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Helen Taft Manning papers

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Call Number:
4BD4
Repository:
Bryn Mawr College
Extent:
5 linear ft. (12 document boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen Taft Manning papers, 1861-1992, Bryn Mawr College Canaday Library Special Collections.
Date:
1861-1992 (inclusive) and 1915-1974 (bulk)
Creator:
Manning, Frederick J. (Frederick Johnson) and Manning, Helen Taft
Form:
family papers, Correspondence, and clippings (information artifacts)
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.

Helen Herron Taft Manning (1891-1987) was the daughter of President of the United States William Howard Taft and his wife Helen Herron. Manning graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1915, was named dean in 1917, and rose to acting president in 1919. She left to earn her doctorate at Yale, reclaiming the deanship in 1925. In 1920, she married Frederick Johnson Manning, a history professor who taught at Swarthmore College.

The Helen Taft Manning papers house the records of Helen Taft Manning, president of Bryn Mawr College and daughter of President William Howard Taft. 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. These records in particular illuminate remarkable details about the personal life of Helen Taft Manning, especially in regards to her relationship with Frederick J. Manning, as well as with her family members and colleagues. While small, this collection captures the essence of Helen Taft Manning's life, influence, and achievements, and provides insight into the development of Manning's remarkable career and contributions to the Philadelphia region.

This collection is arranged into three series: "I. Personal, 1886-1992," "II. Professional, 1920-1980," and "III. Frederick J. Manning papers, 1861-1965."

Series "I. Personal" dates from 1886 to 1992, with bulk dates of 1915 to 1976. The records in this series are mostly comprised of correspondence between Helen Taft Manning and her family members. There are also clippings, oral history transcripts, and writings relating to the Taft family's history and accomplishments. Correspondence is primarily between Helen Taft Manning and her husband, Frederick J. Manning, including topics ranging from their courtship and subsequent engagement to their careers, living arrangements, and children. Some correspondence between Helen and Frederick can also be found in Series "III. Frederick J. Manning papers." Other correspondents in this series include Helen's parents, William H. Taft and Helen Herron Taft, her brothers Robert and Charles Taft, her daughters Helen Manning Hunter and Caroline Manning Cunningham, and other family members.

Records regarding the history of the Taft family include clippings, often regarding events or publicity, such as the Taft Manning wedding and Charles Taft's death. Also included are writings and dictations by Helen Taft Manning regarding her life and potential biography, an excellent resource for researchers interested in Helen's personal take on her accomplishments and family. Other personal records to be found here are certificates, tax documents, and deeds. This series provides rich insight into the personal life of Helen Taft Manning, her upbringing, education, career, and family, especially within the correspondence. This series is arranged chronologically within three distinct sections: correspondence, history, and a run of assorted records at the end of the series.

Series "II. Professional" dates from 1920 to 1980, with bulk dates of 1930 to 1974. This series is comprised of correspondence relating to Helen Taft Manning's positions at Bryn Mawr College, as well as the research and writings she completed over the course of her career. There is also some assorted material relating to her career at the end of the series, including Class of 1915 Bequest Committee letters, writings regarding M. Carey Thomas, and book reviews by Helen Taft Manning. This series particularly captures the influence Helen Taft Manning on her colleagues and students, as well as to provide insight into many of the professional relationships she developed in her role at Bryn Mawr. This series is arranged chronologically, starting with a run of correspondence, followed by assorted professional records.

Series "III. Frederick J. Manning papers" dates from 1861 to 1965, with bulk dates of 1917 to 1965. This series contains materials created by or sent to Frederick J. Manning, husband of Helen Taft Manning. Most of the records are personal correspondence, especially representing lively exchanges between Frederick and his close friend H. Phelps Putnam. Other correspondents include Charles R. Walker, Jr. and Manning family members. There is also some assorted material, including sketches by Manning, photographs, a Baptism certificate, and objects from Manning's childhood. This series is arranged chronologically, with a run of correspondence preceding some assorted materials.

This collection provides deep and rich insight into Helen Taft Manning's life, career, thoughts, and choices, often in her own words, through the plentiful personal and professional correspondence between Helen and those who were close to her. The information about her education and subsequent career, which began quite early and progressed exponentially, is an important addition to women's history in particular, revealing the challenges faced by a connected, well-educated woman who also wanted to fulfill societal expectations to marry and maintain a family. This collection is unique in the extensive personal thoughts recorded in Helen's letters to Frederick, to her parents, and to her friends and colleagues. It also provides contextual details for the development of Bryn Mawr College, William Howard Taft's presidency, and Helen Herron Taft's role in Washington, D.C. as First Lady.

