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Pate, Minnie, fl 1927

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl 1927

Biography

Minnie Pate joined the Cambridge University Typewriting Office in the 1890s. The Office had been established in 1892 by Marian Marshall (c.1848-1901), a trade unionist and women's suffrage worker. In 1900 she sold the business to Minnie Pate. In October 1950 Minnie Pate became the first woman to become an honorary MA of Cambridge University.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 File

Minnie Pate: Scrapbook

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7637
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of photographs; cuttings from the Cambridge Evening News, Cambridge Review, and other publications; and letters, relating to the Cambridge University Typewriting Office, Cambridge luminaries, and Cambridge life in general.

Dates: 1892-1963
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).