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Runciman, Isabella Mary

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 18 March 1909 -

Biography

Isabella was born to estanciero (cattle rancher) Robert Leishman Runciman and Mary Brock nee Haydon at Buenos Aires. She was educated in Scotland and went on to be housemistress, Principal and Assistant at various schools in the UK and Argentina.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Isabella Mary Runciman, 1991

 Series
Identifier: Arch 1233/40
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Cassettes containing oral histories, predominantly of women connected to Canterbury University. The initial project was set up by the Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Federation of University Women in 1989. Most interviews are conducted by Stancey Yeabsley and were recorded between 1989 - 2009.

Dates: 1991