M. Carey Thomas Papers

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M. Carey Thomas (1857-1935) became the first Dean and head of the English Department when Bryn Mawr College opened in 1884. Following the death of the college's first president, James Rhoads, in 1894, she was elected to succeed him in the position. She used her position to both expand the College, ensuring several new buildings were constructed on campus, and to influence college policies. Thomas was involved in the women's suffrage movement and an early promoter of adding a sex-based equal rights amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Although she was interested in rights for white, Anglo-Saxon women, Thomas's legacy of racism and antisemitism kept both Black and Jewish students out of Bryn Mawr even after she stepped down as president. This collection is comprised of documents from both Thomas's personal papers and the official records that survive from her time at Bryn Mawr College, including office subject files and a great deal of personal correspondence.

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Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 6, 1887
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1887
Description:
M. Carey Thomas discusses her friendship with Garrett and her daily life.
Date:
1887-02-06
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, June 15, 1892
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1892
Description:
M. Carey Thomas says a Miss Scott is a "horrid creature" and that the board needs to put out a statement about not giving circular letters of recommendations, apparently referring to Miss Scott's desire to be hired as an English teacher at the school. Thomas drafts a letter for Garrett to send.
Date:
1892-06-15
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, June 21, 1883
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1883
Description:
This letter spans a period of time from June 6, 1883, to July 9, 1883. M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett, who is currently in London, from Rouen and the Channel Islands. Thomas writes of her current health issues, which she says have prevented her from writing sooner, and also from being able to enjoy her travels. She expresses sympathy for Garrett's own health issues. She includes descriptions of the locations she has visited during the time she was writing this letter, including Normandy and the Channel Islands.
Date:
1883-06-21
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, December 10, 1890
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1890
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes about business matters. There is an enclosed telegram.
Date:
1890-12-10
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, October 25, 1892
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1892
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas of her dentist and doctor visits, and of her search for a personal secretary, and states that her visit to Bryn Mawr was lovely.
Date:
1892-10-25
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, August 17, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
Mary Garrett writes to M. Carey Thomas about their upcoming travel plans to the Adirondacks. She also writes of the tension that exists between herself and Mamie, and states that she mailed some books to Thomas.
Date:
1893-08-17
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, January 16, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
A brief note about tickets that M. Carey Thomas bought for herself and Mary Garrett.
Date:
1893-01-16
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, August 14, 1893
Title:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, 1893
Description:
A brief note from Mary Garrett to M. Carey Thomas, thanking her for sending a chest of tea and books.
Date:
1893-08-14
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College

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