Bryn Mawr College
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Zelma Corning Brandt papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M92
Overview
Zelma Corning Brandt (1891-1990) was a social crusader active throughout the twentieth century. Her chief interests included the independence and development of colonial countries, American Indian affairs, nuclear disarmament, women’s issues, and geriatric concerns. The collection consists of correspondence, travel notes, diaries and writings, and publications and reports, especially from 1960-1989. Brandt’s longevity and attention to detail provide a complete view of various world and...
Dates:
1906 - 1989
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Zelma Corning Brandt papers
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M50
Overview
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt (1906- 2003) was an acclaimed archaeologist, scholar, teacher and editor who received her B.A, M.A, and Ph.D degrees from Bryn Mawr. During her life time, Shoe Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Texas at Austin, was a fellow at the American Academy of Rome, and served as the Editor of Publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Additionally, she was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and the American Institute...
Dates:
1888 - 2003
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Lucy T. Shoe Meritt papers
Lily Ross Taylor papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1974-05
Overview
Lily Ross Taylor was Professor of Latin and Dean at Bryn Mawr College, Director of the American Academy in Rome, and a renowned Classicist. Her papers include lecture notes, correspondence, and personal memorabilia.
Dates:
1886 - 1969
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Lily Ross Taylor papers
Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-14
Overview
Dorothy Burr Thompson (1900 – 2001) was a prominent archaeologist who graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1923. She specialized in Greek terracotta. Burr Thompson and her husband, Homer A. Thompson, were both heavily involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. The collection includes her diaries, personal correspondence, and professional papers. It also includes contains both personal and research related photographs and postcards.
Dates:
1912 - 1991
James Wood papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1218
Abstract
James Wood (1839-1925) was “interested in education, philanthropy, in the various branches of agriculture, in archaeology, history, Indian lore, anthropology, science, in prison reform and above all, in the Bible and religion,” (ABS, 2). He was also a business man, serving as President of the Genesee Salt Company in Piffard, New York. The James Wood papers are divided into twelve series: “Biographical Material:” “Agriculture;” Business and Financial Material;” “Collected Quaker Material;”...
Dates:
Bulk, 1865-1921 1865-1964; Majority of material found within 1865 - 1921
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- diaries 4
- Bryn Mawr (Pa.) 3
- Travel 3
- clippings (information artifacts) 3
- photographs 3
- publications (documents) 3
- Archaeological expeditions 2
- Archaeology 2
- Archaeology and history 2
- Greece 2
- notebooks 2
- notes 2
- pamphlets 2
- photograph albums 2
- postcards 2
- research notes 2
- Africa 1
- Agriculture 1
- Architecture 1
- Art 1
- Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
- Cameroon 1
- China 1
- Classical Antiquities 1
- Classicists 1
- Colonies 1
- Cuba 1
- Côte d'Ivoire 1
- Drawing 1
- Education 1
- England 1
- Excavations (Archaeology) 1
- Feminists 1
- France 1
- Geriatrics 1
- Ghana 1
- Haverford (Pa.) 1
- Humanitarianism 1
- India 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- Itineraries 1
- Kenya 1
- Laos 1
- Manuscripts, Latin 1
- Mexico 1
- Mount Kisco (N.Y.) 1
- Nuclear disarmament 1
- Prison reformers 1
- Quakers 1
- Religion 1
- Rome (Italy) 1
- Schools -- Records and correspondence 1
- Sheep 1
- Society of Friends 1
- South Africa 1
- Vietnam 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
- Women -- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
- Women in education 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World politics 1
- autobiographies (documents) 1
- awards 1
- bookkeeping records 1
- business records 1
- family papers 1
- financial records 1
- lecture notes 1
- manuscripts (documents) 1
- newsletters 1
- trade catalogs 1
- travel photography 1 + ∧ less
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