World War, 1939-1945

Taylor family papers addition

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-1339

Overview The Taylor Family Papers Addition primarily contains correspondence, other printed materials, and photographs related to William Nicholson Taylor who was born June 22, 1882 to Frank Hendrickson Taylor (1855-1943) and Rebecca "Bessie" Nicholson Taylor (1857-1944) and his family. The collection includes materials belonging to his wife, Gertrude Christine Duret de Brie (1897-1983), their three children, Constance Alix (1921), Benjamin de Brie “Brie” (1923), and Marie-Celine “Mimi” (1925), and...

Dates: 1870 - 2013

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Howard M. Teaf, "Haverford in Wartime"

Collection

Identifier: HCS-001-026

Overview

The collection consists of a typed copy of an essay or speech by Howard M. Teaf entitled "Haverford in Wartime," discussing Haverford College's response to World War II and its aftermath.

Dates: ca. 1960s

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Speer Family papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: BMC-M72

Overview The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...

Dates: 1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943

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

"Service with the War Relocation Authority"

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-092

Overview

George L. Townsend's memoir, entitled "Service of the War Relocation Authority," describes his recruitment by and work with the War Relocation Authority, a civilian agency established to provide care and services for Japanese Americans moved to Army Relocation Centers. Included is a map of Relocation Centers in the Western United States.

Dates: 1942-1946

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections