Mabel Barbee Lee
Encyclopedia
Mabel Barbee Lee was an American
writer
, teacher
at Victor High School
, and administrator of Colorado College
, the University of California in Berkeley
, and other institutions.
Mabel was born in Silver Reef, Utah in 1884, and later grew up in Cripple Creek, Colorado
. She attended Colorado College
before she started her career as a teacher. Later she married Howe Lee and followed him to mining areas across the continent. He died in an influenza outbreak and she went on to become Dean of Women at Colorado College from 1922 to 1929. She then went on to be administrator at Bennington College
, Radcliffe, Whitman, and the University of California, Berkeley
. She then returned to Colorado and visited Cripple Creek, Colorado
in order to write "Cripple Creek Days." She went on to write a few more books before she died in 1979. There is an archive of her manuscripts in the Western History and Genealogy Department at the Denver Public Library
and another, with her correspondence with Lowell Thomas
at the Colorado College Library.
In 1930 she wrote an article titled Censoring the Conduct of College Women that was published in Atlantic Monthly.
In 1959 she appeared on This is Your Life
as a part of the life of Lowell Thomas
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
at Victor High School
Cripple Creek-Victor High School
Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School is the high school in Cripple Creek, Colorado, also serving Victor, Colorado. It is the sole high school in Cripple Creek Victor Public School District RE-1.-External links:**...
, and administrator of Colorado College
Colorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...
, the University of California in Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and other institutions.
Mabel was born in Silver Reef, Utah in 1884, and later grew up in Cripple Creek, Colorado
Cripple Creek, Colorado
The City of Cripple Creek is a Statutory City that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic...
. She attended Colorado College
Colorado College
The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...
before she started her career as a teacher. Later she married Howe Lee and followed him to mining areas across the continent. He died in an influenza outbreak and she went on to become Dean of Women at Colorado College from 1922 to 1929. She then went on to be administrator at Bennington College
Bennington College
Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
, Radcliffe, Whitman, and the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. She then returned to Colorado and visited Cripple Creek, Colorado
Cripple Creek, Colorado
The City of Cripple Creek is a Statutory City that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic...
in order to write "Cripple Creek Days." She went on to write a few more books before she died in 1979. There is an archive of her manuscripts in the Western History and Genealogy Department at the Denver Public Library
Denver Public Library
The Denver Public Library is the public library of the city of Denver, Colorado in the United States. Its administrative headquarters is on the 7th floor of the Central Library in Downtown Denver. , the library system had 2,519,977 items in its collection, and a library card base of 417,616 local...
and another, with her correspondence with Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas
Lowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous...
at the Colorado College Library.
In 1930 she wrote an article titled Censoring the Conduct of College Women that was published in Atlantic Monthly.
In 1959 she appeared on This is Your Life
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience including friends and family.Edwards...
as a part of the life of Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas
Lowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous...
.
Published works
- Cripple Creek Days, 1958 Forward by Lowell ThomasLowell ThomasLowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous...
- And Suddenly It's Evening, A Fragment of Life, 1963
- The Rainbow Years, 1966
- Back in Cripple Creek, 1968
- The Gardens in My Life; An Intimate Memoir, 1970