Josephine Broude

Josephine Broude, a longtime resident of New Haven, died at her home on December 22 at the age of 95.

For over thirty years, starting in 1965, Broude managed the Office of the Provost at Yale University. Her book, The Provost of Yale University: a history of the office 1919-1994, which provided the history of the office as well as its incumbents, was published by Yale University Press in 2002. In addition, Broude was a fellow of Silliman College, a member of the Board of Governors of Mory’s, and a graduate secretary of the Elizabethan Club.  

Josephine Rachel Broude was born on May 25, 1927 in New York City, the daughter of Emanuel and Eva (Lieberson) Rosen.  She graduated from Antioch College in 1949, where she met her husband, Henry, who was the Philip G. Bartlett Professor of Economics at Yale until his death in 2007. Before coming to Yale, she worked in the architecture firm, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott in Boston, and later as an interior designer with Douglas Orr at the American Institute of Architects in New Haven.  

 In keeping with her wishes there will be no memorial service. Friends may give any gifts in remembrance to the charity or institution of their choice, and it is certain that she would, as in all things, be grateful.