Gift of Helen Manning Hunter; 1985,1995.

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.

This collection was minimally processed in 2013-2014, as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder.

Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article "More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections," the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages in 16 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of 4 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections or complete any preservation work.

Library of Congress: Papers of Helen Taft Manning and Papers of William H. Taft.

Organization

Publisher
Bryn Mawr College
Finding Aid Author
Annalise Berdini, Christiana Dobrzynski Grippe, and Megan Evans
Finding Aid Date
2014 September 26
Sponsor
The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

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Collection Inventory

Correspondence: From William Howard Taft, 1907, 1909, 1915.
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and family from Robert Taft, Sr. and Martha Taft, 1908, 1922, 1931-1933, 1936, 1944, 1946-1948, 1951, 1952.
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence: Letters from William H. Taft, 1911, 1924.
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Charles Taft and others, 1917, 1919, 1931, 1950-1951, 1953, 1955, 1959-1960, 1966.
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1917, 1919, undated.
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence: To and from Helen Taft Manning, 1917, 1922, undated.
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1918, 1920.
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from assorted correspondents (F-K), 1919, 1925, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1965, 1968-1970, undated.
Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence: With Helen Hunter, 1919, 1947, 1952-1953, 1959-1969, 1973-1974.
Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Paul Douglas, 1919, undated.
Box 1 Folder 10
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1919, undated.
Box 1 Folder 11
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1919, undated.
Box 1 Folder 12
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1919, undated.
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning envelopes only, 1919-1920.
Box 1 Folder 14
Correspondence: Letters to Miss Helen Taft (Manning) regarding her engagement, 1920.
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, circa 1920.
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence: Various, including Charles Taft, 1920, 1932-1933, 1935.
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence: Regarding Washington, D. C. cherry trees, 1920, 1938, 1969, undated.
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1920, undated.
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1920, undated.
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1920, undated.
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various correspondents (L-P), 1921, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1966, 1968-1970, undated.
Box 2 Folder 8
Correspondence: Letter to Helen Taft Manning from William H. Taft, 1923.
Box 2 Folder 9
Correspondence: Invitations to Helen Taft Manning and Frederick J. Manning, 1923, 1958, 1966, undated.
Box 2 Folder 10
Correspondence: From Helen Herron Taft to William Howard Taft, 1924, undated.
Box 2 Folder 11
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from H. Phelps Putnam, 1924-1926.
Box 2 Folder 12
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1925.
Box 2 Folder 13
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from assorted correspondents (A-E), 1925, 1934, 1936, 1947, 1950, 1966, 1968-1970.
Box 2 Folder 14
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from "Hezzie", 1926, 1967-1968.
Box 2 Folder 15
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1927.
Box 2 Folder 16
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, circa 1927-1929.
Box 2 Folder 17
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1929.
Box 2 Folder 18
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1930.
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, circa 1930.
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence: With Helen Manning (Hunter), 1930, 1938, 1940-1948, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1968.
Box 12 Folder 1
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and others regarding the William H. Taft papers at the Library of Congress, 1931, 1938, 1956, 1958-1960, 1964, 1968-1969, 1873, 1975.
