Donna Boutelle

Donna Lee Boutelle (October 8, 1931 – January 17, 2008) was an American medieval historian and college professor. She was a professor of history at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), president of the West Coast Association of Women Historians from 1972 to 1973, and co-chair of the Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession from 1974 to 1975.

Donna Boutelle
A smiling young white woman wearing a military cap
Donna Boutelle, from a 1955 newspaper
BornOctober 8, 1931
Sioux City, Iowa
Died (aged 76)
Santa Rosa, California
Occupation(s)Historian, college professor

Early life and education

Boutelle was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Jeanette Allison Milton, a photographer.[1] She attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, Santa Rosa Junior College,[2][3] and the University of California, Berkeley.[4] She earned an associate degree at Santa Rosa in 1953,[5] completed WAC training at Fort McClellan in 1955,[6] earned a bachelor's degree at Berkeley in 1960,[7] a master's degree in history in 1962,[8] and a PhD in history in 1970, with a dissertation titled "Louis the Pious and Ermoldus Nigellus: An Inquiry Into the Historical Reliability of In Honorem Hludowici".[9]

Career

In the 1950s and 1960s, Boutelle was a psychiatric technician at the Sonoma State Hospital.[10] For over forty years, Boutelle was a history professor on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach. She achieved full professor status in 1978.[11] She specialized in the early Middle Ages, and was associate vice-president for academic affairs at CSULB.[12] She taught in New Zealand on an exchange program. She retired in 2004.[13]

Boutelle was president of the West Coast Association of Women Historians from 1972 to 1973, and co-chair of the Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession.[14][15][16] She regularly reviewed books for journals including RQ[17][18] and The History Teacher.[19][20][21] She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[22]

Personal life

Boutelle married a Marine corporal, William Cavenaugh Rose, in 1950;[2] they divorced in 1952.[23] She died in 2008, aged 76 years, in Santa Rosa, California.[4]

References
  1. "Jeanette Milton". The Press Democrat. 1966-10-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wedding Held in Oceanside". The Press Democrat. 1950-09-03. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Former Grad Honored". Oak Leaf. April 21, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  4. "Donna Lee Boutelle Obituary". Long Beach Press-Telegram, via Legacy.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. "202 J.C. Candidates for Degrees Saturday". The Press Democrat. 1953-06-11. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ends Training". The Spokesman-Review. 1955-11-30. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-04-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Berkeley, University of California (1960). Commencement. p. 82.
  8. Berkeley, University of California (1962). Commencement Programs. p. 121.
  9. Boutelle, Donna Lee (1970). Louis the Pious and Ermoldus Nigellus: An Inquiry Into the Historical Reliability of In Honorem Hludowici. University of California.
  10. Pingree, Dorothy (1963-08-04). "Valley Varieties". The Press Democrat. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Historical News". Pacific Historical Review. 47 (1): 163. 1978. doi:10.2307/3637368. ISSN 0030-8684. JSTOR 3637368.
  12. "LBSU Plans Center for College Career Advice". Press-Telegram. 1976-04-15. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "History teacher devoted more than 40 years to CSULB". Daily Forty-Niner. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  14. "CCWH Presidents". Coordinating Council for Women in History. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  15. "Tribute to Grace H. Larsen and Election of Officers" (PDF). West Coast Association of Women Historians Newsletter. Vol. 5. May 1974. p. 2. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  16. "Women Historians to Speak". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1976-03-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Boutelle, Donna L. (1983). "Review of Atlas of Medieval Europe". RQ. 23 (2): 230–231. ISSN 0033-7072. JSTOR 25827136.
  18. Boutelle, Donna L. (1983). "Review of Dictionary of the Middle Ages, Volume 1: Aachen—Augustinism". RQ. 22 (3): 304. ISSN 0033-7072. JSTOR 25826967.
  19. Boutelle, Donna L. (2001). "Review of Through the Eyes of Innocents: Children Witness World War II". The History Teacher. 34 (4): 555–556. doi:10.2307/3054222. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 3054222.
  20. Boutelle, Donna L. (1993). "Review of Charles the Bald". The History Teacher. 27 (1): 100–102. doi:10.2307/494346. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 494346.
  21. Boutelle, Donna L.; Arnold, Linda (1974). "Review of Replica Sculpture, Alva Museum Replicas, Inc". The History Teacher. 7 (3): 467–471. doi:10.2307/492652. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 492652.
  22. Rho Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa (2018-01-16). "Charter Members". California State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  23. "Divorces". The Press Democrat. 1952-01-22. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
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