Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1917, Dec. 7 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1940 | B.A., Bennington College, Bennington, Vt. |
| 1941-1942 | Reporter, International News Service, London, England |
| 1942-1943 | Reporter, Newsweek, London, England |
| 1943-1946 | Accompanied her father, W. Averell Harriman, on his assignment as United States ambassador to the Soviet Union and served as embassy hostess Worked for the Office for War Information while stationed in Moscow |
| 1944 | Traveled to the Katyn Forest in western Russia to view the opening of mass graves of Polish military officers |
| 1945 | Traveled to the Yalta Conference and organized accommodations for attendees |
| 1946-1948 | Assistant editor, Newsweek, New York, N.Y. |
| 1947 | Married Stanley Mortimer (died 1999) |
| 1952 | Testified before Congress regarding her experience at the site of the Katyn Massacre |
| 1967 | Traveled to Pakistan with W. Averell Harriman and attended the dedication ceremony for the Mangla Dam |
| 1974 | Traveled to the Soviet Union with W. Averell Harriman and Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman |
| 2011, Feb. 17 | Died, Arden, N.Y. |