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Helen Herron Taft Manning (August 1, 1891 – February 21, 1987) was an American professor of history and college dean. She was the middle child and only daughter of U.S. President William Howard Taft and his wife Helen Herron . Personal life. Like her older brother Robert and younger brother Charles, Helen Taft was a high achiever.
23 de feb. de 1987 · Helen Taft Manning, professor emeritus of history and longtime dean of Bryn Mawr College, died Saturday of pneumonia at a nursing home in suburban Philadelphia. She was 95 years old. Mrs....
28 de feb. de 1987 · Helen Taft Manning, the only daughter of President William Howard Taft, has died at age 95. Mrs. Manning, a former dean of Bryn Mawr College whose career there spanned four decades, died...
The Helen Taft Manning papers house the records of Helen Taft Manning, president of Bryn Mawr College and daughter of President William Howard Taft. This collection, which dates from 1861 to 1992, with bulk dates of 1915 to 1974, consists of correspondence, writings, clippings, and personal objects from the Manning family.
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First Lady Biography: Helen Taft. HELEN LOUISE "NELLIE" HERRON TAFT. Birth: 2 June, 1861 Cincinnati, Ohio. She was called "Nellie" from childhood on. The nickname served as a further distinction from her daughter Helen. As First Lady, she nevertheless signed correspondence to non-family members as "Helen H."
HIelen Taft Manning, referring particularly to the period 1830 to 1850, asked the question, "Who ran the British Empire?" She was especially concerned with the influence of the famous James Stephen, but her question raises matters of wider concern. "Patterns of historical writing are notoriously difficult to change," she wrote.'
Manning, Helen Taft, 1891-1987 (Person) Biographical / Historical. Helen Herron Taft Manning (August 1, 1891 – February 21, 1987) graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1915, became Dean in 1917, and acting president in 1919. She left Bryn Mawr to obtain a Doctorate in History from Yale University and returned to Bryn Mawr as Dean in 1925.