Peterson, Penelope

Person

Staff Only

Penelope Peterson was a dramatic artist, singer, cellist, pianist, and the first woman to be invited to lecture at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. Miss Peterson returned to the United States during the "European War" (World War I).

Citation

Author: Janette Garcia

Citation

Sources within the collection.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

E. M. (Edward Melvin) Card Collection

Collection — Container: 206

Identifier: ELIBR-0206

Scope and Contents Includes poll tax receipts Tarrant County, 1907, and Hidalgo County 1908-1939 for E. M. Card, wife Birdie B. Card, and Michael Card (age 22 in 1939). Also includes brief history of the development of roads, irrigation systems, and other civil engineering projects of the City of McAllen from 1916 to 1951 written by E. M. Card.

Dates: 1907 - 1961

Found in: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus / E. M. (Edward Melvin) Card Collection