Travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Bacon family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1226
Overview
Included are letters to the Bacons from family and friends; biographical and genealogical materials; travel letters; Margaret Hope Bacon's diaries of her trip to China under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee, 1972; to Australia, 1989 and Galapagos, 1992; to Costa Rica and Friends World Committee for Consultation, 1988; and Egypt, 1990; Margaret Hope Bacon's letters; Allen Bacon's letters; stories by Norman Borchardt (M.H. Bacon's father); Francis Bacon in Germany.
Dates:
1725-1993
Lucy Evans Chew diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M90
Overview
Lucy Evans Chew graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1918. Shortly after her graduation, she married Samuel Chew, an English professor at Bryn Mawr. For the majority of their married life, the Chews remained in the area surrounding Bryn Mawr. The Lucy Evans Chew Collection is primarily comprised of 58 volumes of her diaries from the years from 1920 to 1968. The diaries include descriptions of her daily life, her association with the college, her travels, and her reflections on her life.
Dates:
1912 - 1967
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Lucy Evans Chew diaries and papers
Collins family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1237
Overview
Though much of the contents of the journals contain commentary that is mundane and seemingly trivial, this set of works offers broad social history and insight into the imagination and perceptions of primarily 20th-century middle-class American women, probably Quaker, as they perceive the world beyond their own spheres of reference. (Written by Emma Lapsansky-Werner)
Dates:
1780-1965
Jean Scobie Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M85
Overview
Jean Scobie Davis, a 1914 graduate of Bryn Mawr College, taught economics and sociology at Agnes Scott College, Vassar College, Pierce College, Wells College and the American Women’s College in Beirut. A lifetime interest in prison reform resulted in her work at the New York State Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York.The Jean Scobie Davis papers is a collection consisting largely of Jean Scobie Davis’ diaries and correspondence covering nearly all stages of her life....
Dates:
1892 - 1985
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Jean Scobie Davis papers
Dodge, Starin, and Wistar Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-056
Scope and Contents
While it is clear that Edward M. Wistar (1852-1941) and his wife Margaret Collins Wistar (1853-1937) were Quakers, there is no information on the Dodge, White or Starin families, nor has any connection between the Wistars with the other families been established. Nonetheless, this collection has been classified as a Quaker collection, based on the Wistar connection.The primary letter writer is Mary A. Dodge White in the mid-19th century offering advice and thoughts on various...
Dates:
1941-circa 1950
Eli and Sybil Jones letter
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-239
Overview
This collection contains a letter written to Eli and Sybil Jones.
Dates:
undated
Jacqueline Pascal Morris Evans papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M91
Overview
Jacqueline Pascal Morris (later Evans) (1886-1947) graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1908. Following her graduation, she and two cousins, Agnes and Alida, travelled through Europe for three months. Their route took them from Paris into Switzerland, and then down the Italian peninsular. They returned the same way, travelling along the French Riviera before their return from London. This collection contains 26 letters, written to Jacqueline’s father over the course of her travels.
Dates:
1908 - 1928; Majority of material found within 1908 - 1909
Olivia Stokes Hatch papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M86
Abstract
The Olivia Stokes Hatch papers reveal the relief work of women during the early 20th century, as well as family relationships, largely illustrated through extensive family correspondence. Olivia Stokes Hatch (1908-1983) was born in New Haven, CT and attended Bryn Mawr College from 1925 to 1930. Prior to her marriage she was very active with the American Red Cross and American Conferences of Social Work. In 1939, Olivia Phelps Stokes married John Davis Hatch, Jr. an art collector, consultant,...
Dates:
1859 - 1993
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Olivia Stokes Hatch papers
Georgiana Goddard King papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1974-15
Overview
Georgiana Goddard King was a professor of art history at Bryn Mawr College. The collection consists of handwritten notes on art subjects, correspondence, and publications.
Dates:
1874 - 1939
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Georgiana Goddard King papers
John Letchworth papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1198
Scope and Contents
The John Letchworth papers (1749-1870) contain various materials related to and written by John Letchworth. There are biographical materials (1749-1843), which include a manuscript entitled "Some Account of John Letchworth, 1749-1843" with information taken mainly from letters and memoranda. There is also fairly extensive correspondence (1801-1870), consisting of letters from John Letchworth to his family as well as miscellaneous letters not written by John Letchworth, but related to his life...
Dates:
1755-1870
