Peterson, Osey Gail French, 1891-1982

Overview Jamestown, Kansas native Martha Peterson (1916-2006) served as Dean of Women at the University of Kansas and the University of Wisconsin, President of Barnard College, New York, and President of Beloit College, Wisconsin. Peterson, the first woman to serve on the board of ExxonMobil, also served on many other corporate boards. This collection of her papers reflects these activities, as well as her personal and family history. The collection includes professional and personal correspondence,...

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Nebraska native Eleanor Maxine Bennett (1915-) served as an Otolaryngologist and Professor Emeritus of the University Medical School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. This collection of her papers reflects these activities, as well as her personal and family history, including professional and personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

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This collection largely consists of pen and ink, pencil, and watercolor sketches created by artist and cartoonist Albert T. Reid, originally from Clyde County, Kansas. The collection also includes some newspaper clippings, music scores, and other items gathered by Osey Gail (French) Peterson when she was a Kansas-based reporter writing about Reid and his works.