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Jane Browne Haines scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: BMC-9LS-1

Scope and Contents

The Jane Haines scrapbook contains the one volume scrapbook of Jane Haines, Bryn Mawr College class of 1891. The scrapbook, which ranges from 1888-1930s, contains a large volume of personal memorabilia.

The scrapbook consists of one volume. The most noteworthy feature of this scrapbook is the large number of quite beautifully handwritten entries including class-related songs (scores for many also written in; note esp. Pallas Athena) and the script of “The Princess.” Haines also includes quotes—either overheard, attributed, or specious—from M. Carey Thomas (as English lecturer) and various professors, including Shorey and Andrews. There is also a sketch of the “character of Dr. Andrews—guessed by a survey of his countenance.” The scrapbook also contains many informational booklets from later Bryn Mawr years, mainly the 1920s.

The Jane Haines scrapbook is interesting for the wide timespan that it covers. Unlike most of the other scrapbooks in the Bryn Mawr Collection, this scrapbook includes materials from far beyond Haines’ college years. The scrapbook binding is fragile, but the pages and items are in good condition.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1888-1930s

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17)

Biographical / Historical

Jane Haines graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1891. She remained active in the alumnae community, serving as the Treasurer of the Alumnae Association until 1918. After her time at Bryn Mawr, she attended the Albany Library School, going on to work in the Congressional Library in Washington, DC. In 1910, she founded the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, where she would serve as President/Chairman of the Board for 27 years. Haines died in 1937.

Extent

1 volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Jane Haines was a member of the class of 1891 and the founder of the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. The Jane Haines scrapbook contains Haines' one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook, which ranges from 1888-1930s, contains a large volume of personal memorabilia.

Contents: Dance cards, invitations, ticket stubs, calling cards, letters from friends and family; Musical and dramatic programs in Philadelphia , 1889-1890; Map of Radnor dining hall with names at tables, 1887; Class Song of ’89- ‘93 lyrics and sheet music; miscellaneous (Greeting, Commencement, etc.) songs lyrics and music; Lyrics/poems about academic subjects (Physics, German, Geometry, etc.) 1889; Programs to Class Plays 1887-1891; Hand-written script for the “Entertainment” from ’91 to ’92, 1888; Quotations from friends, professors, Bryn Mawr faculty, including M. Carey Thomas and “characters of Dr. Andrews”; Booklet about Amelia Blandford Edwards [author; suffrage], 1889; Program from services at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, 1889; Postcard from Presidential Campaign, 1888; Commencement Program, June 1889-1892; Manuscript script of “The Princess”, performed at Bryn Mawr College Oct 1889; Newspaper Clipping: Public Ledger, “Bryn Mawr College Enters Upon Its Sixth Year”, 1890; Booklet: “On The Opening of the Johns Hopkins Medical School to Women”, reprinted from “Open Letters” in The Century Magazine, (one section by M. Carey Thomas), Feb 1891; Piece of cloth “from Graduation Dress”; Poem The Maid of Bryn Mawr” by J.B. Haines, 1885; Alumnae Supper program, June 1895-1898; Newspaper clippings: May Day, 1890; Graduate Course Guide, 1891-1892; Flyer of Colchester, Roberts and Co. for the sale of pre-written essays, debates, lectures, etc. to college students, 1890; Pressed flowers from Commencement Day, labeled with friends’ names, 1891; Collection of newspaper clippings regarding Bryn Mawr College from 1885-1887; Program from First Annual Meeting of the National Conference on University Extension, Philadelphia, December 1891; Booklet on music courses & endowment at Bryn Mawr College and Fund for Auditorium of Students’ Building, 1924; Invitation and program from opening of University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Department for Women, May 1892; Various Bryn Mawr programs and pamphlets (prospective students, musical programs, etc) 1916-1948.

Loose Papers: Radnor Hall “Housewarming” Program, Oct 1887; Invitation (For Sarah Hilles) to the Inauguration of Bryn Mawr College; Commencement Programs: 1889, 1943; Entrance Exams in various subjects, June 1890; Invitation to New York City Bryn Mawr Club, 1897; Invitation to J. Haines from M. Carey Thomas, to meet Henry James

Administrative Information

Title
Jane Browne Haines scrapbook
Author
?, Cassidy Gruber Baruth
Date
June 20, 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Box Number or Container

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