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Jane M. Oppenheimer papers, 1859-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Jane M. Oppenheimer was a biologist and science historian. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1932 with a degree in biology, later taking a Ph.D. from Yale in zoology. She taught biology at Bryn Mawr from 1938-1980, and also designed an experiment for NASA in the 1970s. This collection, which ranges from 1849 to 1981, includes various materials related to NASA experiments and some of Oppenheimer's class materials.

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Marion Parris scrapbook, 1897-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Marion Parris Smith was a student at Bryn Mawr, who later became a Professor of Economics at the college. Her scrapbook spans from 1897 to 1906 and gives an excellent overview of the undergraduate and post-graduate life of a Bryn Mawr student.

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Mary Peirce papers, 1909-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 boxes
Abstract:: Mary Peirce was a member of the Bryn Mawr College class of 1912. Her collection, which spans 1909-1973, consists primarily of Bryn Mawr memorabilia from during and after Peirce's time at Bryn Mawr.

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Hobson Pittman papers, 1929-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Hobson Pittman was an artist and instructor of art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and summer classes at the Pennsylvania State University. His collection, which ranges from 1929 to 1988, consists primarily of correspondence received by Pittman and his scrapbooks.

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Margaret Scattergood papers, 1909-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear ft.
Abstract:: Margaret Scattergood was an undergraduate student at Bryn Mawr College from 1913-1917 who was exceptionally involved in athletics while at school. Her collection, which ranges from 1909 to 1985, is primarily composed of academic notebooks and correspondence.

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Hilda Worthington Smith papers, 1930s-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 boxes
Abstract:: Hilda Worthington Smith was a noted activist for worker's rights and education. She was an instrumental figure in the Bryn Mawr community as the director of the Summer School for Women Workers in Industry. The Hilda Worthington Smith faculty papers, which contains materials from 1916-1960s, largely consists of Xeroxed biographical materials pertaining to Smith.

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Hetty Goldman papers, circa 1901--1966 (inclusive) 1911-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: The Hetty Goldman Collection is a small collection of photographs, correspondence, and other documents relevant to Hetty Goldman—pioneering archaeologist, classicist, scholar—whose excavations in the first half of the twentieth expanded the knowledge of the ancient past in the Mediterranean region. The strength of the collection is in several unpublished photographs of Hetty Goldman from the early twentieth century, correspondence, and the typed text of a speech that she delivered at Bryn Mawr College in 1955.

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Elmali Archaeological Collection, 1963-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 79 boxes
Abstract:: The Elmali Archaeological Collection includes documents from a number of excavations conducted in the Elmali Plain of Lycia (Turkey): Karataş, Bağbaşi, Boztepe, Kizilbel, and Karaburun. The excavations were sponsored by Bryn Mawr College and directed by Machteld J. Mellink; the sites were excavated from 1963 to 1975. The excavations at Karataş, Bağbaşi, and Boztepe uncovered evidence of occupation at the sites from the Chalcolithic period through the Early Bronze Age, giving us a picture of domestic life during this time. At the sites of Kizilbel and Karaburun the team uncovered and conserved two painted chamber tombs in different artistic styles that are cited for their historical importance.

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Elizabeth Yarnall Maguire scrapbook, 1908-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Elizabeth Yarnall Maguire attended Bryn Mawr with the class of 1913, majoring in History, Economics, and Politics. Her one-volume scrapbook consists of materials from 1908-1913 and mostly contains Bryn Mawr memorabilia. It offers a valuable view into the social life and traditions of Bryn Mawr students during the early 20th century.

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Ben Wolf Collection, 1940-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 boxes
Abstract:: The Ben Wolf collection contains materials collected by, researched, or produced by Ben Wolf throughout his life as a writer and artist. The collection includes Wolf's poetry, fiction, lectures, critical writing, and original artwork, as well as Sherlockiana material. Beyond work produced by Wolf, the collection also contains a wide variety of correspondence, as well as a large amount of collected brochures, newspaper clippings, and magazines. The collection is loosely dated from the 1950s until 1990s. It would be most useful for research into Ben Wolf's life and work, or for research into the Philadelphia art world during this period.

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