Bryn Mawr College
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Lucy Evans Chew diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M90
Abstract
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
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Jacqueline Pascal Morris Evans papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M91
Abstract
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
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Georgiana Goddard King papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1974-15
Abstract
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
Margaret Trumbull Corwin papers #
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M39
Abstract
Margaret Trumbull Corwin (1889-1983) received an A.B. degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1912 with a major in French and a minor in German. After graduation she worked at Yale University Press until 1919. In 1916 she took a leave of absence to work as executive secretary to the Connecticut Women’s Committee of the Council of National Defense in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1919 Corwin went to France with the YMCA and was stationed in Beaune at the American Expeditionary Forces University. Upon...
Dates:
1912-1971
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M50
Abstract
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
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Stokes-Woodruff Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1263
Abstract
This collection contains a wide variety of documents pertaining to both the Stokes and Woodruff families. In addition to family history materials, it also includes materials from F.J. Stokes Company.
Dates:
1809-2001; Majority of material found within 1820 - 1965
Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-14
Abstract
Dorothy Burr Thompson (1900 – 2001) was a prominent archaeologist who graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1923. She specialized in Greek terracotta. Burr Thompson and her husband, Homer A. Thompson, were both heavily involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. The collection includes her diaries, personal correspondence, and professional papers. It also includes contains both personal and research related photographs and postcards.
Dates:
1912 - 1991
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
James Wood papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1218
Abstract
James Wood (1839-1925) was “interested in education, philanthropy, in the various branches of agriculture, in archaeology, history, Indian lore, anthropology, science, in prison reform and above all, in the Bible and religion,” (ABS, 2). He was also a business man, serving as President of the Genesee Salt Company in Piffard, New York. The James Wood papers are divided into twelve series: “Biographical Material:” “Agriculture;” Business and Financial Material;” “Collected Quaker Material;”...
Dates:
Bulk, 1865-1921 1865-1964; Majority of material found within 1865 - 1921
Andrew H. Woods papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M78
Abstract
Andrew H. Woods (1872 – 1956) became vice president of Canton College in Guangzhou, China in 1899. He maintained his association with Canton Christian College throughout the Boxer Rebellion, or Yihetuan Movement, and the end of the Qing dynasty. Woods moved back and forth between China and the United States with his wife, Fanny Sinclair, who graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1901. In 1929, the couple and their children settled in Iowa. In Iowa, Woods worked as a professor and practitioner of...
Dates:
1885 - 1956
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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