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence: From various nieces, 1931, 1945, 1950-1952, 1955, 1968-1969.
Box 12 Folder 2
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Robert Taft, Henry Pringle, and Charles Taft and others regarding William H. Taft papers at the Library of Congress and Taft biography, 1931-1933, 1937, 1940-1941.
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and others from and regarding Charles P. Taft, 1932, 1950, 1952, 1955-1960, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1972-1974.
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1933.
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence: With Caroline Manning (Cunningham), 1933, 1940-1941, 1945, 1947, 1966, 1968, 1970.
Box 12 Folder 3
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, 1935, 1960, undated.
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1936, 1938.
Box 3 Folder 8
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Alys Russell, 1938, 1948-1949, undated.
Box 3 Folder 9
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various correspondents (P-W), 1939, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1968-1970, 1976, undated.
Box 3 Folder 10
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning, 1940, 1948, 1950-1958.
Box 3 Folder 11
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, circa 1940-1960.
Box 3 Folder 12
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and Frederick J. Manning from Rosamund and Rifat Tirana, 1941-1942, 1951-1952, 1966.
Box 3 Folder 13
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and Frederick J. Manning from Phyllis and Charles Ramsden and sons Tony and Michael, 1941-1956, 1960, 1962, 1971.
Box 3 Folder 14
Correspondence: From Bill and Barbara Taft, 1945, 1948, 1950-1970.
Box 12 Folder 4
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1946, 1949.
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence: From Caroline Robbins (Mrs. Stephen J. Herben), 1948, 1959, 1965, 1968, undated.
Box 12 Folder 5
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Lady Susan Powicke, 1948-1950, 1957.
Box 3 Folder 16
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various correspondents, 1952, 1958, undated.
Box 3 Folder 17
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and others regarding the William H. Taft papers at the Library of Congress, 1953, 1958, 1960-1962.
Box 3 Folder 18
Correspondence: Letters regarding Taft family papers in the Library of Congress, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974.
Box 3 Folder 19
Correspondence: Letters and other materials regarding the Robert A. Taft, Sr. Memorial and Institute of Government, 1954, 1959, undated.
Box 3 Folder 20
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Robert Taft, Jr. and others regarding Robert Taft, Sr. memorial, Murray Bay property, and William H. Taft papers, 1955, 1957-1958, 1960-1971.
Box 3 Folder 21
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning regarding Murray Bay property, 1955, 1959, 1974.
Box 3 Folder 22
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various correspondents regarding awards, autographs, and honors, 1955, 1960, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1976, undated.
Box 3 Folder 23
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Mary Jane, 1956, 1961, 1966-1967, 1969-1970.
Box 3 Folder 24
Correspondence: Postcards to Helen Taft Manning, 1956, 1966, 1972-1982, 1988.
Box 3 Folder 25
Correspondence: Letters regarding Guideposts article, 1959.
Box 3 Folder 26
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and Frederick J. Manning from Ginny Taft, 1959, 1964-1970.
Box 3 Folder 27
Correspondence: With various grandchildren, 1959, 1965-1968, 1970.
Box 12 Folder 6
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning, clippings, and landscaping plans regarding William Howard Taft gravesite, 1959-1961, 1965, 1968.
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1960.
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1960, undated.
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence: To and from Helen Taft Manning, 1960-1961, 1964, 1966-1967.
Box 4 Folder 4
Correspondence: Letters and other documents regarding house in Nevis, West Indies, 1961, 1963, 1966-1968, 1971-1973.
Box 4 Folder 5
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from the William Howard Taft Memorial Association, 1961-1963.
Box 4 Folder 6
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning, 1963, 1970-1980.
Box 4 Folder 7
Correspondence: From Frederick J. Manning, 1966.
Box 4 Folder 8
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from "Epsy", 1966, undated.
Box 4 Folder 9
