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Mildred Pressinger (Kienbusch) scrapbook, 1905-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Mildred Pressinger (later Kienbusch) graduated from Bryn Mawr College with an A.B. in Philosophy and Psychology. She was a member of the Mayflower Descendants, the National Society of Colonial Dames, Founder and Patriots, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also active in a number of charities in New York City. She married Carl Otto von Kienbusch, the owner of an internationally celebrated collection of medieval arms and armor. Mildred Kienbusch died in 1968. The Mildred Pressinger scrapbook houses a very large one-volume scrapbook containing a great deal of material from Pressinger's four years at Bryn Mawr College (1905-1909). The scrapbook contains a large amount of Bryn Mawr memorabilia.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Mary Ayer (Rousmaniere) diary, 1897-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Mary Ayer was a member of Bryn Mawr's class of 1901. While at college, Ayer was involved in varsity basketball, Mandolin and Banjo Club, and class plays. After graduating from Bryn Mawr, Ayer pursued graduated studies at Radcliffe (1901-1902) and Simmons College (1905-1906). In 1910, she married John Rousmaniere, a graduate of Harvard Law School. Ayer died in 1954. Ayer's one volume diary spans her freshman through junior years at college, from 1897-1900. However, only the first two of these were spent at Bryn Mawr; Ayer passed her junior year at Radcliffe College before returning to Bryn Mawr for her senior year. Ayer's diary offers insight into student athletics and academics, social life, and variations between Bryn Mawr and Radcliffe.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Marie A. Richards scrapbook, 1931-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Marie A. Richards was born June 8, 1913. She was prepared at Gordon-Roney and Agnes Irwin, both in Philadelphia. She attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating in 1935. After graduation, she worked as Associate Editor for the American Philosophical Society until 1978. During that time she travelled all across the globe with her brother, attending geological conventions and sightseeing. She also worked as a laboratory assistant as Leeds and Northrup Company. After retiring, she moved to Philadelphia, where she volunteered with the Owl Book Shop. Richards died on April 7, 2009. The Marie Richards scrapbook contains Richards' one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook covers the years 1931 to 1936 and mainly consists of photographs and newspaper clippings.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Lydia Sharpless (Perry) scrapbook, 1903-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Lydia Sharpless was born 1885, the daughter of Isaac Sharpless, then the president of Haverford College. She was prepared by Westtown Boarding School in Westtown, Pennsylvania and by private study. She attended Bryn Mawr College, graduating with the class of 1908 and holding the Foundation Scholarship from 1905-1908. While at school, she was highly involved in athletics, as the captain of the class hockey team and a member of the basketball and track teams, as well. After graduation, Sharpless worked part-time for a year in a Philadelphia settlement, then taught at Wykeham Rise, a girl's boarding school. She married Harvey C. Perry in 1911. Together they had 3 biological children, one of whom died young, and one adopted child. Sharpless died in 1932. The Lydia Sharpless Perry scrapbook contains Sharpless' one-volume scrapbook. The scrapbook contains material from 1903 to 1910 and contains the usual Bryn Mawr memorabilia, with an emphasis on hockey memorabilia.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Helen Rutgers Sturgis scrapbook, 1901-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Helen Rutgers Sturgis was born in 1883 in New York City. She was prepared by Miss Spence's School. She entered Bryn Mawr with the class of 1905 on the matriculation scholarship for New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. While at Bryn Mawr, she was the secretary of the Self-Government Association and studied Languages (French, Italian, Spanish). After graduation, she worked as a magazine editor. Sturgis died on March 16, 1966. The Helen Rutgers Sturgis scrapbook contains Sturgis' one-volume scrapbook. The scrapbook, which covers Sturgis' first two years at Bryn Mawr (1901-1903), mostly contains personal memorabilia.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

(Martha) Caroline Warram (Lane) scrapbook, 1950-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: (Martha) Caroline Warram (later Lane) was a member of the Bryn Mawr College class of 1955. While at school she was on the editorial board and business board of the yearbook and was active in WMBC. Warram majored in English. After college, she became a teacher. Her scrapbook comprises one volume and and contains a typical collection of Bryn Mawr College and personal memorabilia and covers the years 1950 to 1955.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Edith Wetherill (Ives) scrapbook, 1888-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volumes
Abstract:: Edith Wetherill was a member of the Bryn Mawr Class of 1892. She was one of the founders of the Civic Club in Philadelphia, which was one of the first organizations of its kind in the country. She was an active volunteer, working with the Bellevue Hospital, the Unitarian Church, the Red Cross, and the Civilian Defense Volunteer Office. Her scrapbook houses Wetherill's one volume scrapbook. The scrapbook is very large and contains materials from 1888-1934, both well before and after Wetherill attended Bryn Mawr. The scrapbook primarily consists of photographs and newspaper clippings, giving a very comprehensive vision of Bryn Mawr from the 1890s well into the 1900s.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

James L. Crenshaw papers, 1911-1929 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 boxes (1 oversized document box containing 17 notebooks and 9 folders)
Abstract:: James Llewellyn Crenshaw was a professor of Chemistry at Bryn Mawr College for 30 years. This collection, which ranges from 1911-1929, is comprised of notes, experiments, and papers on sulphides and pyrrhotite.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Bryn Mawr College Lantern Collection, circa 1889-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 42 items
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Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

Michi Kawai Christian Fellowship papers, 1950-1959 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 boxes (1 oversized box containing 25 folders and a book)
Abstract:: Michi Kawai was one of the first recipients of the Japanese Scholarship, graduating from Bryn Mawr in 1904 with high honors. She was an important figure in international Christian relationships and women's education in Japan. She was instrumental in founding the YWCA in Japan and later started Keisen School, which would become an important horticultural school for women. This collection consists largely of incoming correspondence to Esther Sinn Neuendorffer, a former classmate and friend of Kawai's, and materials concerning the Keisen School.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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