Bryn Mawr College Special Collections

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The Bryn Mawr College Special Collections Department manages the College’s extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, art works, cultural artifacts, and the College’s archives. This digital collection currently includes materials from the rare books, manuscripts, and the College's archives collections. Materials from the art and artifacts collections can be found in TriArte, and scholarship produced at the College can be found in Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at Bryn Mawr College.

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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
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Canaday Library
101 N Merion Ave
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010

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Title:
Louise Elder
Description:
Portrait of Louise Elder, class of 1889.
Date:
1889
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, April 16, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett again encourages M. Carey Thomas to not give up on the Presidency of Bryn Mawr College. She updates Thomas about her health and the treatments she is receiving.
Date:
1893-04-16
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College campus, general view
Title:
Bryn Mawr College campus, general view
Description:
Pembroke green, snowy. Inscribed on the back is "sleet storm, 1902."
Date:
1902
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, January 28, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett asks M. Carey Thomas to write to her to tell her how her physical health is. She is perturbed that she received correspondence regarding Bryn Mawr School and the Medical School, with no word of how she is doing physically.
Date:
1893-01-28
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
College news, December 2, 1942
Title:
College news, 1942
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1942-12-02
College news, December 13, 1963
Title:
College news, 1963
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1963-12-13
Two students in Front of Park Science buildings
Title:
Two students in
Description:
Exterior of Park Science Buildings. Two students sit and talk outside the building. There are several students walking outside the doors of the building.
Date:
(approximate)1940 - (approximate)1989
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
College news, November 6, 1964
Title:
College news, 1964
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1964-11-06
Dana H. Gabuzda, class of 1979
Title:
Dana H. Gabuzda, class of 1979
Description:
Portrait of Dana H. Gabuzda, class of 1979. Photo taken for the 1979 Accord.
Date:
(approximate)1979
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to her mother, approximately October 1928
Title:
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to her mother, approximately October 1928
Description:
Susan FitzGerald thanks her mother and family for gifts received and writes about her health, classes, and exams.
Date:
(approximate) 1928-10
Collection:
Susan FitzGerald Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, September 30, 1885
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1885
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett from the train bound for Philadelphia. She references Bryn Mawr College's opening ceremonies, which took place on September 23, 1885, stating that while it was a trial, she was pleased with the speech that Mr. Gilman (the President of Johns Hopkins University) gave, though she found it ironic that it was his refusal to allow her to study at Johns Hopkins that set her on her European studies and her interest in founding Bryn Mawr College as a college for women. She also states that she will return to Baltimore the following week, and would like to meet with the teachers of Bryn Mawr School.
Date:
1885-09-30
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, July 21, 1886
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1886
Description:
Mary Garrett writes a letter to M. Carey Thomas, apologizing for being unable to see her while in London. She writes of her plans to travel to the Highlands, and states that she can still interview a candidate in London before leaving if she is available.
Date:
1886, 07-21
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, October 12, 1913
Title:
Letter from Helen Calder Robertson to her family, 1913
Description:
In this fragment Helen mentions a guest lecture on the education of women in Japan.
Date:
1913-10-12
Collection:
Helen Calder Robertson Letters
Radnor Hall
Title:
Radnor Hall
Description:
Exterior distant view of Radnor Hall. Parts of the building is covered with ivy. Several trees in leaf are visible in the back. Much of the Merion Green is visible in front of the building, so is a streetlamp towards the right-hand side of the building.
Date:
(approximate)1887 - (approximate)1939
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
College news, October 31, 1951
Title:
College news, 1951
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1951-10-31
College news, February 24, 1943
Title:
College news, 1943
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1943-02-24
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, May 31, 1892
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1892
Description:
A short note in which M. Carey Thomas tells Garrett she is setting sail.
Date:
1892-05-31
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Title:
Alice, Albro
Description:
Portrait of Alice Hopkins Albro, class of 1890.
Date:
1890
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, April 24, 1919
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1919
Description:
Gookin writes about the last day of her vacation in Boston, and about being back at Bryn Mawr College.
Date:
1919-04-24
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, June 19, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas asks Mary Garrett why she did not have plans and estimates for landscaping work at the Bryn Mawr School sent to Thomas for approval, despite asking Thomas to oversee the project and tells Garret to make sure to keep her informed.
Date:
1891-06-19
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College

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