Geisler, Marjorie Cowan, 1911-2012
Dates
- Existence: 1911 - 2012
Biography
Marjorie May Cowan (Mrs. Carl Geisler) was born April 1, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois. She attended that city's Field Grammar School, and in 1929 graduated from Roycemore Intermediate School in Evanston. Cowan obtained a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts from Northwestern University in 1933. As a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority she was active in campus activities and social affairs. In addition to her scholastic work as an undergraduate Cowan served as a reader for Prof. Franklyn Bliss Snyder of the English Department and as a research assistant to Prof. Lloyd Herrold of the School of Commerce.
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Marjorie May Cowan (1911-2012) Papers
Marjorie May Cowan obtained a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts from Northwestern University in 1933. A member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she was active in campus activities and social affairs. Her papers are contained in one half-size box and date from 1929-1934, 1949, and 1984. The bulk of the papers consists of Cowan's diaries. During the years 1932 through 1934 she kept detailed accounts of her social and academic activities and interests.