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Maria Roberts Item Info
- Title:
- Maria Roberts
- Date Created:
- 1903
- Time Period:
- 1900s
- Description:
- Portrait of Maria Mabel Roberts, one of George Washington Carver's professors. Maria Roberts graduated from Iowa State in 1890 and shortly afterwards became a member of the Mathematics Department faculty. In 1908, she was named Vice-Dean of the Junior College--the term then used for the Freshman and Sophomore Classes. In 1920 she was named Dean of the Junior College. She continued as Dean and Professor of Mathematics until 1933, when she became Dean Emeritus and Director of Student Loans. Throughout her career, Miss Roberts was concerned with the plight of talented students who had a difficult time completing college because of financial problems. She was instrumental in developing the college loan funds do the needs of such students could be met. Through the Alumni Association, she also worked to set up scholarship funds for needy "B" or better students. Neg. # 0051763.
- Subject (Person):
- Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 Roberts, Maria M., 1867-1942
- Location:
- Iowa Iowa--Story County
- Language:
- zxx
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Department of Mathematics records
- Call Number:
- RS 13/14
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9jf61
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 1 photograph; 12.5 x 21.5 cm
- Genre:
- photographs
- Type:
- Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- George Washington Carver collection
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9901zf8r
- Identifier:
- carver275
- Filename:
- 13-14-a-roberts-1091-4-1-a.jpg
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dh06
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Maria Roberts", George Washington Carver Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dh06
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.