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Alice B. Hammond scrapbook, undated, c. 1898

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Alice Bradford Hammond graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1898 and later studied Greek and Latin at Yale. She was an expert linguist in Greek and Latin. She died in 1951. The Alice B. Hammond scrapbook consists of the Hammond's one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook is undated, and consists primarily of photographs.

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]

Margaret Hilles (Johnson) scrapbook, 1890-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Margaret Hilles was born in 1870. She went to secondary school in Wilmington and later attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating in 1893. Her husband was a mining engineer, and she did a large amount of travelling until his death in 1919. Hilles was involved in a number of groups. She was active in Friends organizations and a founder of the Chester County Library Association. She was a member of the Downingtown Friend's Meeting and the Downingtown Auxiliary to Chester County Hospital. Hilles passed away in 1950. The Margaret Hilles Johnson scrapbook contains Johnson's one-volume scrapbook. The scrapbook contains material from roughly 1890-1910, but focuses on Hilles' four years at Bryn Mawr.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Lois Linn Killough Buss scrapbook, volume 1: 1943-1947 volume: 1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 volumes
Abstract:: Lois Linn Killough attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating with the class of 1947 with a degree in Geology. Killough remained highly involved in alumnae activities post-graduation. She married Onno B. Buss and had two children. Killough volunteered the Interfaith Human Relations Council and the Women's Program Committee. She worked for the Cox Travel Bureau (travel consultant), the Olson Travel Organization (tour conductor), and the Humble Oil and Refining Co. (evaluation geologist). Killough died February 11, 1998. The Lois Linn Killough Buss scrapbooks Killough's two scrapbooks. The bulk of the material in Volume 1 is from Killough's Bryn Mawr career, from 1943-1947. Volume 2 contains material from 1947 only.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Henrietta Magoffin scrapbook, 1907-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Henrietta Magoffin attended Bryn Mawr, graduating in 1911. From the 1962 Alumnae Bulletin: "She was a lifelong resident of Mercer, PA, whose Historical Society Museum was the family homestead built by her grandfather in 1821, and donated to the town by Henrietta. Her interests and activity in its behalf were extended to other organizations, the Red Cross, from whom she received a citation, the Library, and the United Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. She continued her interest in languages and the classics throughout her life." Magoffin passed away on November 8, 1961. The Henrietta Magoffin scrapbook houses Magoffin's "The Girl Graduate, Her Own Book" scrapbook. The scrapbook covers the years from 1907-1914, and contains a lot of well-organized Bryn Mawr-related and personal memorabilia.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Rebecca Mattson Darlington scrapbook, 1894-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes (one scrapbook)
Abstract:: Rebecca Mattson was from Breckenridge, Minnesota. She studied English and German at Bryn Mawr College, graduating in 1896. After graduation, Mattson taught English and Latin at Miss Bardwell's School (1896-98), later serving as principal of the school (1898-1902). In 1901, she married Philip Jackson Darlington and had three children. The Rebecca Mattson Darlington scrapbook comprises Mattson's one volume scrapbook and covers her last two years at Bryn Mawr, from 1894-1896. It provides a unique view of the early days of Bryn Mawr.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Julia Harned Pardee letters, 1935-1936 (bulk)

Extent:: 15 items
Abstract:: Julia Pardee (nee Harned) was a member of Bryn Mawr's class of 1939. While at college, she was highly interested in all campus dramatic activities, and was also involved in Glee Club and the creation of the yearbook. Post-graduation, she attended Yale University Drama School, attaining a MFA in Drama Production. After the World War II, she became a member of the faculty in the Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY-Buffalo, where she taught from 1946 until her retirement in 1984. She was especially interested in women in theater and created the first curriculum at SUNY-Buffalo to center on this subject. Pardee died December 9th, 1989. The Julia Harned (Pardee) letters house Pardee's personal correspondence. The bulk of these letters, often addressed to her mother or father, are from her first year at Bryn Mawr (October 1935- May 1936). One letter from her sophomore year and one undated letter whose contents suggest it is likely from February 1938 are also included. This collection...(see more)

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt scrapbook, 1923-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Lucy T. Shoe Meritt (1906- 2003) was an acclaimed archaeologist, scholar, teacher and editor who received her B.A, M.A, and Ph.D degrees from Bryn Mawr. During her life time, Shoe Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Texas at Austin, was a fellow at the American Academy of Rome, and served as the Editor of Publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Additionally, she was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and the American Institute of Archaeology. She received the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1976. The Lucy Shoe Meritt scrapbook houses Meritt's one-volume scrapbook. The scrapbook ranges from 1923-1929, and primarily contains correspondence, programs, and newspaper clippings. This scrapbook provides insight into Bryn Mawr athletic and social life in the 1920s.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Genevieve Thompson (Smith) scrapbook, 1903-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Genevieve Thompson Smith was born December 2, 1885 in Portland, Oregon. She was prepared for college by the Portland Academy in Portland and Mrs. Hartman's School in New York. She attended Bryn Mawr College from 1903-1905 and the University of Oregon Law School from 1911-1913. She moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked in the Russian section of U.S. Army intelligence during World War I. In 1921, she married Admiral Norman Murray Smith. Thompson died in Portland, Oregon on May 20, 1974. The Genevieve Thompson Smith scrapbook houses Thompson's one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook contains materials from 1903-1907. It consists of a large number of photographs and other memorabilia.

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]

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