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Bryn Mawr Trans Men and Transmasculine Alumni Oral History Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-RG12-OHTM
Scope and Contents
This collection contains nine oral history interviews with trans men/transmasculine alumni conducted by Anderson Witiak, Bryn Mawr College class of 2022, as part of his Pensby Center Fellowship "The Histories of Trans Men and Transmasculine Students at Bryn Mawr College." This collection is intended to preserve the histories of the trans alumni interviewed, to guide current and future trans men and transmasculine students who may be feeling lost or out of place, and to reckon...
Dates:
2020 - 2021
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Josephine Rothermal Bull autograph collection
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M132
Abstract
This collection consists of documents pertaining to and the hand-signed letters of prominent American figures of the early 1920s. Many concern explorer Henry Grant Bryant and the Melville-Bryant Drift Cask Experiment. Other notable persons associated with this collection include Martin van Buren, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Ulysses S. Grant, and James Buchanan. Additionally, there are two autograph books within the collection.
Dates:
1835 - 1929
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Richard C. Bull collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC -Bull
Abstract
These records were in the possession of Richard C. Bull, an attorney in the firm of White and Staples. White and Staples represented Bertrand Russell in his class action lawsuit against Albert C. Barnes.
Dates:
1901 - 1943
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Elizabeth Burroughs (Kelley) scrapbook collection
Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: BMC-9LS-21/23
Abstract
Elizabeth (Kelley) Burroughs is the granddaughter of the eminent late-19th to early-20th century naturalist-writer John Burroughs. She attended Bryn Mawr at the recommendation of the neighbor and family friend, Hilda Smith, who was then the Dean of Bryn Mawr. The Elizabeth (Kelley) Burroughs scrapbook collection is comprised of three scrapbooks created by Burroughs. The collection ranges from 1917-1985, with the bulk of the material being from 1922-26, and consists of much about...
Dates:
1917 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1926
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Elizabeth Burroughs (Kelley) collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-12H-Burroughs
Abstract
Elizabeth Burroughs Kelley attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating magna cum laude in 1926. Her collection is primarily composed of correspondence between Burroughs and her parents during Burroughs' time at Bryn Mawr College. The collection, which ranges between 1921-1988, also contains a publication and other materials. It evidences the experiences of a young woman attending college during the early 20th century.
Dates:
1921 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1926
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Henry Joel Cadbury papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC -Cadbury
Abstract
Henry Joel Cadbury graduated from Haverford College (A.B. 1903) and Harvard University (M.A. 1904 and Ph.D. 1914). Cadbury served as a trustee and director of Bryn Mawr College for many years and was Chairman for the Board of Directors from 1956 to 1969. He was one of the foudners of the American Friends Service Committee in 1917 and Chairman of that organization 1928-34, 1944-60. AFSC won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Britain's Service Council in 1947. The Henry Joel Cadbury papers holds...
Dates:
1965 - 1971
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Elizabeth Miller Caldwell letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-Caldwell
Abstract
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
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Rhys Carpenter papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-2000-14
Abstract
Rhys Carpenter was a highly influential classical archaeologist whose primary fields of study were the transmission of the alphabet; the cultural geography of the Mediterranean region; studies of folktales; and major studies of Greek art, history, archaeology, and literature. Carpenter founded the Bryn Mawr Department of Classical Archaeology, which he headed for more than five decades. The Rhys Carpenter papers are comprised of Carpenter's publications and lectures. These papers highlight...
Dates:
1913 - 1955
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Josephine Case Schnurman scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 2
Identifier: 9LS-26/27
Abstract
Josephine Case was the designer/manager for a variety of performances at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1954 with a degree in History.The Josephine Case Schnurman scrapbook is comprised of a two-volume scrapbook which covers 1950-1954 and which contains mostly materials about theatrical and musical performances at Bryn Mawr College and beyond. There is also a great number of personal correspondence and cards, as well as some casual photographs in good...
Dates:
1950 - 1954
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Carrie Chapman Catt papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M15
Abstract
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was an internationally recognized suffragist, and political activist. In 1900 Catt succeeded Susan B. Anthony as President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and remained in the position for four years. Catt founded the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in 1902 and served as its president for many years. During the 1930’s and 1940’s she was active in working against the Nazis, particularly their persecution of Jews. The Carrie...
Dates:
1840 - 1947
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
