Alice Browne Quan

Background

Quan, Alice Browne was born on April 4, 1908 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Virgil and Maimee Lee (Robinson) Browne.

Education

Student, Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, 1925—1926. Graduate, Miss Mason's School, Tarrytown, New York, 1928. AB, Oklahoma University, 1930.

Master of Arts in History, Oklahoma University.

Career

Docent Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1940—1941. Member, council Girl Scouts United States of America, Oklahoma City, 1941—1943. Substitute teacher, history Junior & Senior High School, 1941—1945.

State president Children American Revolution, 1941—1945, editor 1st & 2nd state year books, 1941—1947, honorary president, 1945, national vice president, 1945—1947, national library & curator, 1947—1951. State membership chairman, 1946—1950. Organizing & honorary regent Daughters of the American Revolution, Paul's Valley, 1947.

Charter member, women's committee Oklahoma Symphony Society, fund raising chairman, 1950—1952. State chairman, building fund Oklahoma, 1950—1952. State women's committee chairman, savings bond division United States Treasury Department, 1950—1964.

Decoration chairman Beaux Arts Ball, 1958. Recording secretary Oklahoma State Officers Club, 1960. Organizing chairman Musicade, Oklahoma Federation Music Clubs, 1960.

Director Ardmore Coca Cola Bottling Company, Ardmore, Oklahoma, 1976—1979, Glencoe Vacherie Plantation, Franklin, Louisiana, from 1963, secretary & treasurer, from 1980. Hospitality chairman Town Hall, Oklahoma City, 1967—1970. Member, president's council School of Ozarks, Missouri, from 1973.

Board member board & past vice president Oklahoma Art Center, member, liaison board, 1973—1985, Art League, 1973—1986. President, council Oklahoma City University, 1974—1979, member, bishop's council, from 1980. Board directors & vice president Civic Music Association, 1974—1982.

Advisory committee Oklahoma City School Music, 1975—1979. Associate member, national council Metropolitan Opera, 1975—1979, patron, from 1979. Chairman, Phoebe circuit 1st Presbyterian Church, 1976—1977, chairman, Priscilla circuit, 1977—1978, program chairman, women's association, 1979—1981.

Co-chairman 3rd Annual Heart Ball, 1978. Chairman United Nations Day, Oklahoma City, 1981. Board directors Oklahoma City Heritage Association, 1982—1983, from 1986, Oklahoma City Opera, Metropolitan Opera Southwestern Hospitality.

Member, executive board Library. Society, chairman, scholarships benefit, 1984, opera executive board, from 1985.

Achievements

• Alice Browne Quan has been listed as a noteworthy civic and club worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Oklahoma Opera & Musical Theatre Society, Reviewers Clique (president 1978-1979), Oklahoma Art League 1968-1969, (program chairman 1981-1982), Oklahoma Association Women Highway Leaders, English Speaking Union (travel chairman 1974-1976, membership chairman 1976-1978, program chairman 1979-1981), National Society Descendants Ancient & Honorary Artillery Company, Junior League Oklahoma City (sustaining), Oklahoma Zoological Society (life), Colonial Order of Crown (life), Society Descendants Knights Most Noble Order Garter (life), Plantagenet Society (life), Order of Washington (life), Sovereign Colonial Society Americans Royal Descent (life), Oklahoma Science & Arts Foundation (life), National Society Old Plymouth Colony Descendants (life), Oklahoma Society Mayflower Descendants (life), Colonial Bridge Club (trophy 1935), Ladies Music Club (life. Vice president 1957-1964), Redbud Women's Club (president 1968-1969, director since 1969), Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Embassy Club, Wednesday Review Club (president 1984-1986), Mayfair Club, Beacon Club, Lotus Club, Seventy Five Club, Eagle Nest Club, Alpha Tau Omega (state wives & mothers club president 1953-1954), Gamma Phi Beta (Golden 50 Crescent award 1979), Magna Carta Dames (life. State regent 1981-1984).

Connections

Married Frank James Quan, February 22, 1966. 1 child Floyd Davis Raupe.

Father:

Virgil Browne

Mother:

Maimee Lee (Robinson) Browne

Spouse:

Frank James Quan

child:

Floyd Davis Raupe Quan