Guide to the Miriam E. Goll papers, 1927-1950

Descriptive Summary

Creator Goll, Miriam E. Perry
Title Miriam E. Perry Goll papers
Dates 1927-1950
Identification MS 155
Quantity 4.0 linear feet (8 manuscript containers)
Collection Abstract Collection includes 4 annotated (autographed) Microcosms from 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930, and two 1930 class lists from 1947 and 1974. Loose items removed from Microcosms include a nutrition exam, a 5/19/1927 Simmons News, a Founder's Day Convocation program (1929), a picture of the Office of the Dean from the Simmons Review (Vol. XII, No. 3), and two newspaper clippings. Materials regarding the United States Air Force includes a war diary, a copy of the medallion award, and a wood-encased nutrition scale. Also included are two books belonging to Col. Goll from the First International Congress of Dietetics held in Amsterdam, 1952.
Historical Abstract Miriam E. Perry Goll attended Simmons from 1927 to 1930. She went on to become a Colonel in the United States Air Force.
Language Material in English.
Location Collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Archives staff for more information.

Information for Users

Access Restrictions

Collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question, unless otherwise designated.

Publishing permission

Please contact the College Archivist with requests to publish any material from the collection.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item: description and date], Miriam E. Perry Goll papers, MS 155, Simmons College Archives, Boston, MA, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Received as three separate gifts. The first received from Cara Falcon in 1994; the second from the United States Air Force in 1999; and the third from Retired Colonel Marilyn A. Walker in 2001.

Accession number: 1995.005, 1999.022, 2001.214.

Processing Information

Processed by Simmons College Archives staff

This collection guide was encoded as part of the LEADS project by Jenne Greaves, January 2014


Biographical Note

Miriam E. Perry Goll attended Simmons from 1927 to 1930. She went on to become a Colonel in the United States Air Force.


Collection Overview

Collection includes 4 annotated (autographed) Microcosms from 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930, and two 1930 class lists from 1947 and 1974. Loose items removed from Microcosms include a nutrition exam, a 5/19/1927 Simmons News, a Founder's Day Convocation program (1929), a picture of the Office of the Dean from the Simmons Review (Vol. XII, No. 3), and two newspaper clippings. Materials regarding the United States Air Force includes a war diary, a copy of the medallion award, and a wood-encased nutrition scale. Also included are two books belonging to Col. Goll from the First International Congress of Dietetics held in Amsterdam, 1952.


Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Goll, Miriam E. Perry
International Congress of Dietetics
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American
Simmons College (Boston, Mass.) -- Students
United States. Air Force -- Women
Women college students -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Related Material

The nutrition scale is stored in the annex near the memorabilia files.