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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Taft Manning papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-4BD4
Overview

Helen Herron Taft Manning (1891-1987) was the daughter of President of the United States William Howard Taft and his wife Helen Herron. Taft graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1915, was named dean in 1917, and rose to acting president in 1919. The Helen Taft Manning papers house the records of Helen Taft Manning. This collection, which dates from 1861 to 1992, with bulk dates of 1915 to 1974, consists of correspondence, writings, clippings, and personal objects from the Manning family.

Dates: 1861 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1974

Manuscript, 1973

 File — Box 31, Folder: 2
Scope and Content note

Sections of a book, entitled Valiant Odyssey by Herbert Nicholson, edited by Michi Weglyn and Betty E. Mitson.

Dates: 1973

Margaret Mary Clark Haines papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-096
Overview

This collection includes materials written by Margaret Mary Clark Haines, an English Quaker who moved to the Philadelphia area, letters written to her, minutes of the Philadelphia Mission Board, activities she was involved in, among other materials.

Dates: 1896-1946

Mary Garrett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-1970-01
Overview Mary Elizabeth Garrett (1854-1915) promoted women's education by founding the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland, helping to finance Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and ensuring that women were admitted to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her family was prominent in Baltimore society, which allowed her to pursue her philanthropic activities. She was an active suffragist and financially helped that cause until her death in 1915. The Mary Garrett family...
Dates: 1874 - 1915

John Masefield collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M8
Overview The poet John Masefield was born on June 1, 1878 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. Masefield was best known for his sea poems, including "Sea Fever" and "Cargoes," and for his long, narrative poems, including "The Everlasting Mercy." He also wrote adventure novels, short stories, and works for children, as well as two autobiographical works. In 1930, he was appointed poet laureate of England, and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1935. Masefield died near Abingdon, Berkshire on 12 May...
Dates: 1894 - 1944

Wilmer G. Mason papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-123
Overview

This collection is comprised of the correspondence and photocopies and reproductions of Quaker documents.

Dates: 1964

Media Friends School records

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-127
Overview

This collection is comprised of materials concerning appeals for funds and the admission of all qualified children regardless of race to Media Friends School in the late 1930s.

Dates: 1937-1965

Joseph Mendenhall papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-128
Overview

The collection consists primarily of lively letters by Joseph Mendenhall, a Quaker bachelor, to his cousin. They are written from Lawrence, Kansas, between 1882 and 1903, on topics ranging from Quaker ministers, the possibility of less plainness in meetinghouses, and many details about episodes in his or others' lives.

Dates: 1882-1903

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

Joseph Meyers correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-883
Overview

Joseph E. Meyers entered Westtown School at the age of 15 in November of 1873. The letters in the collection are from classmates at Westtown, discussing life events, mutual friends, and reminiscence of the Westtown days and are dated from his graduation from the school in 1877 until 1924.

Dates: 1877-1924