| Creator | Crothers, Lois Margaret Johnstone |
| Title | Lois Margaret Johnstone Crothers papers |
| Dates | 1925-1929 |
| Identification | MS 275 |
| Quantity | 1.7 linear feet (1 oversize container) |
| Collection Abstract | The collection consists of a scrapbook which documents college activities and traditions as well as social life around the greater Boston area. |
| Historical Abstract | Lois Margaret Crothers Johnstone was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1908 and immigrated to Portland, Maine in 1917. She enrolled at Simmons College in the school of Secretarial Studies in 1925, and graduated in 1929. At Simmons, she attended plays and musicals as well as social gatherings like tea parties, banquets and dances. Following her graduation, she returned to Portland and worked first as an instructor and later as a congressional stenographer, likely for the Maine state congress. |
| Language | Material in English |
| Location | Collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Archives staff for more information. |
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Materials are in fragile condition.
[Identification of item: description and date], Lois Margaret Crothers Johnstone papers, MS 275, Simmons University Archives, Boston, MA, USA.
Donated by Joe Coomer to the Simmons University Archives, January 2023.
Accession number: 2024.005
Processed by Skylar Ball
This collection guide was encoded by Zoe Johnson, July 2024.
Lois Margaret Crothers Johnstone was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1908 to parents James and Hazel Johnstone. Her family immigrated to Portland, Maine from Canada when Lois was nine years old, in 1917. She enrolled at Simmons College in the school of Secretarial Studies in 1925, and graduated in 1929. At Simmons, she attended plays and musicals as well as social gatherings like tea parties, banquets and dances. The Microcosm described Lois as “the staunch support in the lives of several seniors besides being the chief speller and accountant on the first floor of North. We think she picked that up at the ‘Bank’ among other things. Lois is the best planner that ever planned — whether about Cape Cod or the wilds of Maine. She’s surer than the weather man; so, if you want something to work out, call on Lois.” Following her graduation, she returned to Portland and worked first as an instructor and later as a congressional stenographer, likely for the Maine state congress.
The collection consists of one scrapbook which documents Lois’ college activities and traditions as well as her social life in the greater Boston area. The scrapbook includes materials such as paper flowers, tickets and playbills, name tags, official Simmons event programs, notes, letters, telegrams, checks, paper napkins, key, fortune cards, exam booklets, newspaper clippings, photographs, physical ephemera.
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