Anne Dudley Blitz

Anne Dudley Blitz (January 27, 1881 – February 18, 1951) was an American college administrator. She was the first Dean of Women at the University of Kansas from 1921 to 1923, and Dean of Women at the University of Minnesota from 1923 to 1949.

Anne Dudley Blitz
A white woman with dark hair, wearing a dark dress with lace trim
Anne Dudley Blitz, from the 1916 yearbook of William Smith College
BornJanuary 27, 1881
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedFebruary 18, 1951
Minneapolis, Minnesota
OccupationCollege administrator
Known forDean of Women at University of Kansas (1921-1923), University of Minnesota (1923-1949)

Early life and education

Anne Dudley Blitz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Adolph Blitz and Anna Dudley Wickes Blitz.[1] Her father was a German-born eye doctor.[2] She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1904.[3] She pursued further studies in the School of Practical Arts at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she earned a master's degree in 1914, and helped create An Outline on the History of Cookery (1915), with Anna Barrows and Bertha Shapleigh.[4]

Blitz was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[5] She and her mother were members of the Daughters of the American Revolution.[6]

Career

Blitz taught English at a high school in Boise, Idaho after college.[7] From 1915 to 1919 Blitz was dean of William Smith College.[8] She was the first Dean of Women at the University of Kansas from 1921 to 1923.[9][10] She was the Dean of Women the University of Minnesota from 1923 to 1949.[11][12] She opposed desegregated campus housing at Minnesota, bringing her into conflict college president Guy Stanton Ford.[13][14]

Blitz was an early leader of the National Association of Deans of Women,[15] and active in the AAUW.[16] In 1936, she exhibited her handmade jewelry in St. Cloud.[17][18]

Personal life

Blitz was known for her collection of pets, including the six Pekingese puppies who often spent the work day in her campus office in 1945.[19] She also collected glassware and furniture.[18] She died two weeks after suffering a heart attack in 1951, in Minneapolis, aged 70 years.[1][20]

References
  1. "Dean Blitz Dies Following Heart Attack". Star Tribune. 1951-02-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mrs. Anna D. Blitz". Star Tribune. 1934-03-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. University of Minnesota, The Gopher (1902 yearbook): .
  4. "An outline on the history of cookery, by Anna Barrows and Bertha E. Shapleigh, assisted by Anne D. Blitz". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. William Smith College (1916). Catalogue of William Smith College. Hobart College. p. 87.
  6. Daughters of the American Revolution (1924). Lineage Book. The Society. p. 36.
  7. "College Women in Annual Session". The Idaho Statesman. 1910-10-30. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Collection: William Smith College Dean's Office records, 1914-2016". Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. "Anne Dudley Blitz". Jayhawker. 1923. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  10. "K. U. Loses Deans to Other Schools". The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas. 21: 7. May 1923.
  11. The Gopher: Annual Publication of the Student Body of the University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota. 1922. p. 39.
  12. James, Jean (1949-02-20). "Minnesota's First Woman Dean to Wind Up 26 Years' Service". Star Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Manthey, Marie (2020-08-01). "A History of Systemic Racism at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing". Creative Nursing. 26 (3): 215–218. doi:10.1891/CRNR-D-20-00039. ISSN 1078-4535. PMID 32883825. S2CID 221471924.
  14. "Dean Anne Dudley Blitz". A Campus Divided: Documents. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  15. Gerda, Janice Joyce. "A History of the Conferences of Deans of Women, 1903-1922" (PhD dissertation, Graduate College of Bowling Green, 2004).
  16. "Woman Dean of 'U' to Give Omaha Speech". Star Tribune. 1928-04-15. p. 50. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Schilplin, Maude C. (1936-10-02). "Dean Blitz of University of Minnesota Displays Rare Handiwork to Reading Room". St. Cloud Times. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  18. Taaffe, Florence (1934-11-25). "Jewelry Design, Glassware, and Furniture Collecting Hobbies Keep Dean Blitz Busy". Star Tribune. p. 50. Retrieved 2022-07-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Pekingese Pets of Dean Blitz Sit in on Stormy Sessions in U. of M. Office". Star Tribune. 1945-03-25. p. 34. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Anne Dudley Blitz". Chicago Tribune. 1951-02-19. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-07-12 – via Newspapers.com.
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