Lily Dexter Green, 1868-1942
DePauw University Class of 1893
DC 482

Archives of DePauw University
and Indiana United Methodism

Lily Dexter Greene Papers

1868-1942

Class of 1893

Size: 0.40 lf

Restrictions: none

Accession: none or unknown

Provenance: Elise G. Pickett

Processed by: unknown

Biographical Sketch

Lily Dexter Greene, daughter of William H. Greene and Mary Pence Greene, was born at Hardinsburg, Indiana on August 11, 1868. She received an A.B. from DePauw University in 1893, "took Bible" in the Chicago Training School, and went to India as a missionary in 1894. After serving in Lucknow, Dwarbath, and Budion, she returned briefly to the United States where she received an M.A. from Boston University in 1902. From 1902-1920 she served at Rajputana, Phalera, Cawnpore, and Lahore, returned to the United States in 1920, and received her Ph.D. from Hopkins University in 1922. After returning to Delhi to build a school in 1922, she spent the rest of her life in the Delhi area where she continued her missionary work. Lily Dexter Greene died on February 16, 1942 in India.

Collection Statement

This collection consists mainly of letters arranged in chronological order and articles. There is also a book, Life of Lily D. Greene by Elsie Greene Pickett along with a diary/homeward journal, 1930 from Greece.

DC 482

Folder 1 Diary - 1930

2 Life of Lily D. Greene by Elsie Greene Pickett

3 Letters : to Elsie Greene from Lily 1921-1940

to Lily Green from Dorothy Irwin, n.d.

to Elsie for Charles W. Greene, March, 1942

4 Articles

See Also

DC 549 & 550 - Lily Greene is mentioned several times in the letters of Marjorie Dimmitt

DC 237, folder G- letter from Lily Greene in Longden collection

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