[3] Vivian Blanche Small was born in Gardiner, Maine, September 17, 1875.

On July 1, 1909, Small became president of Lake Erie College,[4][5] retiring on September 1, 1941.

[4][5] During her tenure at Lake Eric College, Small resided in Painesville, Ohio.

[4] In 1941, 5 short pieces for girls chorus (1941), by Julius Hijman, lyrics by Carl Sandburg, was dedicated to Small and the Lake Erie College Choir.

[7] Vivian Blanche Small died at a nursing home in Portland, Maine, May 15, 1946.