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1907 January 24, Awbury, to My dear cousins Carrie & Annette
Title:
1907 January 24, to My dear cousins Carrie & Annette
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Anne Greene to her father, November 19, 1902
Title:
Letter from Anne Greene to her father, 1902
Description:
In this letter to her father, Greene writes about attending a lecture on Bayreuth and Wagner's operas; Nibelungenlied and Parsifal, wherein she also saw some scenes and music. She discusses what she learned from the lecture, and asks if they can go to Germany.
Date:
1902-11-19
Collection:
Anne D. Greene Bates Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, May 10, 1891
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1891
Description:
A postcard with a printed invitation to a lecture by Julia Ward Howe on "Reminiscences of Longfellow and Emerson" at Bryn Mawr.
Date:
1891-05-10
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Julia Wilbur diary, September 1857 to May 1859
Title:
Julia Wilbur diary, September 1857 to May 1859
Description:
See also Wilbur's journal briefs (mc1158_06_03_001), in which she highlighted significant events recorded in this diary. Semi-daily entries describe Wilbur's daily life; travels; teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including membership in the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society; attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, religion, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; and domestic life and family relationships. Includes several pressed plant specimens.
Date:
1857-09-05 - 1859-05-25
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, December 11, 1903
Title:
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, 1903
Description:
Dorothy is beginning to think about Christmas presents for her family and friends. She tells her mother more about W.B. Yeats's lecture and visit. She has German oral exam coming soon, she goes to the gym and skates a lot and is planning a masquerade for the class of 1905.
Date:
1903-12-11
Collection:
Dorothy Foster Papers
Julia Wilbur "Lady's Almanac", 1857
Title:
Julia Wilbur "Lady's Almanac", 1857
Description:
Wilbur wrote brief, one-line entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year on the "Memoranda" pages of the almanac (pages 19, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 59, 63).
Date:
1857
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Invitation from the English Club of Bryn Mawr College to Mr. and Mrs. James M. Foster, December 3, 1903
Title:
Invitation from the English Club of Bryn Mawr College to Mr. and Mrs. James M. Foster, 1903
Description:
Invitation from the English Club of Bryn Mawr College to Dorothy Foster's parents to meet William Butler Yeats, who will speak in the College Chapel at eight o'clock on December 3, 1903.
Date:
1903-12-03
Collection:
Dorothy Foster Papers
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to her mother, October 27, 1928
Title:
Letter from Susan FitzGerald to her mother, 1928
Description:
Susan FitzGerald writes to her mother about her course load and the exams she will have to take for matriculation. She also writes about attending a talk on socialism, spending time with local family, and planning various social outings.
Date:
1928-10-27
Collection:
Susan FitzGerald Papers
Sarah Jacobs letter to Edith Sharpless Kite
Title:
Sarah Jacobs letter to Edith Sharpless Kite
Description:
Apologizes for being affected by the "spirit of procrastination." Discusses hearing lectures on natural philosophy given by Enoch Lewis; mentions that she is interested in pursuing the subject. Passes on news of family and friends.
Date:
1808-01-21
Collection:
Sharpless Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, October 30, 1893
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1893
Description:
M. Carey Thomas writes to Mary Garrett about her travel plans for going into Philadelphia for a speaking engagement and says she hopes the two can meet up before or after the speech.
Date:
1893-10-30
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Julia Wilbur journal briefs, 1844-1862
Title:
Julia Wilbur journal briefs, 1844-1862
Description:
Journal of Julia Wilbur containing brief entries summarizing personally significant events, dated May 1, 1844 to December 31, 1862; there are corresponding entries in her larger journals where content is elaborated upon. Documents Wilbur's teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including attendance at anti-slavery meetings, work on the Underground Railroad, and association with Frederick Douglass; observations of racism against African Americans and racial discrimination in education; extensive attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; presence during speeches of prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, Lucretia Mott, and William Lloyd Garrison; participation in the women's rights movement and association with Susan B. Anthony; family relationships, particularly with her niece Alfreda Bigelow; and work during the Civil War aiding Contraband (fugitive slaves who escaped to Union territory during the war).
Date:
1844 - 1862
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
1900 July 8, Bay Voyage Hotel Jamestown, Conancut, Rhode Island, to My dear Clementine, Minnewaska, New York
Title:
1900 July 8, New York
Date:
1900-07-08
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, December 6, 1903
Title:
Letter from Dorothy Foster to her mother, 1903
Description:
Most of this letter deals with W.B. Yeats's visit and lecture. Dorothy has passed her French orals. She is beginning to think about Christmas presents.
Date:
1903-12-06
Collection:
Dorothy Foster Papers
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, February 25, 1886
Title:
Letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, 1886
Description:
A brief letter from M. Carey Thomas to Mary Garrett, in which she plans to meet Garrett and Julia Rogers in Philadelphia. She expresses concern that the contraction of measles by one of the teachers at Bryn Mawr School would mean six weeks without Latin or Greek classes.
Date:
1886-02-25
Collection:
M. Carey Thomas Papers, In Her Own Right, Bryn Mawr College
Julia Wilbur "Lady's Almanac", 1856
Title:
Julia Wilbur "Lady's Almanac", 1856
Description:
Wilbur wrote brief, one-line entries summarizing personally significant events for each day of the year on the "Memoranda" pages of the almanac (pages 11, 15, 19, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56).
Date:
1856
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
1899 January 26, 121 South 19th St, Philadelphia, to My dear Lillie
Title:
1899 January 26, to My dear Lillie
Description:
Addressed from 121 South 19th Street, Philadelphia (Pa.).
Date:
1899-01-26
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Written to Howland's friend Caroline F. Putnam, who taught at an African American school in Lottsburg, Virginia. Passes on news of the health of Howland's sister-in-law Hannah and the activities of her friend Mary Reed. Discusses various lectures she attended in Philadelphia.
Date:
1898-03-13
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Belva Lockwood lecture pamphlet
Title:
Belva Lockwood lecture pamphlet
Description:
A pamphlet advertising lectures by Belva Lockwood. Includes a list of seven lecture topics, a biography of her professional life, and opinions of the press.
Date:
1892-01-29
Collection:
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
1907 February 28th, Awbury, to My dear Lillie
Title:
1907 February 28th, to My dear Lillie
Description:
Count Appoyni (Albert Apponyi, 1846-1933) was a Hungarian politician who was the Hungarian delegate for the Versailles Peace Conference following WWII. He visited the US many times, lecturing and meeting with Presidents TR and Taft.
Date:
1907-02-28
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
Julia Wilbur diary, January 1856 to September 1857
Title:
Julia Wilbur diary, January 1856 to September 1857
Description:
See also Wilbur's journal briefs (mc1158_06_03_001), in which she highlighted significant events recorded in this diary. Semi-daily entries describe Wilbur's daily life; teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including attendance at anti-slavery meetings; extensive attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, religion, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; presence during speeches of prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison; participation in the women's rights movement; and family relationships.
Date:
1856-01-16 - 1857-09-04
Collection:
Julia Wilbur Papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

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