Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1915">1915</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1919">1919</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Elizabeth M. Fauvre (Owen) scrapbook, circa 1919

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Elizabeth Fauvre was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1919 in Languages (French, Spanish, and Italian). She married R. Wynn S. Owen and had two children. She was active in civic organizations throughout her adult life and was a member of the Sewing Club for over 50 years. She also volunteered at the Riley Children's Hospital. Fauvre died in 1987. The Elizabeth M. Fauvre (Owen) scrapbook houses the one volume scrapbook thought to have been created by Fauvre. The donor is unknown, but the album is presumed to be the property of Fauvre because of initials found taped to inside of a mortarboard in poor condition.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Phoebe Helmer scrapbook, 1916-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Phoebe Helmer was born in 1899. She attended Bryn Mawr from 1916 to 1920. After World War I, she joined Miss Anne Morgan's Committee for the Reconstruction of Devastated France. Up until her first marriage in 1928 to Seymour Wadsworth, she taught at the Nightingale-Bamford School. Helmer married twice more, to Gerritt Weston from 1965-1968, and David R. Hawkins from 1972-1982 and had four children. She was interested in libraries, education and international affairs. Helmer died in 1996. The Phoebe Helmer scrapbook houses Helmer's one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook contains material from Helmer's first year at Bryn Mawr, from 1916-1917.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Mary Thurman (Martin) scrapbook, 1915-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Mary Thurman was a member of the class of 1919. She was highly involved in SGA and sports. The Mary "Tip" Thurman scrapbook contains Thurman's one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook contains materials from the four years during which Thurman was a student at Bryn Mawr, from 1915-1919. It consists primarily of correspondence and newspaper clippings.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

M. Helen MacCoy papers, 1900-1928 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 boxes (1 document case)
Abstract:: Mary Helen MacCoy was a member of the Bryn Mawr class of 1900. This collection houses documents related to her family's travels in Europe. The bulk of the material in the collection is from between 1900 and 1928.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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.

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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Wilmer Cave France Wright, collection has not been officially dated, but there is correspondence from 1899-1949. there may be materials from before or after these dates. (bulk)

Extent:: 1 boxes (1 document case)
Abstract:: The Wilmer Cave Wright papers is a collection of the miscellaneous notes and papers of Wilmer Cave Wright. Wright was a Professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr from 1921-1933, but served on the Bryn Mawr faculty since 1897. The collection is not dated in the finding aid. The collection primarily consists of correspondence and miscellaneous materials.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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