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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

M. A. Irvine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M115
Abstract

The M. A. Irvine Papers contains materials related to Bryn Mawr alumnae Mary Agnes Irvine (Class of 1910)'s work during World War One in the Y.M.C.A. Canteen Service. It contains four scrapbooks related to her service, as well as correspondence and photographs. This collection would be of interest to anyone interested in women's work in France during WWI.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1916 - 1921
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women records

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M67
Abstract The Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women (PCAW) was founded in 1916 by sixteen women advertising executives. The Club participated in charitable efforts, offered advertising courses, published a newsletter (Ad-Land News), and hosted social events throughout its history. These efforts garnered national recognition for PCAW as a leading advertising organization. It also won them recognition locally as an organization committed to helping the community through scholarships and charitable...
Dates: 1916 - 1984
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Edna Phillips papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1294
Abstract

Materials in this collection document the life of Edna Phillips. She served as a YWCA volunteer in France and Germany in 1918 and 1919, and was a librarian for much of the rest of her life.

Dates: 1915-1963
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Photographs of German Subjects

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Identifier: HC.MC-950-233
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of German soldiers and animals.

Dates: 1914-1918
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Henrietta Baldwin Sperry papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M99
Abstract Henrietta Baldwin Sperry was a student at Bryn Mawr from 1917-1921. This collection consists of approximately 1000 of her letters. Of those letters, most are written by her to her mother about her time applying to and attending Bryn Mawr College (1916-1921). The subjects of the letters include social life at Bryn Mawr, disease quarantines, the college war effort. The collection also contains letters to Henrietta from her friend and admirer, Sheldon Clarke, who wrote to her while he was...
Dates: 1916 - 1921
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Swarthmore College Alumni Records and Surveys

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Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R6
Abstract This series contains Alumni Records Office procedures documents as well as alumni surveys conducted by the College and various committees. Arthur Beardsley’s 1894 survey of alumni was used as the basis for The Alumni Historical Catalogue, 1873-1892. A survey conducted by an alumni group, The Garnet Band, was used gain support for the resumption of Swarthmore-Haverford football and the weekly publication of the Phoenix. After...
Dates: 1894-1980
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Taylor and Nicholson family papers

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Identifier: HC.MC-1215
Abstract The Taylor and Nicholson family papers contain the records of these two families from the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. The two focal points of this collection are William Nicholson Taylor (1882-1945), and his mother, Rebecca Morgan Nicholson Taylor (1857-1944). William graduated from Harvard in 1903 and afterwards spent considerable time abroad studying architecture. He also served as an officer in the United States Military from 1916 to 1917, and worked in diplomacy after the...
Dates: Bulk, 1869-1944 1810-1999; Majority of material found within 1869 - 1944
Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-14
Abstract

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
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections