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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of the Cannon family, 1887-1980 (inclusive), 1917-1945 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 553
Overview:

Diaries, engagement calendars, and correspondence of Ida Maud Cannon; stories, articles/essays, and scrapbooks by Cornelia James Cannon; family correspondence, of Cornelia, Walter B. Cannon, and their children: Bradford Cannon, Wilma (Cannon) Fairbanks, Linda (Cannon) Burgess, Marian (Cannon) Schlesinger, and Helen (Cannon) Bond; photographs of family and events.

Collection of Josephine Preston Peabody posters, 1905-1910

Collection Identifier: A/P352d
Overview:

Posters announcing performances of Josephine Preston Peabody's plays in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Papers of Anna Spicer Gladding and Miriam Van Waters, 1855-1992

Collection Identifier: MC 426
Overview:

Correspondence, speeches, diaries, photographs, etc., of librarian Anna Spicer Gladding, and penologist Miriam Van Waters.

Gore Vidal papers

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection Identifier: MS Am 2350
Overview:

Contains papers of American author Gore Vidal (1925-2012), including literary manuscripts, correspondence, political papers, legal and business records, photographs, family papers and mementors, and other material. Also includes papers of his companion, Howard Austen (1929-2003).

Papers of Susan Griffin, 1914-2015 (inclusive), 1943-2015 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 884: CD-105: DVD-110: MP-77: T-508: Vt-272
Overview:

Writings, correspondence, and notes by feminist writer and social critic Susan Griffin.

Papers of June Brenner Judson, 1923-2011

Collection Identifier: MC 960: Vt-203
Overview:

Biographical and personal papers, correspondence, theatrical activities, writings, photographs and other papers of actress, director, and playwright June Brenner Judson.

Papers of Adrienne Kennedy, 1904-2021 (inclusive), 1954-2021 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 1224: DVD-167: T-599
Overview:

Playscripts, autobiographical writings, correspondence, promotional material (including reviews, flyers and posters), photographs, scrapbooks, notebooks, and audiovisual material of experimental playwright Adrienne Kennedy. Some material related to her extended family is also included.

Audiovisual collection of Eve Merriam, 1964-1992

Collection Identifier: T-72: Vt-184
Overview:

Audio- and videotape collection of Eve Merriam, poet, playwright, director, lyricist, and feminist.

Papers of Abbie Farwell Brown, 1859-1927

Collection Identifier: A-12
Overview:

Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, etc., of Abbie Farrell Brown, children's book author.

Papers of Cora Brooks, 1769-2009 (inclusive), 1950-2009 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 802
Overview:

Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and writings of poet, activist, and teacher Cora Brooks.

Papers of Florence Lewis Speare, 1911-1968

Collection Identifier: MC 210
Overview:

Published copies of plays, correspondence, programs, photographs, etc., of Florence Lewis Speare, playwright and teacher.

Papers of Gloria Albee, 1910-2008 (inclusive), 1970-2006 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 743: T-482: Vt-255
Overview:

Journals, correspondence, plays, speeches, coursework, and video- and audiotapes of socialist, feminist, and playwright Gloria Albee.

Papers of Grace Ellery Channing, 1806-1973

Collection Identifier: 83-M201
Overview:

Correspondence, writings, etc., of author Grace Ellery (Channing) Stetson.

Papers of Honor Moore, 1802-2001 (inclusive), 1900-1996 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 704: T-351: Vt-247: Phon-037
Overview:

Papers of poet and author Honor Moore, including papers of her mother Jenny McKean Moore and her grandmother, artist Margarett Sargent McKean.

Papers of Marita Bonner, 1940-1986

Collection Identifier: SC 97
Overview:

Correspondence, essays, short fiction, photographs, etc., of Marita Bonner, Radcliffe College Class of 1922.

Papers of Mary Lee, 1834-1982 (inclusive), 1915-1949 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 587
Overview:

Correspondence, biographical and financial material, clippings and articles, book-related files, family papers, and photographs of author and journalist Mary Lee.

Papers of Priscilla Dewey Houghton, 1875-2012 (inclusive), 1940-2005 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 791
Overview:

Diaries, family records, play scripts, correspondence, and speeches of arts consultant, producer, playwright, lyricist, and writer Priscilla Dewey Houghton.

Papers of Susan Brownmiller, 1935-2000

Collection Identifier: MC 523: T-326
Overview:

Papers of feminist, activist, and writer Susan Brownmiller.

Papers of the Blech-Meyer-Dowd family, 1728-1999 (inclusive), 1800-1952 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 757
Overview:

Correspondence; diaries; notebooks; scrapbooks and photo albums; sheet music; poetry; daguerreotypes and tintypes; printed materials, etc., of the Blech, Meyer, Dow, Rhein, and Dowd families, including information about Moravian life in Pennsylvania, family life in Ohio throughout the nineteenth century, and an archaeological expedition to Nippur, the religious capital of Mesopotamia.

Papers of Josephine Preston Peabody, undated

Collection Identifier: A/P352e
Overview:

Volume of songs by Josephine Preston Peabody and calendar incorporating photographs from a production of one of her plays.

Papers of Esther Peterson, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1988 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 450
Overview:

Papers of Esther Peterson, labor, education, women's rights, and consumer affairs advocate.

Records of Fernside, 1878-1998

Collection Identifier: MC 673
Overview:

These records document the activities, events, and management of Fernside, a vacation house in Princeton, Massachusetts, which provided affordable summer holidays for working women from Boston between 1890 and 1989. Included are correspondence, brochures, games and other entertainments, financial records, photographs, and clippings.

Papers of Adrienne Rich, 1927-1999

Collection Identifier: MC 1120
Overview:

Papers of Adrienne Cecile Rich, poet, author, feminist, and teacher.

Records of the Saturday Evening Girls, 1915-1991 (inclusive), 1915-1959 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 1081
Overview:

Clippings, histories, correspondence, and photographs of the Saturday Evening Girls, a social group for working class young women in early-mid 20th century Boston, Massachusetts.