Bryn Mawr College
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Grace de Laguna papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1994-01
Overview
Grace de Laguna was a professor of Philosophy at Bryn Mawr, a past president of the American Philosophical Association, and mother of Frederica de Laguna, the noted anthropologist. This collection consists of Personal Material, Correspondence, Reprints, and Typescripts.
Dates:
1899 - 1969
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Friends Freedmen's Association Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-024
Overview
Friends' Freedmen's Association was an organization of Philadelphia Quakers founded in 1863 as Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freemen. Its purpose was to provide relief and education to formerly enslaved people during and after the Civil War. The name was changed circa 1873. From 1947-1955 the Association supported black students in schools and summer work camps. From 1955-1970 the income from investments was used to provide grants for...
Dates:
1863-1982
Judith Kate Haywood Jacoby papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC.M96
Overview
Judith Kate Haywood (later Jacoby) (1934-1997) graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College in 1955 with an AB in economics. Judith was chairwoman of the college’s Chapel Committee (1953-1954) and president of the Bryn Mawr League (1954-1955). Just before Judith entered college, she toured Europe. During her college years and after, she continued to pursue her passion for travel by taking trips to Mexico, Alaska, and other parts of North and South America. After graduating from Bryn Mawr,...
Dates:
1951 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1955
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Katharine Elizabeth McBride papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-RG1-DD4
Overview
The papers of Katharine Elizabeth McBride contain the office files and correspondence and some personal files of Katharine Elizabeth McBride who was president of Bryn Mawr College from 1942 to 1970.
Dates:
1942 - 1976
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Marcelle Parde materials
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1976-20
Overview
Marcelle Parde (1891-1945) was a Bryn Mawr College French professor and leader of a French Resistance unit in WWII. This collection includes miscellaneous correspondence, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and official documents.
Dates:
1919 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1950
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Marion Edwards Park papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-RG1-DD3
Overview
Marion Edwards Park (1975-1960) graduated Bryn Mawr College in 1898. After continuing her studies at the University of Chicago, American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Colorado College, and Johns Hopkins University, she earned her PhD in classics from Bryn Mawr College in 1918. As president of Bryn Mawr College (1922-1942), she significantly increased enrollment, broadened the curriculum, and expanded cooperation with Haverford, Swarthmore, and the University of Pennsylvania. The...
Dates:
1922 - 1942
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Lily Ross Taylor papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-1974-05
Overview
Lily Ross Taylor was Professor of Latin and Dean at Bryn Mawr College, Director of the American Academy in Rome, and a renowned Classicist. Her papers include lecture notes, correspondence, and personal memorabilia.
Dates:
1886 - 1969
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Speer Family papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: BMC-M72
Overview
The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The...
Dates:
1802 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1943
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Harris Wofford papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M93
Abstract
As a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, chair of America's Promise, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy, Harris Wofford dedicated much of his career and personal life to advocating for public service. The Harris Wofford papers contain over 400 linear feet of extensive notes, research files, writings, correspondence, political papers and audio/visual recordings documenting an impressive career of a citizen...
Dates:
1940 - 1990
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
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