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Maureen Corr (1917 - )Maureen
Corr was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland. She emigrated
to
the United States in 1943, living with family in New York
City. There she pursued the education she had missed due
to a long
and difficult childhood illness, eventually graduating
from New York City's Hunter College in English. She joined
ER's office
staff in 1950 as Malvina "Tommy"
Thompson's assistant. Upon Thompson's death in 1953,
Corr filled her post as Roosevelt's personal secretary.
In addition
to her standard secretarial duties, including answering
correspondence, Corr often traveled with ER. She also
helped the family close
the office after Roosevelt's death. Her subsequent positions
included work for the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation
(1963-65), the Asia Society (1966-69), and the U.S. Mission
to the United Nations. In retirement, she continues to
reside
in New York City. Sources:Beasley, Maurine H., Holly C. Shulman, and Henry R. Beasley, eds. The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001, 108-110. |