Vivian Blanche Small
Vivian Blanche Small | |
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| Born | September 17, 1875 Gardiner, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1946 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | President, Lake Erie College (1909–1941) |
Vivian Blanche Small (1875–1946) was an American educational leader. For 32 years, she served as the fourth president of Lake Erie College;[1][2] in 1941, upon her retirement, she was bestowed the title, President Emeritus.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Vivian Blanche Small was born in Gardiner, Maine, September 17, 1875. Her parents were Leander Marshall and Annie Blanche (Payne) Small.[4][5]
Small graduated in 1892 from Gardiner High School.[2] She earned a B.A. degree from Mount Holyoke College (Classics, 1896); M.A. degree from the University of Chicago (Latin, 1905); Litt.D. from Mount Holyoke College in 1912; and an LL.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1913.[2][4][5]
Career
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Her early career included teaching at Gorham High School, Gorham, Maine, 1896–98; and at Howe School, Billerica, Massachusetts, 1898–1901. At Mount Holyoke College, she served as Assistant in Latin, 1901–02; instructor, 1902–08; associate professor, Latin, 1908–09; and head of Mead Hall, 1907–09. On July 1, 1909, Small became president of Lake Erie College,[4][5] retiring on September 1, 1941.[2]
During the period of 1917–23, she served as an alumni trustee at Mount Holyoke.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In religion, she was a Congregationalist.[4][5]
During her tenure at Lake Eric College, Small resided in Painesville, Ohio.[4] In 1941, 5 short pieces for girls chorus (1941), by Julius Hijman, lyrics by Carl Sandburg, was dedicated to Small and the Lake Erie College Choir.[7]
Vivian Blanche Small died at a nursing home in Portland, Maine, May 15, 1946.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- The Use of Nomen and Cognomen in the Poems of Catullus, 1905
References
[edit]- ^ Rose, William Ganson (1990). Cleveland: The Making of a City. Kent State University Press. p. 591. ISBN 978-0-87338-428-5. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Small, Retired College Head, Dies". Portland Press Herald. 16 May 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wake Up America! (radio program) (1941). "Broadcast". pp. n.p. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Who's who in America. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Company. 1926. p. 1756. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-l9l5. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 248. Retrieved 5 December 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Vivian Blanche Small 1896". Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "5 short pieces for girls chorus". www.forbiddenmusicregained.org. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Photo, The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1937, page 29, via Newspapers.com
- Photo, The Pittsburgh Press, February 16, 1938, page 21, via Newspapers.com
- Press photo, Mount Holyoke, June 14, 1940
- 1875 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Gardiner, Maine
- Mount Holyoke College alumni
- University of Chicago alumni
- Case Western Reserve University alumni
- Mount Holyoke College faculty
- Lake Erie College
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
- People from Painesville, Ohio