Margaret Storrs Grierson
American archivist and philosophy professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margaret Storrs Grierson (June 29, 1900 – December 12, 1997) was an American archivist, philosophy professor, and the founder[1] and first director of the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. In this capacity, she traveled extensively, in the United States and abroad, assembling manuscripts that document the history of women.[2]
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Born | Margaret Storrs (1900-06-29)June 29, 1900 Denver, Colorado, US |
Died | (1997-12-12)December 12, 1997 |
Education | A.B., Smith College; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College |
Occupation(s) | Philosophy professor; college archivist |
Years active | 1930–1965 |
Employer | Smith College |
Known for | Founder and first director of the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College |
Spouse | Sir Herbert Grierson |
Parent(s) | Lucius Seymour Storrs, father |
Relatives | Job Adams Cooper, maternal grandfather |
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"I was around only for the beginning; for the planting of an acorn. The greatest satisfaction is to see it go on developing, growing in ways beyond my ken, into a staunch oak tree." (Margaret Storrs Grierson referencing the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College)