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Bryn Mawr College

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Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

Constance Applebee papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-1981-58
Overview

Constance Applebee introduced the sport of field hockey to the US and was for many years the director of physical education at Bryn Mawr College. Her papers occupy ten boxes and contain miscellaneous correspondence, memorabilia, sports programs, and publications that probably belonged to her

Dates: 1898 - 1981

Frances Arnold Family Letters

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-Arnold-1
Overview Frances Arnold was born in New York City in 1874, daughter of Francis and Augusta Arnold. After graduating the Brearly School, she attended Bryn Mawr College from 1893 to 1895, affiliating herself with the class of 1897. Upon leaving the College, she attended French finishing school and traveled abroad. In 1899 she returned to New York to teach mathematics at Brearly. Except for a brief stint supervising women building torpedos during World War I, Arnold remained at Brearly until 1930. She...
Dates: 1893 - 1902

J. Hampton Barnes collection of autograph letters

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-Hampton Barnes
Overview The J. Hampton Barnes Collection of Autograph Letters consists of 37 documents, most which are letters written to Dr. David Hosack (1769-1835). After attending Columbia and Princeton, he began his medical practice in Alexandria, VA. He subsequently was Professor of Botany at Columbia and taught in the medical school. He was the attending physician at the Burr-Hamilton duel, a founder of Rutgers Medical College, a founder of Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and an author of numerous...
Dates: 1804 - 1891

Phyllis Pray Bober papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-2004-08
Overview Phyllis Pray Bober (b. 1920) received her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1941. In 1973 she accepted the position of Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Bryn Mawr College which she held until 1980. Bober's life long interest in culinary history led to courses, "historical banquets", and a book: Art, Culture, and Cuisine: Ancient and Medieval Gastronony. The collection consist of miscellaneous materials on Bober's career, miscellaneous research notes, typescripts, materials...
Dates: 1940 - 2002

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

Bryn Mawr College photo archives inventory

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-Photo Archives
Abstract The Photo Archives comprises photographs, slides, transparencies, and negatives depicting the history of Bryn Mawr College from 1885 to the early 2000s. The majority of prints are in black-and-white, though there are a few in color from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Older prints range from carte-de-visite, cabinet cards, cyanotypes and some other early photomechanical processes. Photos are organized in three sub-collections: People; Buildings and Campus; and Events and Groups. The...
Dates: 1885-2000s

Bryn Mawr College Scrapbook and Photo Album Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-9LS-SCP
Abstract This collection consists of a large number of scrapbooks assembled by Bryn Mawr College Alumnae, focusing on their years at Bryn Mawr College. The alumnae represented graduated at various times between 1891 and 1950. The vast majority of the scrapbooks come from the earlier years of Bryn Mawr College.There is huge variety among items in this collection. Some scrapbooks contain a great deal of material while others are sparse. Some provide commentary on the items, ranging from...
Dates: 1885 - 1955

Cadbury-Brown Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1177
Abstract

19th-century papers of the interrelated Cadbury and Brown Quaker families.

Dates: 1804-1974

Elizabeth Miller Caldwell letters

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-Caldwell
Overview Elizabeth Miller Caldwell (1874-1945) was a member fo the Class of 1897 who took her A.B. in English and Latin. She lived in Merion Hall during her first three years at Bryn Mawr and then moved into Pembroke West for her senior year. Originally from Pittsburgh, she studied at Miss Baldwin's School in Bryn Mawr prior to enrolling at BMC. She married Gerard Fountain in 1898 and later sent her two daughters to Bryn Mawr College (Audrey Fountain, A.B. 1922, and Olivia Caldwell Fountain, A.B....
Dates: 1894-11-14 - 1897-04-04

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...
Dates: 1912 - 1967

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Collection 95
Archival Record 3
 
Subject
correspondence 18
Education 14
Women in education 12
Bryn Mawr (Pa.) 11
Women -- Education 11
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diaries 10
photographs 10
Student publications 8
Education -- United States 7
Travel 7
Women -- Education -- Pennsylvania 7
Women's colleges 7
clippings (information artifacts) 7
Archaeology 6
World War, 1939-1945 6
Archaeology and history 5
College students -- United States -- Correspondence 5
Women's colleges -- Archives 5
World War, 1914-1918 5
family papers 5
notebooks 5
photograph albums 5
Art 4
Law 4
Schools -- Records and correspondence 4
Undergraduates -- United States 4
Universities and colleges -- China 4
Women college students -- China 4
financial records 4
letters (correspondence) 4
manuscripts (documents) 4
Archaeological expeditions 3
Europe 3
Greece 3
notes 3
postcards 3
publications (documents) 3
research notes 3
Chinese Students 2
Education, Higher 2
France 2
Indians of North America 2
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919) 2
Mental health 2
Missionaries 2
Philosophy 2
Philosophy -- Study and teaching 2
Preparatory schools -- United States 2
Quaker businesspeople 2
Quakers 2
Quakers -- Family relationships 2
Rome (Italy) 2
School management and organization -- United States 2
Schools -- Pennsylvania 2
Women travelers -- Europe 2
business records 2
pamphlets 2
Africa 1
African American youth -- Education -- Southern States 1
African Americans -- Education -- Southern States 1
African Americans -- Education -- Virginia 1
African Americans -- Services for -- Southern States 1
Aging 1
Agriculture 1
Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 1
American periodicals 1
Anthropology 1
Archaeology -- History 1
Architecture 1
Art critics -- United States 1
Art, American -- 20th century -- Catalogs 1
Art, American -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- 20th century -- Exhibitions 1
Asia -- Description and travel 1
Authors 1
Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
Beijing (China) 1
Bergen County (N.J.) 1
Cameroon 1
Cannes (France) 1
Caricatures and cartoons 1
Charities 1
Charities -- Pennsylvania 1
Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Child Labor -- New York (State) 1
China 1
China -- History -- 20th Century 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 1
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949 1
Chinese Students -- Foreign Countries 1
Classical Antiquities 1
Classicists 1
College student newspapers and periodicals -- Pennsylvania 1
College students -- United States -- Diaries 1
College teachers -- China -- Correspondence 1
College theater -- United States 1
Colonies 1
Commencement ceremonies 1
Company of strangers. Motion picture 1
Computers 1
Concentration camps 1
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