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Jean and Arthur Ames Scrapbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: D19xx.2
Abstract
The Jean and Arthur Ames Scrapbook Collection contains examples of paintings, enamel panels, tapestry designs, murals and drawings created by Jean and Arthur Ames. The original title of the scrapbooks was “Art in Collaboration - Ceramic Tile Decoration, Enamel, Mosaic, Tapestry, Painting, Drawing.” The collection covers the years 1929-1980 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1934 to 1939 and 1967 to 1974.
Dates:
1929-1980; Majority of material found in 1934-1939, 1967-1974
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Virginia Judy Esterly Papers
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0295
Abstract
The Virginia Judy Esterly Papers contain correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, periodicals, printed material, pamphlets, and ephemera that document Mrs. Esterly's varied interests in women. The items reflect her interest in domestic workers and household employment, and the national effort to organize these women into unions in the period between the First and Second World Wars. As a Scripps College faculty member and administrator, Mrs. Esterly's syllabi and lectures on her course...
Dates:
1900-1972
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Ruth George Collection of T.S. Eliot
Collection
Identifier: D-MSS-0291
Abstract
The Ruth George Collection of T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) is comprised of inscribed books, manuscripts, and memorabilia given to Scripps College by Emily Hale, former faculty member at Scripps and life-long friend of T. S. Eliot. A commemorative accumulation of documents having direct or tangential relation to Eliot’s visit was initiated by Emily Hale in 1945, when she indicated her wish to have created, at the Ella Strong Denison library in honor of her friend, Ruth George, a collection devoted...
Dates:
1888-1965
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library