Letters and Documents Collection
Scope and Contents
The Letters and Documents Collection is mainly composed of individual, unrelated cards and letters, but also includes some manuscripts, autographs, and other small ephemera that are not part of other manuscript collections at Bryn Mawr College. Some of the letters have been removed from or are tipped into books in the Rare Book collection. Some letters that have been in the Library since the early years of the College have unknown provenance. Occasionally, letters of note from unprocessed manuscript collections have been included in the Letter File, with an explanation of their original provenance.
Dates
- Creation: Majority from the 19th into the mid-20th century.
Creator
- Bryn Mawr College Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
The Letters and Documents Collection is the physical property of the Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors of each document or their legal heirs and assigns.
Extent
Ongoing linear ft.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Letters are indexed by the family name (or single name) of the writer.
Abbreviations Used in Guide
ADS: Autograph Document Signed (entirely in the hand of the author)
AL: Autograph Letter Unsigned (in the hand of the author)
ALS: Autograph Letter Signed (entirely in the hand of the author)
AMs: Autograph Manuscript Unsigned (in the hand of the author)
AMsS: Autograph Manuscript Signed (entirely in the hand of the author)
ANS: Autograph Note Signed (a very brief message entirely in the hand of the author)
APcS: Autograph Postcard Signed (entirely in the hand of the author)
DS: Document Signed (text in the hand of another person; signature in the hand of the author)
LS: Letter Signed (text in the hand of another person; signature in the hand of the author)
MsS: Manuscript Signed (text in the hand of another person; signature in the hand of the author)
n.d.: No date
n.y.: No year
TDS: Typed Document Signed (signature in the hand of the author)
TL: Typed Letter Unsigned
TLS: Typed Letter Signed (signature in the hand of the author)
TMs: Typed Manuscript Unsigned
TMsS: Typed Manuscript Signed (signature in the hand of the author)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting repoductions from Bryn Mawr College Library
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