Correspondence: From various regarding death of Frederick J. Manning, 1966-1967.
Box 12 Folder 7
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning regarding Yale University memorials to Frederick J. Manning, 1966-1967.
Box 4 Folder 10
Correspondence: Letter regarding Senator Robert A. Taft Sr. biography and introduction by Robert Taft, Jr., 1967.
Box 4 Folder 11
Correspondence: Letters regarding Helen Taft Manning, many regarding her passing, 1967, 1983, 1986-1987.
Box 4 Folder 12
Correspondence: Letters regarding the estate of Frederick J. Manning, 1967-1968.
Box 4 Folder 13
Correspondence: Letters to James T. Patterson, Helen Taft Manning and others regarding biography of Senator Robert A. Taft, Sr., 1967-1971.
Box 4 Folder 14
Correspondence: From Elsa Ebeling (Simes), 1970.
Box 12 Folder 8
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning from family, 1970, 1979-1980.
Box 4 Folder 15
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning, 1970-1979.
Box 5 Folder 1
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning regarding 1972 accident, 1972.
Box 5 Folder 2
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning from family, 1972-1980.
Box 5 Folder 3
Correspondence: Letters regarding the Supreme Court Historical Society, 1974.
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence: Letters regarding Taft family furniture, 1976.
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence: Christmas cards to Helen Taft Manning, 1976-1984.
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence: Regarding White House Preservation Fund, 1979-1980.
Box 5 Folder 7
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning, 1980-1985, 1988.
Box 5 Folder 8
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning regarding 90th birthday, 1981.
Box 5 Folder 9
Correspondence: To Frederick J. Manning, undated.
Box 12 Folder 9
Correspondence: From Helen Herron Taft, undated.
Box 5 Folder 10
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Harriet Anderson (Mrs. Hugo de Fritsch), undated.
Box 6 Folder 1
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Lucy Lippitt (Mrs. Henry F. Lippitt), undated.
Box 6 Folder 2
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from M.C. Herron (Aunt Herron), undated.
Box 6 Folder 3
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and Frederick J. Manning from Helen H. Taft, undated.
Box 6 Folder 4
Correspondence: To and from Helen Taft Manning, undated.
Box 6 Folder 5
History: Letter to "My Dear Alice" from Helen (Herron Taft), 1886 July 5.
Box 6 Folder 6
History: Bryn Mawr diploma, passport, Bryn Mawr reunion report, Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania medal, and other personal items, 1915, 1943, 1963, 1966-1970, 1976-1978, 1985-1987.
Box 6 Folder 7
History: Wedding-related clippings, 1920.
Box 6 Folder 8
History: Publicity clippings, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1958, 1972, 1974, undated.
Box 12 Folder 10
History: Writings and letters regarding Taft family (various authors), 1959, 1974-1978, 1981, undated.
Box 6 Folder 9
History: Oral history interview of Helen Taft Manning by John T. Mason, Jr., 1969 December 20.
Box 6 Folder 10
History: Taft family publicity clippings, 1969, 1971, 1976-1978.
Box 6 Folder 11
History: Transcripts of Helen Taft Manning dictations, 1973, 1977, 1982-1983.
Box 6 Folder 12
History: Writings and letters for museums regarding Taft family, 1975, 1980, 1983-1984.
Box 6 Folder 13
History: Writings and notes, Edith Finch dictation, 1977-1978, undated.
Box 6 Folder 14
History: "Notes for my biographer" copies, 1980, undated.
Box 6 Folder 15
History: Clippings regarding death of Charles Taft, 1983, undated.
Box 6 Folder 16
History: "Helen H. Taft" by Helen Taft and copies of letters from Helen Herron Taft, undated.
Box 6 Folder 17
History: Publicity clipping photocopies, undated.
Box 12 Folder 11
Letters, deeds, medical care pamphlets, death certificate, and other Helen Taft Manning affairs, 1910, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1982-1992.
Box 7 Folder 1
Narrative regarding Masons conspiracy (author unknown), circa 1924.
Box 12 Folder 12
Assorted songs and poems, 1941, undated.
Box 7 Folder 2
Press clippings about Senator Robert A. Taft, Sr., 1950, 1953, 1956, 1961, undated.
Box 7 Folder 3
Certificate of lifetime membership for Helen Taft Manning in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1969 January.
Box 7 Folder 4
1985 tax notes and letters regarding donations, 1985-1986.
Box 7 Folder 5
1986 income tax report and voided check [RESTRICTED], 1985-1987.
Box 7 Folder 6
Helen Taft Manning Fund donor lists and letters (photograph), 1987, undated.
Box 7 Folder 7

