Collection of Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy, 1829-1972
Overview
Autographs, letters, trade cards, pamphlets, etc., documenting the suffrage and women's rights movements and advertisements catering to women collected by Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy.
Dates
- Creation: 1829-1972
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the materials in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Items may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.21 linear feet ((1/2 file box) plus 1 photograph folder, 1 folio+ folder)The collection consists largely of autographs and letters from women authors and suffragists; a scrapbook about opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink; advertisements and trade cards; advice-to-women pamphlets; anti-suffrage postcards; and clippings and postcards relating to suffrage and women's rights.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by author and then by subject.
BIOGRAPHY
Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy were collectors of material on the suffrage and women's rights movements, as well as advertisements, pamphlets, etc., catering to women.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 89-M172
This collection was given to the Schlesinger Library in August 1989 by Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy.
Processing Information
Processed: August 1999
By: Deborah A. Richards
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Levy, Edward G.. Collection of Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy, 1829-1972: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00024
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.