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SUB-SERIES Identifier: A-145: M-37

Subseries C. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), 1847-1963 (#17-91)

Scope and Contents

Subseries C, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), 1847-1963 (#17-91), includes correspondence with family and friends, financial documents and receipts, diaries and sketchbooks, and printed material by and about Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to obtain a medical degree in the United States. Family correspondence included in this subseries is letters Elizabeth sent to her family members. For letters sent to her by other family members, see those family members's individual subseries.

Dates

  • Creation: 1835-1963

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Originals closed; use digital images. Or, use microfilm M-37.

Extent

4.8 linear feet ((11+1/2 file boxes) plus 3 folio+ folders, 2 oversize folders, 43 photograph folders, 2 ambrotypes, 9 daguerreotypes)

Physical Location

Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.

General note

For Blackwell's 1849, 1855, and 1866 passports, see folio+ folder.

Repository Details

Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository

The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.

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