Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1980">1980</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1984">1984</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Barbara Lane correspondence with German architects (1955-1982), 1955-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft.
Abstract:: Barbara Miller Lane is a former Professor at Bryn Mawr College who came in 1962 to teach history and later helped to develop the college's Growth and Structure of Cities Program in 1971. Lane is known for her research in 20th century German Architecture and Urban Planning. Her most notable published work is "Architecture and Politics in Germany, 1918-1945," (first published in 1968) which is considered the classic work on German architecture and planning in the early twentieth century. She was also a member of the "City Forum", an advisory group on planning Berlin after German unification. This collection includes of letters between Barbara Lane and various German architects written while she was researching her study on politics and architecture in Germany between the World Wars, and contains correspondence with notable German Architects such as Fritz Breuhaus de Groot, Albert Speer, and Walter Gropius.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Helen Taft Manning papers, 1861-1992 (inclusive) 1915-1974 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (12 document boxes)
Abstract:: Helen Herron Taft Manning (1891-1987) was the daughter of President of the United States William Howard Taft and his wife Helen Herron. Taft graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1915, was named dean in 1917, and rose to acting president in 1919. The Helen Taft Manning papers house the records of Helen Taft Manning. This collection, which dates from 1861 to 1992, with bulk dates of 1915 to 1974, consists of correspondence, writings, clippings, and personal objects from the Manning family.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Cynthia Rogers Barnhart letters, 1952-1955 (bulk) 1952-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 containers (1 document case containing 3 folders)
Abstract:: Cynthia Rogers Barnhart is a member of the class of 1956, before leaving in 1955. The Cynthia Rogers Barnhart letters is comprised of her personal correspondence. These letters describe Barnhart's experiences at Bryn Mawr from 1952 to 1955.

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Elizabeth Burroughs (Kelley) scrapbook collection, 1917-1985 (inclusive) 1922-1926 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Elizabeth (Kelley) Burroughs is the granddaughter of the eminent late-19th to early-20th century naturalist-writer John Burroughs. She attended Bryn Mawr at the recommendation of the neighbor and family friend, Hilda Smith, who was then the Dean of Bryn Mawr. The Elizabeth (Kelley) Burroughs scrapbook collection is comprised of three scrapbooks created by Burroughs. The collection ranges from 1917-1985, with the bulk of the material being from 1922-26, and consists of much about undergraduate scholarships, the Christian Association, the Bates House, and other aspects of Bryn Mawr life in the 1920s.

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Mabel Lang papers, approximate dates based on the years during which lang was a professor at bryn mawr. (bulk)

Extent:: 2 linear ft.
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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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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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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