World War, 1914-1918
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Claud Lovat Fraser and Grace Crawford Lovat Fraser collections
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M25
Abstract
Claud Lovat Fraser was born in London on May 15, 1890 to Florence Margaret Fraser, an amateur artist, and Claud Fraser, a city solicitor. He became a clerk at his father's law firm but left in 1911 to seriously pursue art. In 1914, Fraser enlisted with the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps and was quickly commissioned to the 14th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. He suffered from poor health and was eventually discharged in 1919. In 1916, he met Grace Crawford and the two were...
Dates:
1906 - 1923
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Woman's Club of Germantown records
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M77
Abstract
The Woman’s Club of Germantown records document the efforts of clubwomen to engage in community and civic life in Germantown, Pennsylvania from 1917 to 1982. The collection is not complete; however, researchers will find a fair sampling of documentation, evidencing Club administration and work for most years of its existence. The collection houses meeting minutes; committee, financial and other administrative records; scrapbooks and photograph albums; and records of the Woman’s Club of...
Dates:
1917 - 1982
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Nathalie Gookin papers
Collection
Identifier: A82-39
Abstract
Nathalie Gookin was a student at Bryn Mawr from 1916-1920. Her collection consists of daily letters written to her parents and aunt during her time in college, as well as some letters from before she matriculated and some from after she graduated. She was admitted to Bryn Mawr with a $100 Western States Scholarship at the age of sixteen and she was the youngest person in the college. She lived in Rockefeller dorm all four years, majored in English and Latin, and graduated 5th in her class,...
Dates:
1916 - 1920
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Joseph Haines papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-095
Abstract
This collection is comprised of three folders of the papers of Joseph H. Haines.
Dates:
1917-2002
Olivia Stokes Hatch papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M86
Abstract
The Olivia Stokes Hatch papers reveal the relief work of women during the early 20th century, as well as family relationships, largely illustrated through extensive family correspondence. Olivia Stokes Hatch (1908-1983) was born in New Haven, CT and attended Bryn Mawr College from 1925 to 1930. Prior to her marriage she was very active with the American Red Cross and American Conferences of Social Work. In 1939, Olivia Phelps Stokes married John Davis Hatch, Jr. an art collector, consultant,...
Dates:
1859 - 1993
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
"Manuscript of German Lecture: A Year in a French Prison Camp"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-047
Abstract
The volume, "Manuscript of German Lecture: A Year in French Prison Camp," is a manuscript of a German lecture given by Walter Horold.
Dates:
1917
Karl D. Jessen papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-3H-Jessen
Abstract
Karl Detlev Jessen (1872-1919) was a professor of German Literature at Bryn Mawr College from 1910 to 1919. He was involved with the Socialist movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Karl D. Jessen papers house the records of Karl D. Jessen. This collection dates from 1872 to 1980, with bulk dates of 1890 to 1917. This collection consists mostly of correspondence between Jessen and his family, friends, and colleagues, in addition to manuscripts and manuscript...
Dates:
1872 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1917
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Alice Jones diary
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-037
Abstract
This collection is comprised primarily of the original, handwritten diary of Alice Jones, and a photocopy of the original. Diary entries discuss the history of the Friends School in Ramallah, Palestine, religious reflection and discussions concerning the divides between Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Palestine, and discussions concerning the politics within Palestine. Jones also provides descriptions of the children she teaches at the school.In addition to the Jones's diary,...
Dates:
1919-1946; 1930
Virginia Drysdale Keeney Journal
Item
Identifier: HC.MC-975-01-102
Abstract
Virginia Drysdale Keeney kept this journal from 1914 to 1918, writing approximately five lines each day on her daily activities. It primarily concerns her teaching, social, and familial activities, with the occasional mention of World War I. In addition to her daily records, the back of the journal contains information concerning her family's genealogy.
Dates:
1914-1918
Letters from Sheldon Clarke to Henrietta Baldwin , 1917 December-1918 February
File — Box 1, Folder: 19
Dates:
1917 December-1918 February
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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Henrietta Baldwin Sperry papers
