Background
O'Brien, Elvy Setterqvist was born on December 12, 1925 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Ernst Adolf and Astrid Sofia Vilhelmina (Setterqvist) Carlson.
O'Brien, Elvy Setterqvist was born on December 12, 1925 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Ernst Adolf and Astrid Sofia Vilhelmina (Setterqvist) Carlson.
Degree, Frans Schartaus Handelsinstitut, Sweden, 1946. Bachelor, Wittenberg University, 1969. Student, University Basel, 1968—1971.
Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1982.
Purchasing agent Ericsson Telephone Sales, New York City, 1950—1952. Secretary Remington Rand, Stockholm, 1952—1955, Ford Motor Company Stockholm, 1955—1960. Executive secretary Svenska Fotografernas Förbund, 1961—1962.
Assistant Meet Modern Sweden, 1962—1964. Instructor Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1974. Assistant professor art history West Illinois University, Macomb, 1974—1988.
Editor Bibliography of History of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1988—1992.
Volunteer American Red Cross, Williamstown, since 1998. Volunteer fund drive WAMC Radio, Albany, New York, since 1993. Member of Swedish American History Society, Society Advancement Scandinavian Studies, Berkshire International Club.
Married Charles Harold O'Brien, December 21, 1964.