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Melita Hamilton Skillen papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 41-4-836

Scope and content

Autobiographical sketches, certificates, and newspaper clippings (1932-58) concerning Miss Skillen's life and her work as director of drama at Senn High School in Chicago, from which she retired in 1952. Also, items relating to the Cornell Women's Club of Chicago, of which Miss Skillen was a member and officer, including a sketch (4 pp., 1960) of the club, which was founded in 1911, and of some of the club's members, incomplete lists of officers and activities (1916-44), and a directory, 1967

Dates

1932-1967.

Creator

Skillen, Melita Hamilton, 1887- (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Dramatics teacher, director. Cornell University Class of 1911.

Extent

.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Acting teachers.
Cornell University -- : Alumni and alumnae
Cornell Women's Club of Chicago
Drama -- Study and teaching.
Senn High School
Teachers.
Women -- Societies and clubs.
Women teachers.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Description rules: Appm
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script

Physical Storage Information

Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

https://rare.library.cornell.edu/

Contact:
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