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COLLECTION Identifier: SC 119

Scrapbook of Dorris Miller Wright, 1912-1916

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

  1. Baccalaureate--Class of 1913 20
  2. Choral Society 16
  3. Coes, Mary 14
  4. English Club 17
  5. Freshman class play 15
  6. Freshman class song 21
  7. Freshman-Senior party 24
  8. Idler 9, 16
  9. List of friends in college 1
  10. Maine postcards 30, 31
  11. Radcliffe Athletic Association 9
  12. Radcliffe Class Day, 1913 18, 19
  13. Radcliffe Class of 1915 11
  14. Radcliffe Class of 1916
  15. Radcliffe Commencement, 1913 21
  16. Radcliffe Guild 8, 12, 13
  17. Smith College post cards 29
  18. Songs, 1913 22, 25
  19. Songs, 1916 26
  20. 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

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