Ellen Green Reilly, class of 1959, and Richard Reilly, class of 1958, collection
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains photographs, clippings, and artifacts from Ellen’s time at Washington College and reunion events.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1959
Access restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication rights
Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical Information
Ellen Green Reilly (1937-2017) was born in Syracuse, New York, to Alfred Green and Elsie Myers Green. She graduated from Washington College in 1958. While there, she met and later married Richard Reilly (1935-2018), a Connecticut native. They married after he graduated in 1959. After a brief stint in the Army Reserves, the couple moved to San Francisco, Richard worked at Dun & Bradstreet and C & H Sugar. He was then recruited by Pepsi Co. and returned to the East Coast. After decades in the field of finance and earning an MBA from New York University, the couple retired to Naples, Florida, but kept a residence in Easton. This allowed them to be active alumni. The couple had a son, Michael, and a daughter, Maureen.
Full Extent
.15 Cubic Feet (1 folder; artifacts)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and technical access restrictions
None. Please view artifacts on the Digital Archive.
Acquisition information
Gift of Michael Reilly, 2023.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Ellen Green Reilly, Class of 1959, and Richard Reilly, Class of 1958, Collection
- Author
- L.Sheldon
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620