Background
Kimball, Mary Lee Evans was born on January 27, 1911 in St. Louis. Daughter of Dwight Durkee and Elmira (Lee) Evans.
Kimball, Mary Lee Evans was born on January 27, 1911 in St. Louis. Daughter of Dwight Durkee and Elmira (Lee) Evans.
AB cum laude, Smith College, 1933. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1935. Diploma, D'etudes University.
Diploma, University Paris France, 1937. Diploma, Ecole du Louvre, Paris, 1962. Postgraduate, University Connecticut, 1967—1968.
Master of Arts, Trinity College, 1971. Master of Arts, University Connecticut, 1971.
Teacher French Cambridge School, Kendall Green, Massachusetts, 1937—1938, Wheaton College, 1938—1941, Greenwood School, Ruxton, Maryland, 1941—1942, Montessori School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1945, Milton Academy, Massachusetts, 1948—1952. Instructor French Tufts University, 1952—1958. Assistant professor French Newton College Sacred Heart, 1958—1959, Stonehill College, 1959—1964.
Associate professor French Salem Massachusetts State College, 1965. Assistant professor French University Massachusetts, Boston, 1965—1981. Board directors Heart Fund, Boston, 1970.
Member womans board Day-Kimball Hospital, Connecticut. Milton chairman Boston Arts Festival, 1957—1960. President Milton Womens Republican Club, 1958—1960.
Milton Republican Town Committee, 1988. Chevalier L'Ordre des Palmes Academy, 1974. Board directors French Library.
Boston, since 1972, Home for Aged Women, since 1981. Chairman United Nations Council South Shore, since 1983. Member corporation Milton Hospital, since 1981.
Instructor French United States Army, Whitehorse, Yukon, 1944.
Member of League of Women Voters (voters service chairman, international relations chairman Milton 1948-1952), Colonial Dames American, Fragment Society Boston, Massachusetts Society Colonial Dames, United Nations Council South Shore (director since 1975), United Nations Association Greater Boston (president 1981-1984), American History Association, Alliance Francaise (board directors since 1978), Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers French, University (Washington), University (Boston), College (Boston), Milton Womens Club (international relations chairman 1958-1960, 1962-1964, garden and conservation chairman 1960-1961), Women's City (Boston), Chilton, Smith College (director 1955-1961, 1970-1975, president Class of 1933 1973-1978), Chromatic (president 1977-1987).
Married Chase Kimball, June 27, 1942. Children: Elmira Lee, Helen Chase, Mary Eliza.