Bryn Mawr College
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Gertrude C. K. Leighton papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC.2006-11
Abstract
Gertrude Leighton was born in Belfast, Ireland. Leighton first came to Bryn Mawr College as a member of the class of 1938 and majored in classical archaeology. In 1940, she was hired by Barnard College as a lecturer in the English Department. She entered law school at Yale in 1942, graduated in 1945. Leighton returned to Bryn Mawr in 1950 as Assistant Professor of Political Science. Later promotions made her full professor and department chairman. The collection consists mainly of...
Dates:
1930 - 1982
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Speer Family papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M72
Abstract
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
Woodrow Wilson materials
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1975-29
Abstract
Besides serving as the twenty-eighth president of the United States from 1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson was a member of the original faculty of Bryn Mawr College from 1885-1888. Papers on file at Bryn Mawr College about Woodrow Wilson include material about the 1956 celebration at Bryn Mawr College of Wilson's Centennial as well as miscellaneous materials collected from various sources.
Dates:
1885 - 1956
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Harris Wofford papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M93
Abstract
As a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, chair of America's Promise, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy, Harris Wofford dedicated much of his career and personal life to advocating for public service. The Harris Wofford papers contain over 400 linear feet of extensive notes, research files, writings, correspondence, political papers and audio/visual recordings documenting an impressive career of a citizen...
Dates:
1940 - 1990
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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