Coulter, Cornelia Catlin,
Coulter papers,
ca. 1890-1960.
Manuscript Collection: MS 0722
1
box
Agency History/Biographical note:
Cornelia Catlin Coulter was born in 1885 in Ferguson, Missouri. Her
father was a Presbyterian minister. She received her Bachelor of
Arts degree in 1907 from Washington University in Saint Louis,
Missouri. She earned her doctorate from Bryn Mawr College in 1911
after spending a year studying at the University of Munich in
1909-1910. Coulter was a teacher and reader of Latin at Bryn Mawr
College from 1911-1912, a teacher of Latin and Greek at Saint Agnes
School in New York, 1912-1916, and an instructor and associate
professor of Latin and Greek at Vassar College from 1916-1925. She
arrived at Mount Holyoke College in 1926, where she remained till her
retirement in 1951. She was a professor of Latin (Classical
Languages and Literature) and chairman of the Department from
1935-1948. After her retirement from Mount Holyoke, she taught for
two years at Hiram College, 1951-1953. Coulter returned to Mount
Holyoke in 1957 where she taught for one semester prior to teaching
at the University of North Carolina in 1959. Coulter served as
President of the New England Classical Association, the American
Philological Association, and the Western Massachusetts Society of
the Archaeological Institute. She died April 27, 1960, at the age of
seventy-five in Newport News, Virginia.
Scope and Content:
The Cornelia Catlin Coulter papers consist of correspondence,
writings, biographical information, Chamberlain Family Papers, and
photographs. Of particular note is correspondence with her cousins,
Shirley Chamberlain and Florence Chamberlain Schneiderwirth, and
aunt, Daisy Tompkins Chamberlain, dating from 1908-1911 and
1932-1960. In these letters Coulter discusses her family, mainly her
brother Joseph H. Coulter and his children, her time as a graduate
student at Bryn Mawr College, visits with her cousins, her time
abroad in London, Italy, and Germany, and her work at Bryn Mawr and
Mount Holyoke College. Also of particular note are Coulter's
published writings from 1911-1958 which primarily reflect her
scholarship in the classics, focusing on Greek and Roman writings.
The Chamberlain Family Papers series includes letters between sisters
Shirley Chamberlain and Florence Chamberlain Schneiderwirth, as well
as letters written by Shirley Chamberlain to Coulter. These letters,
which date from 1939-1960, discuss family news, health problems, and
plans for a trip to Europe. The biographical information chiefly
consists of articles and sketches concerning Coulter's professional
activities and her health from 1940-1960. Photographs are all formal
portraits of Coulter taken ca. 1890-1952; they include a photograph
of her with three Mount Holyoke students who participated in a
Classics Department play in 1952.
Cite as: Cornelia Catlin Coulter Papers, Mount Holyoke
College Archives and Special Collections, South
Hadley, MA.
Access Restrictions: Unrestricted
Series List:
- Correspondence
, 1908-1911, 1932-1960
, 2 folders
- Writings
, ca. 1911-1958
, 3 folders
- Biographical Information
, 1940-1960
, 1 folder
- Photographs
, ca. 1890-1952
, 1 folder
- Chamberlain Family Papers
, 1939-1960
, 1 folder
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