Minnie Mason Beebe
Minnie Mason Beebe | |
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Minnie Mason Beebe, from a 1921 publication | |
| Born | Minnie Adell Mason 1865 Pavilion, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 1955 (aged 89–90) |
| Occupation | College professor |
Minnie A. Mason Beebe (August 30, 1865 – August 15, 1955)[1] was an American college professor and writer. She taught history and French at Syracuse University from 1900 to 1937.
Early life and education
Mason was born in Pavilion, New York, the daughter of Wallace W. Mason[2] and Mary Elizabeth Ward Mason. She graduated from Geneseo Normal School.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1890, and a master's degree in 1893.[4] She was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority[5] and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She earned a Ph.D. in history the University of Zurich in 1900, with a dissertation in German,[6] and became a fluent French speaker during her time in Europe.[7]
Career
Beebe taught English literature at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1898.[1][8] From 1900 to 1937, she taught history and French at Syracuse University. At Syracuse she organized an interdenominational and co-educational Sunday school class, called Kolledj Klan, which lasted from 1907 to 1946.[9] During World War I, she took a leave of absence and spent 14 months in France, using her language skills to work for the YMCA in Aix-les-Bains.[10]
Publications
- A French Grammar for Schools and Colleges (1911)[11]
- The American Soldiers’ Souvenir of Aix les Bains (1919)[12]
- "William Howard Taft and Phi Kappa Phi" (1930)[13]
Personal life
Minnie Mason married pastor Theodore Orville Beebe in August of 1890; he died about six months later, in February of 1891.[7] She died in 1955, at the age of 89, in Syracuse.[10][14] A local newspaper paid tribute to her as "one of the nation's great teachers" and "a woman brimming with spirit and devotion to the cause of education."[15] Her journals are in the Syracuse University Archives.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Dr. Minnie M. Beebe Dies at Syracuse". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News. 1955-08-20. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Snodgrass, E. M. (1902). "Wallace W. Mason". Proceedings of the Livingston County Historical Society: 37.
- ^ Ogren, Christine A. (2005-04-30). The American State Normal School: An Instrument of Great Good. Springer. p. 198. ISBN 978-1-4039-7910-0.
- ^ Leonard, John W. (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America. American Commonwealth Company. p. 90.
- ^ "Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Directory, Alpha Chapter". The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta. 5 (4). November 1905.
- ^ Beebe, Mason (1900). Die Haltung Cicero's beim Ausbruch des Bürgerkrieges: eine historisch-psychologische Studie (in German). Berichthaus.
- ^ a b Singer, Sandra L. (2003-04-30). Adventures Abroad: North American Women at German-Speaking Universities, 1868-1915. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-09686-0 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Who's who in New York City and State. L.R. Hamersly Company (published 105). 1907.
- ^ "New Syracuse Church Serves Students" The Christian Student 22(3)(August 1921): 118.
- ^ a b "Dr. Beebe, 89, Dies; Was S. U. Educator". Syracuse Herald-Journal. 1955-08-15. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Library of Congress Copyright Office (1911). Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 753.
- ^ Beebe, Minnie A. Mason (1919). The American Soldiers' Souvenir of Aix-les-Bains by Mrs Minnie Mason Beebe ... american Y.M.C.A.
- ^ Beebe, Minnie Mason (May 1930). "William Howard Taft and Phi Kappa Phi". Phi Kappa Phi Journal. 10 (2): 68.
- ^ "Dr. Minnie M. Beebe". The New York Times. August 17, 1955. p. 27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "Dr. Minnie Mason Beebe". The Post-Standard. 1955-08-17. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Minnie Mason Beebe Journals". Syracuse University Archives. Retrieved 2026-01-10.