Correspondence: Letter to William Howard Taft from Bryn Mawr College Board of Directors regarding Helen Taft Manning resignation, 1920 December 6.
Box 8 Folder 1
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from M. Carey Thomas, 1922, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1935.
Box 8 Folder 2
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Helen D. McAfee and eulogy, 1927-1928, 1956.
Box 8 Folder 3
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various historians (A-K), 1930, 1934, 1941, 1949, 1951-1953, 1955, 1957-1959, 1961-1973, undated.
Box 8 Folder 4
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various historians (L-Z), 1934, 1951-1954, 1957, 1960-1961, 1964-1970, 1972-1974.
Box 8 Folder 5
Correspondence: Letters regarding Yale publication of British Colonial Government After the American Revolution, 1935, 1951.
Box 8 Folder 6
Correspondence: Memorial for M. Carey Thomas in Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin, 1936 January.
Box 8 Folder 7
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Mary Summerfield Gardiner, 1938, 1946-1947, 1969-1970.
Box 8 Folder 8
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Marion Edwards Park, 1938, 1947, 1960, undated.
Box 8 Folder 9
Correspondence: Letters, minutes, and planning materials regarding the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1938-1939, undated.
Box 8 Folder 10
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from various correspondents regarding Bryn Mawr College, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1952, undated.
Box 8 Folder 11
Correspondence: Dean's Office letters to Helen Taft Manning and others from various correspondents, 1941.
Box 8 Folder 12
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Katherine McBride, 1948, 1950-1951, 1958, 1962, 1966-1967, 1969.
Box 8 Folder 13
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Felix and Mary Gilbert, 1952-1953, 1956-1959, 1962, 1966-1967, 1969.
Box 8 Folder 14
Correspondence: Letters regarding publication of The Revolt of French Canada especially MacMillan and Company, 1957, 1960-1963, 1965.
Box 8 Folder 15
Correspondence: Letters of recommendation for former students from Helen Taft Manning, 1958, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, 1969, 1973.
Box 8 Folder 16
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning and other materials regarding University of Texas appointment, 1960, 1962-1964, undated.
Box 8 Folder 17
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from John S. Galbraith, 1960-1965, 1967-1972.
Box 8 Folder 18
Correspondence: Letters to and from Helen Taft Manning from John M. Gray, 1961-1963.
Box 8 Folder 19
Correspondence: Regarding research in New Zealand and Australia, 1962-1965, 1970-1973.
Box 12 Folder 13
Correspondence: Letters from various book dealers, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1974.
Box 8 Folder 20
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Samuel C. McCulloch, 1964-1968, 1970, 1972-1973.
Box 8 Folder 21
Correspondence: New Zealand Fulbright Grant, 1965.
Box 12 Folder 14
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from John and Nell Shove, 1966-1967, 1969, undated.
Box 8 Folder 22
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Peter Burroughs, 1966-1972.
Box 8 Folder 23
Correspondence: From John Eddy regarding research, 1967-1971.
Box 12 Folder 15
Correspondence: With Noel D. McLachlan, Editor of Historical Studies, 1968-1969, 1974.
Box 12 Folder 16
Correspondence: Letters to Helen Taft Manning from Myra Jessen, 1970.
Box 8 Folder 24
Correspondence: To Helen Taft Manning regarding research and writings, 1974-1980.
Box 8 Folder 25
Correspondence: Letters to and from Helen Taft Manning regarding her performance as Queen Bee in Bryn Mawr College Faculty Show, 1976.
Box 8 Folder 26
Report on the Bryn Mawr Summer School for women workers in industry, 1923.
Box 9 Folder 1
Class of 1915 Bequests Committee correspondence and class lists, 1950, 1960, 1966, undated.
Box 9 Folder 2
Assorted book reviews by Helen Taft Manning, 1956, 1958, 1960-1963, 1965, 1971, undated.
Box 9 Folder 3
Assorted book reviews by Helen Taft Manning (clippings), 1956, 1960-1961, 1963-1967, 1969.
Box 9 Folder 4
Revolt of the Canadians Macmillan and Company memorandum of agreement, 1960 April.
Box 12 Folder 17
The Revolt of French-Canada 1800-1835 copyright and letter, 1962 February.
Box 12 Folder 18
Class of 1915 Bequest Committee letters, minutes, and class lists, 1969, 1971, 1972.
Box 9 Folder 5
Lectures, essays, and comments on the papers of other historians, 1971, undated.
Box 9 Folder 6
Millicent Carey McIntosh informal talk given at Bryn Mawr College, 1972 February 17.
Box 9 Folder 7
Class of 1915 Bequest Committee letters and class lists, 1973.
Box 9 Folder 8
Class of 1915 Bequest Committee letter from "Liz", 1975 May 13.
Box 9 Folder 9
Writings regarding M. Carey Thomas, letters, 1979, undated.
Box 9 Folder 10
"The Present State of Wakefield Literature", undated.
Box 9 Folder 11
"M. Carey Thomas as seen by the Class of 1912, and as seen by Helen Taft Manning in later years", undated.
Box 9 Folder 12
Introduction to collection of stories about Miss Applebee and letter to Helen Taft Manning from Miss Applebee, undated.
Box 9 Folder 13
Assorted reviews of British Colonial Government After the American Revolution, undated.
Box 9 Folder 14

