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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
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0977
Abstract
The Balch Photographs and Travel Ephemera Collection consists of forty-four bound photograph albums and twenty-seven boxes of primarily visual material related to the world travels of Janet Jacks Balch and Allan Christopher Balch during the 1910s-1930s.
Dates:
1912-1943; Majority of material found within 1920-1930
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0978
Abstract
The Elizabeth Paull Bunje Papers include correspondence, notes, schedules, maps, photographs, course catalogs, financial records, newspaper clippings, poetry, class reunion memorabilia, a diploma, and other materials documenting Bunje's experience during and after her time at Scripps College from 1927-1931.
Dates:
1926-1991
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
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
Collection
Identifier: D-mss-1001
Abstract
The Henrietta Alice McCrae-Metcalf Collection of Performer Memorabilia is composed of photographic prints and publications concerning 20th century actresses which were donated to the Ella Strong Denison Library in [YEAR] by Henrietta Alice Metcalf. Many of the items are inscribed with personal messages and signatures from the performers, and are dated from 1921 to 1939. The bulk of the collection is concerned with performer Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) with the exception of two photographic...
Dates:
Majority of material found within ca. 1921-1939
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0029
Abstract
The Suzanne Macpherson Papers include correspondence, photographs, periodicals, journals, notebooks, manuscripts, and artifacts documenting Macpherson's experience as an American Red Cross Clubmobile girl during World War II from 1941-1945, and her subsequent travels and career as an author.
Dates:
1915-1975 and undated
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-2021.4
Abstract
The Marianne Moore (1887-1972) papers include photos, correspondence, articles, writings, and interviews related to the life and work of the American poet. Her cousin, Mary Louise Schneeberger, had a daughter named Paula who attended Scripps and graduated in 1956. That same year, Moore visited the campus in October. She maintained a close friendship with Denison Librarian Dorothy Drake, and the two wrote to each other extensively during the 1950s and 1960s. Box 1 of the collection was...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1925-1983, and undated
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0976
Abstract
Compiled by Katherine Gillette Osborne (1847–1943), who was both the founder and resident director of the Boston Students’ Union from 1910 until her death in 1943, the Katherine Gillette Osborne Collection includes two religious manuscripts of either southeast Asian or Middle Eastern origin and four scrapbooks, containing maps, photographs, correspondence with several government officials, and select art documenting Osborne's travels in Quebec, Switzerland from 1910-1932, and India,...
Dates:
1910-1943
