Grosvenor
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1878, May 18 | Born, London, England |
| 1898 | Toured Japan |
| 1900 | Married Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor |
| 1913 | Marched in first major suffragette rally held in Washington, D.C. |
| 1916-1917 | Leader in Red Cross drives, Washington, D.C. |
| Early 1920s | Chairman, Joint Committee on Child Welfare Legislation, Washington, D.C. Vice president, Board of Children's Guardians, Washington, D.C. |
| 1928 | Toured Japan |
| 1937 | Passenger in first commercial air flight between the United States and China |
| 1948 | Toured Peru |
| 1952 | Toured Africa |
| 1954 | Toured Alaska |
| 1957 | Awarded honorary doctor of laws degree, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska |
| 1964, Dec. 26 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1875, Oct. 28 | Born, Constantinople, Turkey |
| 1897 | B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1899-1900 | Assistant editor, National Geographic Magazine |
| 1899-1919 | Director, National Geographic Society |
| 1900 | Married Elsie May Bell |
| 1900-1902 | Managing editor, National Geographic Magazine |
| 1901 | A.M., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1903-1954 | Editor in chief, National Geographic Magazine |
| 1920-1954 | President, National Geographic Society |
| 1954 | Elected chairman of the board of trustees, National Geographic Society |
| 1966, Feb. 4 | Died, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |