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One Hundred Years of Women at Brown records
Formal title:
One Hundred Years of Women at Brown records
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1984-1992
Abstract:
The One Hundred Years of Women at Brown records include correspondence, minutes, photocopies of exhibited material, photographs, flyers, exhibit labels, grant proposals, and a report. The material dates from 1984 through 1992.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1E.6
Inventory:
File Box 2 Folder 27 Exhibit: Suffrage and the Great War
Scope and Contents note Photocopies of exhibited items, photographs in exhibit, labels 		1991-1992
 
Giddings (Paula) papers
Formal title:
Paula Giddings papers
Extent:
38 linear feet
Date range:
1918–2023
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Paula J. Giddings, notable American writer, editor, and chronicler of African American women's history. She is the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor Emerita of Africana Studies at Smith College and the author of four critically acclaimed books:
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2023.008
Inventory:
File Box 13 Folder 34 "1913 suffrage parade": readings
 n.d.
File Box 20 Folder 36 "Suffrage": includes photocopied archival materials (1/2)
 n.d.
File Box 20 Folder 37 "Suffrage": includes photocopied archival materials (2/2)
 n.d.
 
Dickson (James C.) papers
Formal title:
James C. Dickson papers
Extent:
18.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1988-2002 (1998-2002)
Abstract:
These papers document James C. Dickson's career as an activist and organizer for disabled individuals and the founding and development of the American Association of People with Disabilities. It includes materials Dickson used in his efforts to insure the voting rights of disabled persons and their access to polling places, especially in the VOTE!2000 Campaign. Later materials cover electronic voting issues and the lead in to the 2008 presidential election. The collection also contains documentation of other organizing efforts involving the rights of children, especially children with disabilities, and the medical care of the elderly and people with disabilities. Extensive additions to the collection include material on the development of the American Association of People with Disabilities and the organization's involvement with voting issues, as well as Dickson's attempt to sail across the Atlantic.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2007.021
Inventory:
File Box 3 Folder 78 Shriner article: Last Suffrage Movement
 
Canfield (Eli Hawley) papers
Formal title:
Eli Hawley Canfield papers
Extent:
1140 items
Date range:
1844-1898
Abstract:
The papers of Rev. Eli Canfield, Episcopal clergyman and prominent member of the evangelical faction of the church, consist of sermons reflecting the religious and social beliefs of the period 1845 to 1885, personal manuscripts, and letters mainly to his son, James Hulme Canfield, educator. Canfield was born in Arlington, Vermont and served as a pastor in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Repository:
Brown University Library
Collection call no:
Ms. 78.12
Inventory:
File Box 1 Folder 42 Correspondence
In Tallahassee, Florida. Describes social conditions. Residents accept defeat in Civil War but are against black suffrage. Discusses local church squabbles. Returns to Vermont 		1876 Apr-Jun
 
Elshtain (Jean Bethke) papers
Formal title:
Jean Bethke Elshtain papers
Extent:
6.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1969-2011 (bulk 1978-1995)
Abstract:
The Jean Bethke Elshtain papers contain research materials, manuscripts, course materials, and correspondence related to her work on moral and political philosophy. The materials date from 1969-2011, with the vast majority created between 1978 and 1995.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.039
Inventory:
File Box 2 Folder 19 "Women's Suffrage and the Gender Gap," draft and correspondence
 1992-1993
 
Molloy (Scott) social and political materials collection
Formal title:
Scott Molloy social and political materials collection
Extent:
6 cubic feet
Date range:
1947-1991
Abstract:
Political materials collected by Rhode Island College alumnus Scott Molloy. Includes letters, leaflets, newsletters, newspapers, and other printed materials created by various political groups.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0024
Inventory:
File Box 2 Folder 6 Committee for Democratic Election Laws
 circa 1972
 
Ward (Lester Frank) papers
Formal title:
Lester Frank Ward papers
Extent:
11 Linear Feet
Date range:
1860-1913
Abstract:
The Lester Frank Ward papers in the John Hay Library consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, published writings, and personal library of a noted nineteenth-century American geologist, paleontologist, and sociologist. These materials reflect virtually all aspects of Ward's professional life, including his years of service as a member of the U. S. Geological Survey staff, his activities as a professor at both Columbian College (now George Washington University) and Brown University, and his long career as a writer of scholarly monographs and articles on many subjects. The papers also contain some information concerning his personal life.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.90.23
Inventory:
Item Box 38 Folder 3 College Equal Suffrage League to Ward, Lester Frank
Scope and Contents note With enclosure 		1912 Nov 15
 
Howe (Julia Ward) papers
Formal title:
Julia Ward Howe papers
Extent:
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Date range:
1897-1899 and undated
Abstract:
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) was a prominent writer, poet, reformer, and lecturer, who was best known for writing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and her contributions to the women’s rights movement. This collection includes two letters and one poem written by Howe.
Repository:
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:
RLC.Ms.556
Florence Hope Luscomb Oral History
Formal title:
Florence Hope Luscomb Oral History
Extent:
1 box(es)
Date range:
1972-1973
Abstract:
The collection consists of tapes and transcripts of interviews with social and political activist Florence Luscomb from 1972 through 1973.
Repository:
University Archives and Special Collections
Collection call no:
Mss. Gr. 82
Chace (Elizabeth Buffum) and family papers
Formal title:
Elizabeth Buffum Chace and family papers
Extent:
4.5 linear feet (approximately 80 items)
Date range:
circa 1801-1900
Abstract:
This collection includes correspondence, Elizabeth Buffum Chace’s commonplace book and diary, family albums, scrapbooks, photographs, an album of familial hair locks, needlework (cross stitch samplers), newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Buffums, the Chaces, the Cheneys, and the Tolmans. The papers also contain letters in response to Chace’s book "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences." Elizabeth Buffum Chace was an activist for prison reform, the rights of orphans, peace, and temperance.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.89.12

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