Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
Description
Katharine Robinson Curtis (1882-1970), the daughter of William J. Curtis and Lena Riley Curtis, was born in New Jersey, educated there and in Pennsylvania, and attended Bryn Mawr College.
In 1905, she married Henry Hill Pierce, a native of Portland, and a lawyer in New York. They lived in New York before retiring to Maine for part of the year.
In 1933, Bowdoin College awarded her an honorary master's degree, recognizing her efforts as a founder of the Society of Bowdoin Women. Her father, her husband, and three sons attended Bowdoin.
About This Item
- Title: Katharine Robinson Curtis, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
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Locations:
- NY
- Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Pierce, Katharine C. (Katharine Curtis), b. 1882--Portrait photographs
- Bowdoin College--People
- Pierce family
People
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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