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Mary Claire Engstrom (October 1, 1906 – May 20, 1997) was an American writer and historian. She is best known for her active role in preserving historic buildings in the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina.[1]
Mary Claire Randolph Engstrom | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1906 Kansas City, Missouri, US |
| Died | 20 May 1997 (aged 90) |
| Spouse | Alfred G. Engstrom |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Harvard University & Yale University |
| Main interests | historical documentation of Hillsborough |
Biography edit
Engstrom was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was the daughter of Lester L. Randolph and Florence Alberta Toynbee Randolph. She earned a PhD at the University of North Carolina in English literature in 1939, and did postdoctoral research at Harvard and Yale, specializing in 18-century satire.
With her husband, Alfred G. Engstrom (1907–1990), a professor of French at the university, she purchased the historic Nash-Hooper House in Hillsborough.
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- ^ "Engstrom, Mary Claire". NCpedia. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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