Bryn Mawr College
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-14
Overview
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
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
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
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- clippings (information artifacts) 3
- correspondence 3
- diaries 3
- Travel 2
- notes 2
- publications (documents) 2
- Africa 1
- Agriculture 1
- Archaeological expeditions 1
- Archaeology 1
- Archaeology and history 1
- Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
- Bryn Mawr (Pa.) 1
- Cameroon 1
- China 1
- Classical Antiquities 1
- Colonies 1
- Cuba 1
- Côte d'Ivoire 1
- Drawing 1
- Education 1
- England 1
- Excavations (Archaeology) 1
- Feminists 1
- France 1
- Geriatrics 1
- Ghana 1
- Greece 1
- Haverford (Pa.) 1
- Human rights 1
- Humanitarianism 1
- India 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- Itineraries 1
- Kenya 1
- Labor 1
- Laos 1
- Law 1
- Mexico 1
- Mount Kisco (N.Y.) 1
- Nuclear disarmament 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Prison reformers 1
- Quakers 1
- Religion 1
- Sheep 1
- South Africa 1
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
- Vietnam 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World politics 1
- audiovisual materials 1
- autobiographies (documents) 1
- awards 1
- bookkeeping records 1
- business records 1
- financial records 1
- lecture notes 1
- manuscripts (documents) 1
- notebooks 1
- pamphlets 1
- photograph albums 1
- postcards 1
- research notes 1
- trade catalogs 1
- travel photography 1 + ∧ less
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