Barbara Gilson papers, 1912, 1942-1947 (bulk 1942-1945)
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Barbara Gilson papers, 1912, 1942-1947 (bulk 1942-1945)
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Barbara Gilson papers
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date: 1912, 1942-1947
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extent: 5 boxes
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origination: Gilson, Barbara, 1925-
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Barbara Gilson Papers consist of course records, correspondence, an account book, a diary, calendars, hazing material, memorabilia, biographical information and photographs. Most of this material relates to her academic and social activities as a student at Mount Holyoke College, 1942-1945. Course records consists of notes, examinations, papers, projects, and other documents for classes in art, chemistry, economics, English, French, geography, history, music, political science, religion and Spanish. Many of her examinations and papers include comments by Norma Adams, Viola Florence Barnes, Frederick H. Cramer, Constance Meadnis Saintonge, Nellie E. Sanchez Arce, Judith B. Welles and other professors. Her letters, chiefly addressed to her parents, discuss clothes, motion pictures, dating, food, course work, her daily schedule, visiting preachers in chapel, sports, and traditions such as hazing, Mountain Day, Faculty Show and Junior Show. She often refers to College President Roswell Gray Ham and to her professors, including Alzada Comstock and Henry Rox. Her letters also describe farm work at Mount Holyoke, members of the Women's Naval Reserve (WAVES) training on campus, restrictions on food and train travel, and other aspects of life during World War II. Her letters frequently mention her friends Lora Spaulding, Class of 1946, and Mary Ellen Padin, Class of 1947, and the collection includes a postcard from Padin, circa 1946, as well as two letters from another friend, Jean Bond (February 7 and March 17, 1945) which describe her life in London during World War II. Gilson's account book for 1942-1946 provides a detailed record of her income and expenses and includes titles of motion pictures that she saw and accounts for her purchase of cosmetics. The diary for September-October 1942 and calendars for 1943 and 1944 mention her daily activities and contain references to motion pictures, appointments, and food. Freshman hazing ma…
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associated with: Rox, Henry.
associated with: Spaulding, Lora, 1924-1988.
associated with: Padin, Mary Ellen, 1925-
associated with: Gilson, Ruth Caddell, b. 1892.
associated with: Bond, Jean.
associated with: Mank, Edith W., 1892-1945.
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associated with: Letters.
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associated with: Diaries.
associated with: Account books
associated with: Syllabi.
associated with: Postcards.
associated with: Calendars.

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Gilson, Barbara, 1925-
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Biographical History for: Barbara Gilson papers
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body: Biographical Note Barbara Gilson was born in Lexington, Massachusetts on February 8, 1925 to Royal Gilson, a bank examiner, and Ruth Caddell Gilson. She attended Lexington High School and entered Mount Holyoke College in 1942. She received her B.A. in 1945 with a major in history. She was one of the members of the Class of 1946 who accelerated her course of study to graduate a year early. She attended Radcliffe Secretarial School in 1953. She worked for the Boston Public Library from 1942-1953, as a secretary at Standish, Ayer & Myer, Inc. in Boston from 1953-1954 and at Vectron, Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts from 1954-1955, and as an administrative assistant for The Terrell Corporation in Wilmington, Massachusetts from 1955-1965. She then worked as administrative secretary for Symmes Hospital in Arlington, Massachusetts. In 1969 she was working as executive secretary at Waltham Hospital (Waltham, Massachusetts).
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