Series I. BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL, ca.1915-2004, n.d. (#1.1-11.5, F+D.1-F+D.2, SD.1)
Scope and Contents
Series I, BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL, ca.1915-2004, n.d. (#1.1-11.5, F+D.1-F+D.2, SD.1), includes guestbooks, birth certificates, speeches, articles by and about Eloise Bittel Cohen, passports, scrapbooks, recipes, financial records, real estate records, notes from classes at the University of Michigan, and poems. The Tivy High School scrapbook created by Eloise Bittel Cohen includes class lists, photographs, clippings, and notes from classmates (#2.8v). This series also includes the short stories and poems written by Eloise Bittel Cohen for the Turner Clinic writing group, which was designed for people over 60, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. These documents also contain detailed itineraries and notes related to the "This is Our Country" trip Eloise and Wilbur Cohen took with Lady Bird Johnson in 1968 (#10.4). Also found in this series are records from the many properties owned by the Cohens in Maryland, Michigan, and Texas, including annotated maps of the Bittel family ranch in Ingram, Texas (#F+D.1, SD.1). This series is arranged alphabetically.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-2005
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1928-2003
Language of Materials
Most materials in English; some material in Spanish or Yiddish.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
32.1 linear feet ((77 file boxes) plus 5 folio+ folders, 1 supersize folder, 29 photograph folders, 1 folio+ photograph folder, 90 motion pictures, 1 audiocassette, 1 object)Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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