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Catherine Brinton Cary papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-187

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of a single folder of papers related to Catherine Brinton Cary, and includes a copy of a short book entitled "Ibaraki Here and There," about a trip to Japan; a poem composed on the death of Charles Fisher (1829); and a typed "Chronology of Her Life" by Edith Sharpless.

Dates

  • Creation: 1829, 1930

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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

Biographical Note

Cathy Cary was born in Richmond, Indiana, in 1924. Her family moved to Pendle Hill, where her parents served as co-directors. Cary attended Westtown Boarding School and Antioch College, where she studied psychology and occupational therapy. She met her husband, John Richard Cary, at a Quaker Meeting in Baltimore, in the early 1950s. They moved to Haverford, Pennsylvania, where her husband taught German at Haverford College. She died in 2016.

Extent

.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains papers related to Catherine Brinton Cary.

Acquisition

Unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.

Title
Catherine Brinton Cary papers, 1829, 1930
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
March, 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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