Class ring, 1916
Scope and Contents
A 1916 class ring with a 14k gold band. The head of the ring is a light blue stone. The ring band has a unique design with semi-circle embellishments that resemble oyster shells along the outside of the band. The oyster shell design may be a reference to the 1916 class animal. The inside of the ring band has the initials L. M. K. indicating that it could have been the owner of alumna Larie Maee Klein (Boas).
Dates
- Creation: 1916
Biographical / Historical
Larie Mae Klein was an alumna from the class of 1916. During her time at Bryn Mawr, she was on the Scenery Committee, a group of 5 people who oversaw storing and keeping track of class scenery and props, likely for the class plays that used to be performed. After graduating, she briefly worked at the Foreign Bureau in New York city. In 1920, she married Benajmin Boas and moved to live with him in San Francisco. She spent her subsequent years taking care of her children and visiting the East coast, where most of her friends lived.
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