Women -- Education -- Pennsylvania
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Aimwell School records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1183
Overview
The Aimwell School in Philadelphia was founded in 1796 by Anne Parrish (1760-1800) for the purpose of providing "a good English education" in the "primary and grammar grades" for poor girls. It was instituted by the Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children and operated under the management of the Society of Friends.
Dates:
1796-1935
Grace de Laguna papers
Series
Identifier: BMC-1994-01
Overview
Grace de Laguna was a professor of Philosophy at Bryn Mawr, a past president of the American Philosophical Association, and mother of Frederica de Laguna, the noted anthropologist. This collection consists of Personal Material, Correspondence, Reprints, and Typescripts.
Dates:
1899 - 1969
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Grace de Laguna papers
Margaret Roberts Eastburn Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-036
Overview
Margaret Roberts Eastburn (1880-1964) was a Quaker elementary school teacher and principal. The collection contains primarily correspondence relating to Eastburn's career as an educator in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and especially her activities (1905-1921) as teacher and principal at Aimwell school, Philadelphia, Pa., a Quaker school for poor girls. Also included are biographical and genealogical materials, and business, financial, and legal papers of the Eastburn family of Bucks County, Pa.
Dates:
1786-1951
Judith Kate Haywood Jacoby papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC.M96
Overview
Judith Kate Haywood (later Jacoby) (1934-1997) graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College in 1955 with an AB in economics. Judith was chairwoman of the college’s Chapel Committee (1953-1954) and president of the Bryn Mawr League (1954-1955). Just before Judith entered college, she toured Europe. During her college years and after, she continued to pursue her passion for travel by taking trips to Mexico, Alaska, and other parts of North and South America. After graduating from Bryn Mawr, Judith...
Dates:
1951 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1955
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Judith Kate Haywood Jacoby papers
Katharine Elizabeth McBride papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1970-03
Overview
The papers of Katharine Elizabeth McBride contain the office files and correspondence and some personal files of Katharine Elizabeth McBride who was president of Bryn Mawr College from 1942 to 1970.
Dates:
1942 - 1976
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Katharine Elizabeth McBride papers
Marcelle Parde materials
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1976-20
Overview
Marcelle Parde (1891-1945) was a Bryn Mawr College French professor and leader of a French Resistance unit in WWII. This collection includes miscellaneous correspondence, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and official documents.
Dates:
1919 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1950
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Marcelle Parde materials
Marion Edwards Park papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1970-02
Overview
Marion Edwards Park (1975-1960) graduated Bryn Mawr College in 1898. After continuing her studies at the University of Chicago, American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Colorado College, and Johns Hopkins University, she earned her PhD in classics from Bryn Mawr College in 1918. As president of Bryn Mawr College (1922-1942), she significantly increased enrollment, broadened the curriculum, and expanded cooperation with Haverford, Swarthmore, and the University of Pennsylvania. The...
Dates:
1922 - 1942
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Marion Edwards Park papers
Society for Home Culture records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-09-026
Scope and Contents
The Society for Home Culture records includes four volumes: three volumes of minutes, which include tipped in annual reports, and lists of students with the subject they studied, by year; and one volume of a list of books to be studied, which includes the name of items, sometimes a brief description of the item, and the date of publication.
Dates:
1880-1894
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
Speer Family papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M72
Overview
The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...
Dates:
1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Speer Family papers
