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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
Edith Potter Papers
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0984
Abstract
Edith Potter (1920-1999) was a Professor of German at Scripps College from 1967 to 1990. The Edith Potter Papers include Potter's manuscripts, typed and handwritten notes, photocopies of academic literature, correspondence, photographs, awards, and microfilm. These materials document Potter’s life in Germany before and after World War II as well as her career as a professor and distinguished scholar in the United States. Potter was beloved and honored by the Scripps community for her...
Dates:
1705-2000 and undated; Majority of material found within 1949-2000
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Ellen Clark Revelle Collection
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0003
Abstract
The Ellen Clark Revelle Collection includes correspondence of Ellen Clark Revelle, Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps College alumni and faculty, and family and friends, biographical publications, news clippings, academic work and notes from Revelle’s time at Scripps College, and photographs regarding Revelle’s personal philanthropic endeavors, the Scripps family, and Scripps College.
Dates:
1906-2009
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library