Background
Mercer, Phyllis Straus was born on June 29, 1910 in Peekskill, New York, United States. Daughter of Thomas Chalmers and Anne Milton (Frost) S.
Mercer, Phyllis Straus was born on June 29, 1910 in Peekskill, New York, United States. Daughter of Thomas Chalmers and Anne Milton (Frost) S.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1931. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1939. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1932.
Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1951. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1952.
English teacher, guidance counselor Tudor Hall School, Indianapolis, 1936—1942. Staff member United Service Organizations Young Men’s Christian Association, Hyannis and Quincy, Massachusetts, 1942—1946, Young Women’s Christian Association, Boston, 1946—1954. English teacher Lee School, 1931—1932, Dana Hall School, Wellesley, 1954—1975.
Volunteer James Whitcomb Riley Hospital Children, Indianapolis, 1940. Member of Wellesley College Club (scholar 1931).
Married George Everett Mercer, September 1, 1954.