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Summary |
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| Creator: | Gavitt, Eva Mae Bonham. |
| Title: | Eva Mae Bonham Gavitt Collection |
| Dates: | 1931-2000 |
| Size: | 1 box (.25 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | The Eva Mae Bonham Gavitt Collection contains materials from her time as a student and alumnae of Syracuse University. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Eva Mae Bonham Gavitt (1914-2000) was the first woman to graduate from the College of Applied Science (now called the College of Engineering and Computer Science) at Syracuse University in 1935.
Eva Mae Bonham grew up in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. She started at Syracuse University in 1931 and studied industrial engineering as an Applied Science major. During her time as a student she was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Sorority, American Society of Civil Engineers, Pan-Hellenic Council, Women’s Christian Association, Honor Committee, Women’s Student Senate, and Math Club.
After her graduation in 1935, Eva Mae Bonham worked at Manhattan Rubber Company in Passaic, New Jersey. She married William B. Gavitt in 1937 and had two children.
Eva Mae Bonham Gavitt died in 2000 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Scope and Content
The Eva Mae Bonham Collection contains a chemistry and physics handbook with her name in it, a name tag, presumably from a reunion, with her photograph on it, and a pamphlet from her memorial service.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Eva Mae Bonham Gavitt Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The Archives acquired the Eva Mae Bonham Gavitt Collection from the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2006.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Maggie Teschler
Date: 2016
Revision history: