Background
Mccully, Alice Woodruff Anderson was born on December 15, 1882 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Oliver Phelps and Ada Augusta (Woodruff) Anderson.
Mccully, Alice Woodruff Anderson was born on December 15, 1882 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Oliver Phelps and Ada Augusta (Woodruff) Anderson.
Graduate Annie Wright Seminary, Tacoma, Washington, 1901. Student of University of Washington.
Formerly writer of fiction for magazines but during recent years has devoted time to horticultural articles, specializing on rockgraden lines. Studied alpine plants, particularly the alpines of the Northwest mountain ranges and experimented in their growth under cultivation. Studied mountain flora of Southern California and Mexico, 1930-1931.
Member League American Penwomen, Alpine Garden Society of England, Phi Gamma Museum. Member advisory board Yenching University, Peiping, China.
Married Marshall H. McCully, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1903 (divorced). Children: Dorothy Woodruff (Mistress Harry Albert Achenbach), Louise Phelps.