Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1887, Jan. 2 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1907 | B.A., Barnard College, New York, N.Y. |
| 1907-1908 | Reporter, New York Sun |
| 1908-1909 | Attended the Sorbonne, Paris, France |
| 1910 | Married Eugene Meyer (died 1959) |
| 1911-1912 | Attended Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1923 | Published Chinese Painting as Reflected in the Thought and Art of Li Lung-Mien, 1070-1106 |
| 1923-1941 | Chairman, Westchester County Recreation Commission, Westchester County N.Y. |
| 1929 | Appointed to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board |
| 1933-1954 | Trustee, Barnard College, New York, N.Y. |
| 1944 | Published Journey Through Chaos. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. Began crusade for establishment of cabinet-level department of health, education and security, culminating with establishment of the U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare in 1953 |
| 1947 | Helped found National Committee for Support of the Public Schools |
| 1953 | Published Out of These Roots. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1955-1957 | Chairman, District of Columbia Auditorium Commission, Washington, D.C. |
| 1957 | Published Education for a New Morality. New York: Macmillan |
| 1970, Sept. 1 | Died, New York, N.Y. |