Series I. BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL, 1926-2013 (#1.1-14.9, FD.1, F+D.1-F+D.2)
Scope and Contents
Series I, BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL, 1926-2013 (#1.1-14.9, FD.1, F+D.1-F+D.2), includes appointment books (a complete run from 1979 to 2001, as well as a few earlier and later); versions of Hunt's curricula vitae and articles about her (including several stressing her successful balancing of career and motherhood); awards, honors, and tributes to her; educational material ranging from high school to courses taken as part of Harvard University's Learning in Retirement program; financial material; Hunt's will and the will of her husband Edward Eyre Hunt; material related to Hunt's emigration from Australia; clippings about Hunt's engagement and marriage to Edward Eyre Hunt, as well as their marriage certificate and a program for the ceremony; passports and other travel documents, including family correspondence from Hunt's trip to Russia in the 1960s with her two oldest children, Margaret and William. The series is arranged alphabetically.
Dates
- Creation: 1836-2013
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-2005
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
31.69 linear feet ((76 file boxes) plus 2 folio folders, 4 folio+ folders, 1 oversize folder, 1 supersize folder, 20 photograph folders, 1 folio photograph folder, 2 folio+ photograph folders, 5 audiotapes, 6 mini audiocassettes, 4 DVDs)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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