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Theodore de Laguna collection, 1896-1989 (inclusive) 1896-1930 (bulk)

Extent:
3.5 linear ft.
Abstract:
Theodore de Laguna (1876-1930) was a professor of philosophy at Bryn Mawr College for 23 years and an author. The Theodore de Laguna collection, dating from 1896 to 1989, contains diverse writings and annotated books by de Laguna. This collection focuses mainly on de Laguna's manuscripts, off prints, and poetry, but also contains original musical arrangements, annotated works by others, and correspondence regarding de Laguna's death in 1930.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Fritz and Karoline Solmitz papers, 1929-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear ft.
Abstract:
Fritz Solmitz (1893-1933) was an early and outspoken leader in the opposition to Nazism, an editor of a Social Democratic newspaper in Lübeck and a member of the City council. Because of his active opposition to the Nazis, and probably because he was a Jew, he died of mistreatment in a German prison shortly after Hitler came to power. Karoline Somitz (1893-1966) was, like her husband, active in civic affairs. Much of the collection contains letters and photographs, some translated from German.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Wolfgang Sonntag manuscripts, 1965-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.17 linear ft. (6 folders)
Abstract:
Wolfgang Sonntag's academic writing focuses on issues of economics, foreign aid, and the voluntary aid movement. The collection also includes correspondence related to Sonntag's writings.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Norman Wilson articles, 1956-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of a single folder of the articles of Norman H. Wilson, typed and xeroxed, many of which focus on education in the United States and abroad. Also includes brochures for the First and Second Annual Normal Wilson Memorial Conferences. The collection also includes an itemized index of each article.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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George Stephens papers, 1900-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection consists of items related to and purportedly created by fictitious individual George Stephens (also spelled Stevens, Steevens, Stevinz).

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Elizabeth Gray Vining papers, 1897-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
14.5 linear ft. (24 boxes, 8 volumes)
Abstract:
Elizabeth Gray Vining (1902-1999) was an author of children's books and served as the tutor to the crown prince of Japan, Akihito, from 1946 to 1950. The collection consists of correspondence, materials regarding books authored by Vining, articles, lectures and addresses, photographs, and information documenting her and her family's lives.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Phyllis Pray Bober papers, 1940-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 linear ft.
Abstract:
Phyllis Pray Bober (b. 1920) received her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1941. In 1973 she accepted the position of Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Bryn Mawr College which she held until 1980. Bober's life long interest in culinary history led to courses, "historical banquets", and a book: Art, Culture, and Cuisine: Ancient and Medieval Gastronony. The collection consist of miscellaneous materials on Bober's career, miscellaneous research notes, typescripts, materials course notes, lecture scripts, correspondence (organized by subject matter), miscellaneous correspondence filed chronologically, tapes and disks for her talks, and materials from her own graduate and undergraduate education.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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