Doris Shalit Oberg papers

Doris Herbert (Shalit) Oberg was born in 1913 in Philadelphia, PA, and was moved to Quincy, MA, two months later. At age 16 Doris received her pilot's license and was the youngest woman to fly solo from the Dennis Airport in North Quincy. She graduated from Quincy High School and attended the Forsyth Dental Infirmary. Upon graduation she entered private practice with her father, Dr. B. Lawrence Shalit. Oberg was an accomplished painter and photographer who also graduated from the Museum of Fine Arts School of Art. She remained affiliated with both the School of Fashion Design and the Forsyth Dental Infirmary until her death. She was active at Northeastern University through her husband, Rudolf O. Oberg who was Director of Alumni Relations. She traveled the United States attending alumni meetings and functions, serving as an unofficial photographer. She was awarded the Tirrell Cup for her activism with the Community Players of Quincy, and won awards as a member of the South Shore Camera Club. In July of 1954 she joined the Quincy Historical Society where she became the office librarian and was elected the first female president in 1982. She then as vice president until her death. She was a founding member of the Quincy Tourism Association, Inc., a member of both the Wollaston Mothers' and Garden Clubs, and was active in the Historic District Commission and the Rice Eventide Home Auxiliary. She served as clerk and moderator at Memorial Congregational Church in North Quincy. She had one daughter, Josephine Kilbourn of Joppa, MD. Doris g died on March 19, 1993, after a brief illness.