Background
Davies, Jane Badger was born on September 9, 1913 in Amboy, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Henry Harold and Clara May (Heermans) Badger.
Davies, Jane Badger was born on September 9, 1913 in Amboy, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Henry Harold and Clara May (Heermans) Badger.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1935. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1942. Bachelor of Liberal Studies with high honors, Columbia University, 1944.
Postgraduate, University Michigan, 1936. Postgraduate, University Wisconsin, 1937—1938.
Teacher Monticello Preparatory School, Godfrey, Illinois, 1935—1937, Kent School Girls, Denver, 1937—1941. Reference library Columbia University Libraries, 1944—1950, rare book cataloger, 1951—1977. Consultant National Trust History Preservation, 1965, 1987—1988, 1991—1994, Smithsonian Institute, 1967, Greensboro Preservation Society, North Carolina, 1967—1970, History Green Springs, 1970—1973, 1982, Llewellyn Park History District, 1982—1984, History Hudson Valley, 1986—1989, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1988—1992.
Editorial assistant Journal Society Architectural Historians, 1964—1965. Guest curator, author catalog A.J. Davis and American Classicism, Federal Hall Museum, New York City, 1989. Lecturer on American architectural history.
Member of Preservation League New York State, New York History Society, Friends of Lyndhurst, National Trust History Preservation, Victorian Society America (advisory committee member 1966-1976), Society Architectural Historians (secretary-treasurer New York chapter 1959-1967), Greensboro Preservation Society (honorary), Beta Phi Mu, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lyn Davies, July 18, 1972 (deceased 1994).
