Guide to the Anna Canada Swain Speech File , 1940-1952


John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title: Anna Canada Swain speech file
Date range: 1940-1952
Creator: Swain, Anna Canada
Extent: 0.5 Linear feet
Abstract: The Anna Canada Swain speech file comprises nine speeches that were made at various venues between 1940 and 1952. Many of the speeches touch on religious themes.
Language of materials: English
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: MS.1MS.ZS1

Scope & content

The Anna Canada Swain speech file is a collection of nine speeches by Anna C. Swain '11, a Pembroke alumnus and the first female member of the Brown Corporation. The speeches are arranged chronologically and were delivered at various venues from 1940 through 1952, including Columbia University's Church of the Air and the Women's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Many of the speeches are based on religious themes.

Access Points

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Arrangement

The collection is organized in one series:

  • I. 1940-1952

Biographical note

Anna Canada Swain (1889-1979) was graduated from Pembroke College, Class of 1911, and served as the first woman member of the Brown Corporation, having been chosen as a term trustee in 1949. She was president of the American Baptist Convention in 1946 and author of numerous plays on Baptist Missionary themes.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials: Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation: Anna Canada Swain Speech File, MS-1MS-ZS1, Brown University Archives.
Contact information: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff
Encoding: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013 January 23
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor: Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Additional Information

Inventory

Series I. Speeches, 1940-1952

Container Description Date
Box 1 College woman and the present-day world
Contents Note: At Anne Crosby Emery Fellowship.

 1940
Box 1 Address
Contents Note: At Pembroke Semi-centennial fund drive.

 1942
Box 1 All kindreds and tongues
Contents Note: At Columbia's Church of the Air.

 1945 January 7
Box 1 Where pity devent
Contents Note: At Andover Newton Theological School.

 1945 June
Box 1 Youth unafraid
Contents Note: At Columbia's Church of the Air.

 1946 February 3
Box 1 State of the family
Contents Note: At Northern Baptist Convention.

 1946 May 21
Box 1 Both Martha and Mary
Contents Note: At Women's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society.

 1948 October 17
Box 1 Address
Contents Note: At World Council of Churches--Executive Committee

 1952 February
Box 1 Address
Contents Note: At Alumni Fund.

 undated