Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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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. |
1915-1916 | Published and contributed to 291 (magazine). New York, N. Y.; fellow contributors included Marius de Zayas, Paul Haviland, and Alfred Stieglitz |
1923 | Published Chinese Painting as Reflected in the Thought and Art of Li Lung-Mien, 1070-1106. New York: Duffield and Co. |
1923-1941 | Chair, 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 United States Department of Health, Education, and 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 | Chair, 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. |