Background
Dondero, Helen was born on March 23, 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Thomas Frances and Anne (Cummings) Garrity.
Dondero, Helen was born on March 23, 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Thomas Frances and Anne (Cummings) Garrity.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, College New Rochelle (New York), 1928. Postgraduate New York School Social Work.
Family social worker Roman Catholic Diocesan Bureau, Hartford, 1932-1934. Welfare supervisor, East. Hartford, 1934-1935. Social worker Connecticut Welfare Department, 1935-1937.
District supervisor Connecticut Bureau Old Age Assistance, 1937-1940.
Secretary, administrative assistant department astronomy Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1956-1965. Head librarian Brainerd Memorial Library, Haddam, Connecticut, 1968-1984, trustee, 1948-1968.
Retired, 1984.
Member of Haddam History Society (citation of merit 1983), Connecticut Library. Association.
Married Timothy Joseph Dondero, September.17, 1938. Children: Timothy Joseph, Mary Elizabeth Dondero Rice, Thomas, Gregory.