| Creator | McKee, Priscilla Leonard, 1919-1998 |
| Title | Priscilla Leonard McKee papers |
| Dates | 1988-1998 |
| Identification | MS 235 |
| Quantity | 0.25 linear feet (1 half manuscript container) |
| Collection Abstract | Collection includes material about her career at Simmons College. The collection has been divided into two series, Personal papers, 1988-1998 and Memorabilia, 1988. Most of the papers describe her retirement from Simmons College in 1988 and her death in 1998. |
| Historical Abstract | Priscilla Leonard McKee, 1919-1998, served as a Simmons College staff member for thirty one years beginning in 1957. McKee was born in Somerville, Mass., March 27, 1919. McKee became the administrative Vice President of Simmons College in 1979 and served in this position until her retirement in June 1988. |
| 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], Priscilla Leonard McKee papers, MS 235, Simmons College Archives, Boston, MA, USA.
The Priscilla Leonard McKee papers were transferred to the Simmons College Archive in 2009 by William Holmes.
Accession number: 2010.22
Processed by Shanna Strunk, October 2009
Supervised by Donna Webber, October 2009
This collection guide was encoded as part of the LEADS project by Alyson Bowers, March 2013.
Priscilla Leonard McKee, 1919-1998, served as a Simmons College staff member for thirty one years beginning in 1957. McKee was born in Somerville, Mass., March 27, 1919. She was married to Richard (Dick) McKee and they had one son named Stephen. Prior to her appointment at Simmons College, McKee was a graduate of Lexington High School and attended Bates College from 1937 to 1939 and the Katherine Gibbs School from 1939 to 1940. She was a volunteer and a secretary to the principal at Fiske School in Lexington, Mass. and Lexington Junior High. In 1957, McKee was appointed assistant to the placement director at Simmons College. In 1963, she became an assistant to President William E. Park and continued in this position when President William J. Holmes became president in 1970. McKee became the administrative Vice President of Simmons College in 1979 and served in this position until her retirement in June 1988. In 1988, she received an honorary doctorate of Humane Administration from Simmons College. McKee died on April 11, 1998 at the age of 79. The Priscilla L. McKee Fund at Simmons College was established in her honor.
Collection includes material about her career at Simmons College. The collection has been divided into two series, Personal papers, 1988-1998 and Memorabilia, 1988. Most of the papers describe her retirement from Simmons College in 1988 and her death in 1998. The collection does not document her activities at Simmons but rather includes reflections from colleagues of her service to Simmons College in the bound letters from colleagues and the speech given by President William Holmes prior to her receiving her Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Administration in 1988.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
Wooden box and trophy described in the second series are maintained separately.
This series contains the personal papers of Priscilla L. McKee. Most of the papers describe her retirement from Simmons College in 1988 and her death in 1998. The collection does not document her activities at Simmons but rather includes reflections from colleagues of her service to Simmons College in the bound letters from colleagues and the speech given by President William Holmes prior to her receiving her Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Administration in 1988.
Box 1
This series contains the Priscilla L. McKee Alumnae Award
