Shirley Howard Weber

Background

Weber, Shirley Howard was born on April 14, 1883 in Petaluma, California, United States. Son of Henry and Addie Marie (Petty) W., Bachelor of Arts, University of California, 1907, Master of Arts, 1914.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1917, m. Mistress Elsa (Grant) Boughton, of Saint Louis, Missouri, June 8, 1918. Stepchildren—Judson Grant Boughton, Isabel (Mistress Alexander Capps).

Career

Instructor in classics, Washington University, 1917-1918, assistant professor, 1918-1919. Assistant professor of classics, Princeton University, 1919-1925, associate professor since 1925 (on leave). Director of Gennadius Library, Athens, Greece, since August 1937.

Instructor University of California, summer 1918.

Visiting professor, Rutgers College and New Jersey College for Women, 1924-1925. Honorary member of the board of trustees Athens College since 1938.

Achievements

• Shirley Howard Weber has been listed as a noteworthy library director, educator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Classical League (1920-1924). Classical Association of Atlantic States (president 1936-1937), American Philological Society, American Numismatic Society, Archaeological Institute of America, Phi Beta Kappa.

Club: Peirasus Branch of Propeller of America (treasurer).

Connections

Father:

Henry Weber

Mother:

Addie Marie (Petty) Weber