Lorraine W. Benner Papers, 1956-1995.
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has part: Biographical History for: Lorraine W. Benner Papers
topic: Correspondence, 1957-1965
subject: Correspondence, 1957-1965
topic: Travel Diaries, 1956-1973
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topic: Biographical Material, circa 1954-1995
subject: Biographical Material, circa 1954-1995
topic: Photographs, Undated
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topic: Correspondence, November 1957-September 1958
subject: Correspondence, November 1957-September 1958
topic: Correspondence, October-December 1958
subject: Correspondence, October-December 1958
topic: Correspondence, 1959
subject: Correspondence, 1959
topic: Correspondence, 1960, 1964-1965
subject: Correspondence, 1960, 1964-1965
topic: Travel Diary, Europe, 1956
subject: Travel Diary, Europe, 1956
topic: Travel Diary, Japan, 1958
subject: Travel Diary, Japan, 1958
topic: Travel Diary, Scandinavia, 1961
subject: Travel Diary, Scandinavia, 1961
topic: Travel Diary, India, June-December 1964
subject: Travel Diary, India, June-December 1964
topic: Travel Diary, India, December 1964-May 1965
subject: Travel Diary, India, December 1964-May 1965
topic: Travel Diary, India, May-June 1965
subject: Travel Diary, India, May-June 1965
topic: Travel Diary, India, 1967
subject: Travel Diary, India, 1967
topic: Travel Diary, Germany, 1971
subject: Travel Diary, Germany, 1971
topic: Travel Diary, Greece, 1973
subject: Travel Diary, Greece, 1973

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provides access to: Lorraine W. Benner Papers
provides access to: Correspondence, 1957-1965
provides access to: Travel Diaries, 1956-1973
provides access to: Biographical Material, circa 1954-1995
provides access to: Photographs, Undated
provides access to: Correspondence, November 1957-September 1958
provides access to: Correspondence, October-December 1958
provides access to: Correspondence, 1959
provides access to: Correspondence, 1960, 1964-1965
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provides access to: Travel Diary, Japan, 1958
provides access to: Travel Diary, Scandinavia, 1961
provides access to: Travel Diary, India, June-December 1964
provides access to: Travel Diary, India, December 1964-May 1965
provides access to: Travel Diary, India, May-June 1965
provides access to: Travel Diary, India, 1967
provides access to: Travel Diary, Germany, 1971
provides access to: Travel Diary, Greece, 1973

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Lorraine W. Benner Papers, 1956-1995.
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Lorraine W. Benner Papers
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identifier: MS 0629
date: 1956-1995.
date created accumulated string: 1956-1995.
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origination: Benner, Lorraine W., 1906-1995.
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Lorraine W. Benner Papers
scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Lorraine Wineow Benner papers are made up of correspondence, travel diaries, biographical material, and photographs. Her correspondence consists of several letters by Benner and numerous letters from former host family and students at Ochanomizu Women's University, Tokyo, Japan (1958-1960). Twelve diaries reflect her experiences as a teacher and traveler in Europe (1956), Japan (1958), Scandinavia (1961), India (1964-1967), Germany (1971), and Greece (1973). Biographical material includes a resume, articles and clippings, sketches, and documents relating to her memorial service. The collection concludes with two undated photographs.
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Benner, Lorraine W., 1906-1995.
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Biographical History for: Lorraine W. Benner Papers
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body: Biographical Note Lorraine Wineow Benner was born July 30, 1906 in Schenectedy, New York, and served on the faculty of Mount Holyoke College from 1951-1972 in the Department of Psychology and Education. Benner received her diploma from the Illman Kindergarten-Primary Training School in Philadelphia, and taught kindergarten in Longmeadow, Massachusetts from 1929-1943. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 1941 from Boston University and her Master of Arts degree in Child Development in 1945 from Teachers College at Columbia University. During her leave of absence in 1940-1941 from her position as a kindergarten teacher in Longmeadow, Benner received the one fellowship awarded annually by the Association for Childhood Education International and worked as a staff member at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. She remained actively involved with the Association thereafter. Benner taught Education at Wheelock College and Smith College between 1943 and 1951. In 1951 she was hired to teach in the Psychology and Education Department and to direct the Gorse Child Study Center at Mount Holyoke College. Benner received a Fulbright grant in 1957 to be a visiting lecturer in Child Development and Family Relations at Ochanomizu Women's University in Tokyo, Japan. In 1964-1965, Benner taught at Women's Christian College in Madras, India, as one of five American professors selected to participate in the newly established US-India Women's College Exchange Program. On sabbatical from Mount Holyoke College in 1966 and 1967, she used a faculty grant to study children in the Himalayan Mountain Region. In addition to her responsibilities at Mount Holyoke, Benner was involved with many communities and organizations related to child development and early childhood education. She consulted with Head Start, an early education teacher training program, and lectured abroad and regionally. Following her retirement in 1972, she remained active in local and regional organization…
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Correspondence, 1957-1965
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scopecontent: This series contains letters to Lorraine Benner (many written on rice paper) between 1958 and 1960 from host family, Hatsuko Kato, and former students Benner taught while on a Fulbright grant at Ochanomizu Women's University, Tokyo, Japan. Most letters from students are written in English, those from host are written in Japanese and translated by Mount Holyoke student Reiko Tochih Correspondents include Sumiko Uike Yamashita, Class of 1953, Reiko Tochihara, Hatsuka Kato, Etsuko Nakamura, Mineku Kiku, Masako Kagihora, and Makoto Tsumori. The letters are chiefly formal and include letters of welcome and letters documenting daily activities. This series also includes two letters by Benner to Elaine Weygand, Secretary to the President of Mount Holyoke College. These letters, written from India in 1964 and 1965, relate to Benner's work at the Women's Christian College in Madras.
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Travel Diaries, 1956-1973
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scopecontent: This series contains twelve travel diaries of Lorraine Benner from 1956-1973. The format for all is similar: date, location, and weather are all indicated. Writings are generally concise and descriptive accounts of her day, including names of people and places seen or visited, meals, and activities. Four diaries recount vacation travels: to Europe on the Queen Elizabeth (1956), Scandinavia (1961), Germany (1971), and Greece (1973). Three diaries document her year in Japan (1958). Five diaries document her time in India (1964-1965, 1967).
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Biographical Material, circa 1954-1995
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scopecontent: This series consists of a resume; sketches, articles, and newspaper clippings documenting Benner's career as a professor of education, including her work in Japan; her obituary; and a program of the tribute from the memorial service held in her honor in 1995.

Photographs, Undated
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scopecontent: This series contains two photographs from the Public Relations Office at Mount Holyoke College. The first is a photograph. The second is of Benner in her role as College Marshall leading a procesion at a college ceremony.

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Travel Diaries, 1956-1973
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