Legacy and Honors
Marian MacDowell was awarded honorary degrees from numerous academic, artistic and media institutions:
- 1930, University of New Hampshire, Durham
- 1938, New Jersey State College for Women
- 1939, Middlebury College
Other awards included:
- The prize of "the American woman who makes the most valuable contribution to American life during the year" from Pictorial Review
- 1940, Pettee Medal from the University of New Hampshire
- Henry Hadley Medal for outstanding service to music
- At the age of 92, Marian MacDowell was honored by the National Institute of Arts and Letters for her distinguished service in the arts.
- In 1997, the MacDowell Colony was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Papers of the Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection and the MacDowell Colony are held by the Library of Congress.
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