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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101 N Merion Ave
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010

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Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, October 11, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett, chastising her for writing so infrequently. Thomas compares Mary's experience in Switzerland her memories of the country. Thomas informs Mary of her sister Margaret's engagement and that she has been working at the Bryn Mawr School almost constantly. Thomas includes a sonnet she has written with the letter.
Date:
1891-10-11
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Faculty and students from the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry
Title:
Faculty and students from the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry
Description:
Faculty and students pose for a portrait. Inscribed on back: "Harrison Hartley with group of students."
Date:
(approximate)1921 - (approximate)1938
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, May 02, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
A short letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett in which Thomas discusses her work, mutual acquaintances, and the role of Garrett's money in their projects.
Date:
1893-05-02
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
View of Bryn Mawr College campus
Title:
View of Bryn Mawr College campus
Description:
Bryn Mawr College campus, showing Gymnasium, Merion Hall, Taylor Hall, and cottages.
Date:
(questionable)1890 - (questionable)1929
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, January 24, 1924
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1924
Description:
A short note from Marie thanking her parents for the gifts again and ranking her family's performance in terms of correspondence.
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 21, 1918
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1918
Description:
Gookin asks for knitting needles, and writes about her day.
Date:
1918-10-21
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Students studying in Canaday Library
Title:
Students studying in Canaday Library
Description:
Two students sit at tables studying. Inscribed on the back is "from A.B. Summer '75".
Date:
1975-08
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, December 23, 1892
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1892
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes of talking with her father about Medical School business.
Date:
1892-12-23
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Denbigh Hall after the fire of 1902
Title:
Denbigh Hall after the fire of 1902
Description:
Exterior view of the front of Denbigh Hall after a fire (year unidentified). The photograph is taken from the ground behind Taylor Hall. Parts of the building, especially the top floor on the far right side of the image looks severely damaged by the fire. Several windows on the top floor are broken. There are two ladders propped against the front of the building. A fire hydrants with water pipes attached to them are visible in the foreground and the background of the image.
Date:
(approximate)1902
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, December 07, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about her plans for the week, including dress shopping, and sends her some fabric samples with the letter. Thomas complains about a student sending angry letters about Bryn Mawr to a newspaper. A telegram from Thomas to Garrett asking her to send a check is included with the letter.
Date:
1893-12-07
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Unidentified class picture of Student from the Class of 1904
Title:
Unidentified class picture of Student from the Class of 1904
Description:
Member of the Bryn Mawr College Class of 1904. Stamped on back: "Broadbent Co., / 1415 Chestnut St."
Date:
1904
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, March 09, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas about her nurse, her health, and asks Thomas if she would consider spending the upcoming Easter holiday with her.
Date:
1893-03-09
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
College news, December 20, 1933
Title:
College news, 1933
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1933-12-20
Interior of Rockefeller Hall
Title:
Interior of Rockefeller Hall
Description:
Photo of women in the Grocery Shop in Rockefeller Hall. Along the wall there is a shelf of canned goods. Photo is fixed to cardboard.
Date:
1903
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
College news, December 17, 1941
Title:
College news, 1941
Description:
Bryn Mawr College student newspaper. Merged with Haverford News, News (Bryn Mawr College); Published weekly (except holidays) during academic year.
Date:
1941-12-17
1979 Faculty Show
Title:
1979 Faculty Show
Description:
Faculty member Sandra Berwind performing as prima ballerina in the skit "Dance 399B: de Boozies 'L'Apres Midriff d'un Faune; with Laboratory Performance by the Ballet Rustique de Montparnasse" as part of the 1979 Faculty Show "Curriculi, Curricula!"
Date:
1979-02-17
Collection:
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, October 16, 1916
Title:
Letter from Nathalie Gookin to her mother, 1916
Description:
Gookin writes about playing field hockey, and about being able to leave campus for the first time. She also writes about being busy with school work and studies. She reiterates her feelings of homesickness and depression.
Date:
1916-10-16
Collection:
Nathalie Gookin Papers
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, March 6, 1918
Title:
Letter from Marie Litzinger to her parents, 1918
Description:
Another letter from Marie with detailed accounts of her work (more Curve Tracing and French) and sports (swimming and gym class). She sends the room contract for the next year to be signed by her parents. There are more mentions of wartime economy (thrift stamps).
Collection:
Marie Litzinger Papers
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to Anne FitzGerald, March 18, 1927
Title:
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to Anne FitzGerald, 1927
Description:
Susan FitzGerald writes to her sister Anne about the grades and class standings of her friends.
Date:
1927-03-18
Collection:
Susan FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, December 18, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett writes about her busy day, full of visitors and making arrangements for future plans.
Date:
1893-12-18
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College

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