Obituary from Coffey Funeral Home (https://www.coffeyfuneralhome.com/notices/May-Stone):
May N. Stone of Sleepy Hollow died on December 21, 2018. She was 84. Born in Hanover, NH on April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. She had lived in New York City and came to Sleepy Hollow in her retirement.
May received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pembroke College of Brown University. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Library Science from Columbia University and a Master's Degree in Historical Preservation also from Columbia.
She was the Reference Librarian at the Avery Architectural Library of Columbia University.
May was buried with her family in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN.
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Memorial in the New York Times, Sunday 22 December 2019:
Stone, May N. (1934-2018)
May N. Stone of New York City died December 21, 2018 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. May was born in Hanover, NH, the daughter of Dartmouth professor Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. Her family included her cousin Kurt Vonnegut. May received a Bachelor of Arts from Pembroke College of Brown University, and Master of Arts degrees in both Library Science and Historical Preservation from Columbia University.
A reference librarian at the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library of Columbia University and the New-York Historical Society, May was a respected authority on the history and architecture of hotels. Her scholarship yielded significant contributions to the Winterthur Portfolio, the Encyclopedia of New York City, and the American National Biography.
May is still much missed by her many friends. Donations in her name would be appreciated by The New-York Historical Society or Marble Collegiate Church.
May N. Stone of Sleepy Hollow died on December 21, 2018. She was 84. Born in Hanover, NH on April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. She had lived in New York City and came to Sleepy Hollow in her retirement.
May received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pembroke College of Brown University. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Library Science from Columbia University and a Master's Degree in Historical Preservation also from Columbia.
She was the Reference Librarian at the Avery Architectural Library of Columbia University.
May was buried with her family in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN.
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Memorial in the New York Times, Sunday 22 December 2019:
Stone, May N. (1934-2018)
May N. Stone of New York City died December 21, 2018 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. May was born in Hanover, NH, the daughter of Dartmouth professor Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. Her family included her cousin Kurt Vonnegut. May received a Bachelor of Arts from Pembroke College of Brown University, and Master of Arts degrees in both Library Science and Historical Preservation from Columbia University.
A reference librarian at the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library of Columbia University and the New-York Historical Society, May was a respected authority on the history and architecture of hotels. Her scholarship yielded significant contributions to the Winterthur Portfolio, the Encyclopedia of New York City, and the American National Biography.
May is still much missed by her many friends. Donations in her name would be appreciated by The New-York Historical Society or Marble Collegiate Church.
Obituary from Coffey Funeral Home (https://www.coffeyfuneralhome.com/notices/May-Stone):
May N. Stone of Sleepy Hollow died on December 21, 2018. She was 84. Born in Hanover, NH on April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. She had lived in New York City and came to Sleepy Hollow in her retirement.
May received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pembroke College of Brown University. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Library Science from Columbia University and a Master's Degree in Historical Preservation also from Columbia.
She was the Reference Librarian at the Avery Architectural Library of Columbia University.
May was buried with her family in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN.
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Memorial in the New York Times, Sunday 22 December 2019:
Stone, May N. (1934-2018)
May N. Stone of New York City died December 21, 2018 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. May was born in Hanover, NH, the daughter of Dartmouth professor Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. Her family included her cousin Kurt Vonnegut. May received a Bachelor of Arts from Pembroke College of Brown University, and Master of Arts degrees in both Library Science and Historical Preservation from Columbia University.
A reference librarian at the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library of Columbia University and the New-York Historical Society, May was a respected authority on the history and architecture of hotels. Her scholarship yielded significant contributions to the Winterthur Portfolio, the Encyclopedia of New York City, and the American National Biography.
May is still much missed by her many friends. Donations in her name would be appreciated by The New-York Historical Society or Marble Collegiate Church.
May N. Stone of Sleepy Hollow died on December 21, 2018. She was 84. Born in Hanover, NH on April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. She had lived in New York City and came to Sleepy Hollow in her retirement.
May received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pembroke College of Brown University. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Library Science from Columbia University and a Master's Degree in Historical Preservation also from Columbia.
She was the Reference Librarian at the Avery Architectural Library of Columbia University.
May was buried with her family in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN.
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Memorial in the New York Times, Sunday 22 December 2019:
Stone, May N. (1934-2018)
May N. Stone of New York City died December 21, 2018 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. May was born in Hanover, NH, the daughter of Dartmouth professor Donald L. Stone and Norma J. Mueller Stone. Her family included her cousin Kurt Vonnegut. May received a Bachelor of Arts from Pembroke College of Brown University, and Master of Arts degrees in both Library Science and Historical Preservation from Columbia University.
A reference librarian at the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library of Columbia University and the New-York Historical Society, May was a respected authority on the history and architecture of hotels. Her scholarship yielded significant contributions to the Winterthur Portfolio, the Encyclopedia of New York City, and the American National Biography.
May is still much missed by her many friends. Donations in her name would be appreciated by The New-York Historical Society or Marble Collegiate Church.
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