Douglas, A. Vibert (Allie Vibert), 1894-1988
Alice Vibert Douglas papers, 1920-1988.
The collection consists of correspondence, lecture notes, speeches, articles, and memoirs as Professor of Astronomy and Dean of Women (1939-59) at Queen's University; President of the International Federation of University Women. Included is an article by Douglas titled, "Symbols in Stone" which was printed in the Queen's Review August, 1952. Also included is correspondence with Albert Einstein and others concerning Sir Arthur Eddington.
Douglas received her B.A. and M.Sc from McGill in 1920 and 1921. An interval as statistician at the British war office during World War I earned her the M.B.E. Her studies at Cambridge under Sir Arthur Eddington (whose biographer she became) began Douglas's interest in astronomy. In 1925 she received her Ph.D. in astronomy where here research field wsa the spectropic study of the very hot A and B stars. 1925-1939, Douglas taught as McGill then moved to Queen's where she served as Dean of Women, 1939-1959, and Professor of astronomy from 1946. She retired in 1964 and died in 1988.
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Queen's University. Archives. Kathleen Ryan Hall, Kingston, Ontario, Canada