Blanche Draper, faculty at Western Michigan University

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Notes:

Studio portrait of Blanche Draper from the 1946 Brown & Gold yearbook. Draper came to Western State Normal School in 1918 to serve as the faculty editor of the Western Herald. She continued to serve in an advisory capacity to the Herald after it became a student-staffed newspaper. Her position evolved to full-time publicity director for the institution, which she held until her death in 1951. Draper Hall and Dinning Service was co-dedicated in 1950 in her honor for 31 years as publicity director.

Date Created:

1946-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection

Place:

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Studio portraits, Draper, Fredora Blanche, 1883-1951, Western Michigan University--Faculty, Western State Normal School--Faculty, and Women newspaper editors

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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

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https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/wmich~3~3~511~161710