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Saunders, Louise Sheffield Brownell, 1870-1961

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1870 - 1961

Biography

Louise Brownell Saunders (Hamilton College Honorary degree 1948) was born 6/20/1870, and died 9/17/1961. She held an A.B. and Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr, and was Warden of Sage College at Cornell from 1897-1900, before her marriage to A.P. Saunders.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Saunders, A.P. and Louise - tending peonies, c. 1940

 Item
Abstract

Short home video from the Alexander Woollcott Papers featuring Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Saunders tending their peony garden (Spec Coll Archives Media ; AL COLL W9 H64 no.8; https://hamilton.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01HAMILTON_INST/15ojthq/alma995505433404131)

Dates: c. 1940

Saunders Family Papers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: yhm-arc-0000-061
Dates: 1877 - 1985

Saunders Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: yhm-arc-0000-061
Abstract

The Saunders Family Papers contain correspondence, journals, business records, biographical information, and documentation of the interests and daily lives of the Saunders family of Clinton, New York. Researchers examining the papers will gain insight into the family of a beloved Hamilton College faculty member and a world-reknowned peony hybridist.

Dates: 1877-1985

Saunders, Louise Brownell - oral history, April 24, 1960

 Item
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Saunders Family Papers contain correspondence, journals, business records, biographical information, and documentation of the interests and daily lives of the Saunders family of Clinton, New York. Researchers examining the papers will gain insight into the family of a beloved Hamilton College faculty member and a world-reknowned peony hybridist. Of special note are correspondence between family members and friends including letters from J. Agee, R. Eberhart, Ezra Pound, Elihu Root and...
Dates: April 24, 1960