Overview
Scrapbook, correspondence, clippings, etc., of Dorris Miller Wright, Radcliffe College Class of 1916.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1916
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in materials in the scrapbook created by Dorris Miller Wright may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Scrapbook may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1.38 linear feet (1 folio+ box)Dorris Miller Wright's scrapbook, 1912-1916, contains newspaper clippings, programs, invitations, ticket stubs, Christmas gift cards, receipts, visiting cards, and dance cards.
BIOGRAPHY
Dorris Miller Wright, Radcliffe Class of 1916, taught history and government, 1916-1918, and was then employed in the research department of Filene's, Boston, Massachusetts. She was married in 1926 and widowed in 1932. She was active in the Massachusetts Republican Committee, the Red Cross, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and her church.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: R89-10
This collection was purchased from the Arlington Book Store in April 1989.
Index to scrapbook
- Baccalaureate--Class of 1913 20
- Choral Society 16
- Coes, Mary 14
- English Club 17
- Freshman class play 15
- Freshman class song 21
- Freshman-Senior party 24
- Idler 9, 16
- List of friends in college 1
- Maine postcards 30, 31
- Radcliffe Athletic Association 9
- Radcliffe Class Day, 1913 18, 19
- Radcliffe Class of 1915 11
- Radcliffe Class of 1916
- Radcliffe Commencement, 1913 21
- Radcliffe Guild 8, 12, 13
- Smith College post cards 29
- Songs, 1913 22, 25
- Songs, 1916 26
- Songs at the Holyoke game 27
Processing Information
Processed: February 1993
By: Isabelle Bland Dry '35
Genre / Form
- Title
- Wright, Dorris Miller. Scrapbook of Dorris Miller Wright, 1912-1916: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01049
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.