Correspondence: From "Uncle" Ellie Manning to his parents, 1861, 1863.
Box 9 Folder 15
Correspondence: Letter to E.G. Manning from [A.W. Greely]?, 1869 April 5.
Box 9 Folder 16
Correspondence: From parents and other relatives, 1909, 1919, 1921, undated.
Box 9 Folder 17
Correspondence: Various to Frederick J. Manning, 1912, 1916-1917, 1941, 1960, undated.
Box 9 Folder 18
Correspondence: Letters from Adelaide, Frances, and Cordelia Putnam, 1915, 1918, undated.
Box 9 Folder 19
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1916-1917.
Box 9 Folder 20
Correspondence: From Charles R. Walker, Jr.; to H. Phelps Putnam, 1916-1930, 1948.
Box 9 Folder 21
Correspondence: Telegrams, 1917. 1960, undated.
Box 9 Folder 22
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1917, undated.
Box 10 Folder 1
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1917-1919.
Box 10 Folder 2
Correspondence: Assorted letters to and from Frederick J. Manning regarding Yale University, 1917-1919, 1923, 1925, 1966.
Box 10 Folder 3
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1918.
Box 10 Folder 4
Correspondence: From Viola F. Barnes, 1918.
Box 10 Folder 5
Correspondence: Assorted letters, clippings, and certificate regarding Frederick J. Manning military service, 1918-1919, 1924, undated.
Box 10 Folder 6
Correspondence: From various, including Farwell Knapp, 1918-1919, 1926, 1932, 1937-1942, 1947-1948, 1952, 1960-1961.
Box 10 Folder 7
Correspondence: From Dolly Peters, 1919.
Box 10 Folder 8
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1919.
Box 10 Folder 9
Correspondence: To Mrs. William H. Taft, 1919, 1937.
Box 10 Folder 10
Correspondence: From various friends and relatives regarding engagement, 1919-1920.
Box 10 Folder 11
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1920.
Box 10 Folder 12
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1922.
Box 10 Folder 13
Correspondence: From William Howard Taft, 1922, 1925.
Box 10 Folder 14
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1923.
Box 10 Folder 15
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1924.
Box 10 Folder 16
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1924.
Box 10 Folder 17
Correspondence: Swarthmore College letters to various correspondents, 1925, 1929, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1949.
Box 10 Folder 18
Correspondence: From H. Phelps Putnam, 1925-1926, 1930.
Box 10 Folder 19
Correspondence: Assorted letters from Frederick J. Manning, 1927, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961.
Box 10 Folder 20
Correspondence: From "Aunt Hattie" and "Aunt Florence", 1927, undated.
Box 10 Folder 21
Correspondence: To parents, 1927-1928.
Box 10 Folder 22
Correspondence: Assorted letters regarding the William H. Taft papers at the Library of Congress and Pringle's biography of Taft, 1933, 1937-1940, 1943, 1964.
Box 10 Folder 23
Correspondence: Assorted letters and Manning family legal documents, 1935, 1940-1941, 1960, 1970.
Box 10 Folder 24
Correspondence: Assorted letters regarding William H. Taft papers at the Library of Congress and Pringle's biography of Taft, 1935-1940, undated.
Box 11 Folder 1
Correspondence: Assorted family letters "In Re Aunt Nellie, The Terrible Tartar", 1938.
Box 11 Folder 2
Correspondence: Professional correspondence to and from Frederick J. Manning, 1938, 1940-1941.
Box 11 Folder 3
Correspondence: With The Putney School, 1938, 1941.
Box 11 Folder 4
Correspondence: To and from Frederick J. Manning regarding the estate of Frederick N. Manning, 1948-1950.
Box 11 Folder 5
Correspondence: Letters to and from W. C. Caniff and Sons regarding tombstone for Frederick N. Manning, 1950.
Box 11 Folder 6
Correspondence: Various letters and notes, 1952, undated.
Box 11 Folder 7
Correspondence: Letters to and from W.C. Caniff and Sons regarding tombstone for Aunt Florence Ann Johnson, 1952-1953.
Box 11 Folder 8
Correspondence: Christmas cards, undated.
Box 11 Folder 9
Correspondence: Incomplete letter, undated.
Box 11 Folder 10
Jamie's Mittens children's book and sketches, 1870, 1878.
Box 11 Folder 11
Assorted legal documents regarding Johnson family property in Nahant, Massachusetts, 1875, 1887, 1894, 1891, 1900.
Box 11 Folder 12
Baptism certificate, 1895 September 15.
Box 11 Folder 13
Assorted poems and Manning family ranks, 1917, undated.
Box 11 Folder 14
Sketchbook, French artillery, circa 1917-1918.
Box 11 Folder 15
Manning Manse pamphlet and newsletters, 1925, 1928, undated.
Box 11 Folder 16
Assorted book reviews by Frederick J. Manning, 1925, undated.
Box 11 Folder 17
Assorted Manning family photographs, 1965, undated.
Box 11 Folder 18
Assorted sketches, undated.
Box 12 Folder 19
"Brief Outline of Burke's Speech on Conciliation", undated.
Box 11 Folder 19
Frederick J. Manning lists of books, undated.
Box 11 Folder 20
Frederick J. Manning sketchbook, undated.
Box 11 Folder 21
"A short talk given in honor of Gertrude Ely", undated.
Box 11 Folder 22

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