Eleanor Steinhebel Gurney Collection
Content Description
The collection includes a 1999 December oral history and 2 photographs, 1 with Gurney and 1 with Gurney and friend at Parris Island, 1953.
Dates
- circa 1953 to 1954
Creator
- Gurney, Eleanor Steinhebel (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Eleanor Steinhebel Gurney (b. 1934) of Detroit, Michigan, served in the Women Marines from May 1953 until 1954.
Eleanor Steinhebel Gurney (b. 1934) grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Northeastern High School in 1952. She attended Marygrove College in Detroit for one semester, and then worked for a chiropractor before joining the United States Marine Corps Reserve in May 1953.
Gurney attended boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was then assigned to the disbursing office there. She met Marine Joe Gurney at Parris Island, and the were married in December 1953. Eleanor Gurney left the Marines in June 1954. She later worked as a civilian at Camp Lejuene and for the federal government. The couple had six children.
Extent
0.209 Linear Feet (2 folders )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Eleanor Gurney (b. 1934), of Detroit, Michigan, served in the Women Marines from May 1953 until 1954.
The collection includes a 1999 December oral history and 2 photographs, 1 with Gurney and 1 with Gurney and friend at Parris Island, 1953.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: oral history and photographs.
Condition Description
The condition is good.
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Processing Information
Processed by Matthew McCarthy.
- Title
- Eleanor Steinhebel Gurney Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew McCarthy
- Date
- 2022 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository