| Creator | Chartrand, Elinor Waterman, 1912- |
| Title | Elinor Waterman Chartrand papers |
| Dates | 1930-1946 |
| Identification | MS 10 |
| Quantity | 1.5 linear feet (3 manuscript containers) |
| Collection Abstract | Collection contains correspondence, receipts, a diary, scrapbook and photograph albums, course notes, exercise books, examinations, class handouts, and teaching materials and manuals. The bulk of the papers 1930-1948, document the social and academic life of a 1930's female college student and early teaching career. |
| Historical Abstract | Elinor Waterman Chartrand of Boston, Massachusetts, entered Simmons College as an undergraduate student in 1930 and graduated in 1934 with a degree in Household Economics. She was a member of the Simmons College Household Economics Club, Glee Club, and Dramatic Society. After graduation, she taught in Boston high schools until 1938. |
| Language | Material in English. |
| Location | Collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Archives staff for more information. |
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[Identification of item: description and date], Elinor Waterman Chartrand papers, MS 10, Simmons College Archives, Boston, MA, USA.
The collection was donated to the Simmons College Archives by Elinor Waterman Chartrand in 1979.
Accession number: 79.057
Processed by Ernest Blank, 1979
Updated by Claire Goodwin, 1992
Supervised by Megan Sniffin-Marinoff and Peter Carini
This collection guide was encoded as part of the LEADS project by Katie R. Sallade, February 2013
Elinor Waterman Chartrand, of Boston, Massachusetts, entered Simmons College in 1930 and graduated in 1934 with a degree in Household Economics. Her studies included History, English, Household Management, Education, Institutional Management, and the Physical Sciences. She was a member of the Simmons College Household Economics Club, Glee Club, and Dramatic Society. In September 1934, Chartrand undertook additional studies at Simmons College in Institutional Management, a one-year certificate program offered by the School of Household Economics, although she was not awarded a certificate. Chartrand taught in Boston high schools until 1938. Chartrand and her husband Gerard, who reside in New Hyde Park, NY, are the parents of two children, Louise and Roger, and grandparents to three grandchildren.(1)
The Elinor Waterman Chartrand papers contain correspondence, receipts, a diary, scrapbook and photograph albums, course notes, exercise books, examinations, class handouts, and teaching materials and manuals. The bulk of the papers, 1930-1938, document the social and academic life of a 1930's female college student and early teaching career. The diary, covering the years 1930-1934, illuminates the daily life and concerns of a college student who maintains a close relationship with her family. There is an unexplained gap in the diary from March 21, 1932 to July 20, 1932.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
Collection is arranged into 4 series:
This series contains correspondence, a diary, scrapbook and photograph albums which document Chartrand's college and post-college activities primarily while she was a student at Simmons College. This series is arranged by type.
Box 1
This series includes course notes and exams for various of Chartrand's undergraduate courses: Foods, Education, English, History, Household Management, and Physical Sciences. The bulk of these materials are dated from 1930-1934. Also included are course materials for the one-year program in Institutional Management that Chartrand took at Simmons College subsequent to her graduation. This series is arranged by course.
Box 2
Box 3
This series contains reunion correspondence, the Class of 1934 Constitution, and the Class of 1934 song sheets. This series is arranged chronologically.
Box 3
This series contains correspondence, manuals, and notebooks from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education, in addition to various materials from Chartrand's teacher training program and teaching career. This series is arranged by type.
Box 3
