Box | PHOTOGRAPHS, Box 15

SCOPE AND CONTENT: In Series I most of the papers come from Abby Langdon Alger, a sister of Louisa Taylor Alger, and Louisa Rodgers Alger, a daughter of Louisa T. Alger. In Series II, the papers of the Rodgers-Meigs-Taylor families have their connection in the family of Louisa Taylor Alger before she was married. These include some letters of Minerva Denison Rodgers, the wife of Commodore John Rodgers (1773-1838). Series III, written from 1809-1812, includes the papers of the Jackson-Price-Hubbell families,...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: In Series I most of the papers come from Abby Langdon Alger, a sister of Louisa Taylor Alger, and Louisa Rodgers Alger, a daughter of Louisa T. Alger. In Series II, the papers of the Rodgers-Meigs-Taylor families have their connection in the family of Louisa Taylor Alger before she was married. These include some letters of Minerva Denison Rodgers, the wife of Commodore John Rodgers (1773-1838). Series III, written from 1809-1812, includes the papers of the Jackson-Price-Hubbell families,...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: In Series I most of the papers come from Abby Langdon Alger, a sister of Louisa Taylor Alger, and Louisa Rodgers Alger, a daughter of Louisa T. Alger. In Series II, the papers of the Rodgers-Meigs-Taylor families have their connection in the family of Louisa Taylor Alger before she was married. These include some letters of Minerva Denison Rodgers, the wife of Commodore John Rodgers (1773-1838). Series III, written from 1809-1812, includes the papers of the Jackson-Price-Hubbell families,...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The papers of Constance Hall document American women's work to aid French and Belgian children and adults displaced by fighting during World War I. Four scrapbooks contain records of the New England Clothing Committee, of which Hall was chairman, from 1915 to 1921. The New England Clothing Committee worked with the Comité Franco-Américaine pour la Protection des Enfants de la Frontière, which established centers in France to care for displaced French and Belgian children during the war. It...

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

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Correspondence, miscellaneous writings, clippings and memorabilia of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Stowe, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and other members of the family. Included is Lyman Beecher Stowe's correspondence and research re Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Charlotte Cushman. Also bibliography (on cards) of the Beecher family. Family memorabilia.

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The papers of Caroline Lexow Babcock include material about her work for the Women's Peace Union of the Western Hemisphere, woman's suffrage in New York in the period 1906-1915, movements to abolish conscription and capital punishment, and the campaign for world government. Babcock's and Olive E. Hurlburt's work for the National Woman's Party is well documented. This collection also includes correspondence with and material about Harriot Stanton Blatch and Elinor Byrns.A large...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: While this collection contains those of Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch's papers that have survived, it covers only scattered portions of her career and personal life. The Holmes and Kingsbury family papers, especially those of Ellen Holmes, Laura Davis (Holmes) and Isaac Franklin Kingsbury, are the strongest part of the collection. Spanning eight decades (from 1852 to the 1920s), these papers document the education, court-ship, family relationships, and attitudes toward the Civil War of a middle...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: While this collection contains those of Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch's papers that have survived, it covers only scattered portions of her career and personal life. The Holmes and Kingsbury family papers, especially those of Ellen Holmes, Laura Davis (Holmes) and Isaac Franklin Kingsbury, are the strongest part of the collection. Spanning eight decades (from 1852 to the 1920s), these papers document the education, court-ship, family relationships, and attitudes toward the Civil War of a middle...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: While this collection contains those of Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch's papers that have survived, it covers only scattered portions of her career and personal life. The Holmes and Kingsbury family papers, especially those of Ellen Holmes, Laura Davis (Holmes) and Isaac Franklin Kingsbury, are the strongest part of the collection. Spanning eight decades (from 1852 to the 1920s), these papers document the education, court-ship, family relationships, and attitudes toward the Civil War of a middle...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection consists of the correspondence and materials re: Elizabeth Reynard's career in the WAVES, of which she was assistant director during World War II; and her writings, especially her books The Narrow Land; Folk Chronicles of Old Cape Cod (1934) and Ports of Youth: Fragments of an Autobiography (1962). There is also a small amount of material re: the women reserve groups in the Canadian and British armed forces during World...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection consists of the correspondence and materials re: Elizabeth Reynard's career in the WAVES, of which she was assistant director during World War II; and her writings, especially her books The Narrow Land; Folk Chronicles of Old Cape Cod (1934) and Ports of Youth: Fragments of an Autobiography (1962). There is also a small amount of material re: the women reserve groups in the Canadian and British armed forces during World...

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Rose Arnold Powell's journals, correspondence and articles show how indefatigably she worked to have Susan B. Anthony memorialized in many ways. There is a large section of material on Susan B. Anthony, and on Rose Arnold Powell's attempts to have Anthony represented at Mount Rushmore, including correspondence with Gutzon Borglum.

Scope and Contents: SERIES IV, PAPERS OF KATHARINE DUMMER FISHER FROM TNE WINNETKA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. 1937-1961 (#969-1002), includes correspondence, flyers, clippings, speeches, notes, etc. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence which documents Fisher's work with the National League of Women Voters, Illinois League of Women Voters, and the Winnetka League of Women Voters in which she served in several capacities, including as national league treasurer and state league president. Many of the...

Scope and Contents: SERIES IV, PAPERS OF KATHARINE DUMMER FISHER FROM TNE WINNETKA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. 1937-1961 (#969-1002), includes correspondence, flyers, clippings, speeches, notes, etc. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence which documents Fisher's work with the National League of Women Voters, Illinois League of Women Voters, and the Winnetka League of Women Voters in which she served in several capacities, including as national league treasurer and state league president. Many of the...

Scope and Contents: SERIES IV, PAPERS OF KATHARINE DUMMER FISHER FROM TNE WINNETKA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. 1937-1961 (#969-1002), includes correspondence, flyers, clippings, speeches, notes, etc. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence which documents Fisher's work with the National League of Women Voters, Illinois League of Women Voters, and the Winnetka League of Women Voters in which she served in several capacities, including as national league treasurer and state league president. Many of the...

Scope and Contents: SERIES IV, PAPERS OF KATHARINE DUMMER FISHER FROM TNE WINNETKA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. 1937-1961 (#969-1002), includes correspondence, flyers, clippings, speeches, notes, etc. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence which documents Fisher's work with the National League of Women Voters, Illinois League of Women Voters, and the Winnetka League of Women Voters in which she served in several capacities, including as national league treasurer and state league president. Many of the...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The papers of Helen G. Ludington Rotch consist primarily of speeches and statements prepared by her in connection with her political and civic activities in and around Boston, particularly the Americans for Democratic Action and the Joint Council for International Cooperation.Addenda given in 2012 (folders #12v-14) include a guest book and a volume saluting her accomplishments on behalf of Americans for Democratic Action. Addenda acquired in 2018 (folder #15) consists of a play...

SCOPE AND CONTENT: Correspondence, diaries, travel journal, school notebooks, histories, and articles. She spent the 1920s in Europe promoting consumer relations and home appliances, then worked in Philadelphia during the 1930s and in New York City during World War II. Her letters, which contain correspondence with Christine Frederick, and her diaries reflect changing economic and social conditions; her war diaries describe World War II activities on the home front. Material on Advertising Women of New York...