Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Fossler, Mabel
- Abstract:
- A collection of poems, correspondence, lecture notes and ephemera related to Mabel Katherine Fossler, who lived in Pasadena, California, from 1916 to 1969.
- Extent:
- 5.41 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Mabel Fossler collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of material related to Mabel Fossler and her activities in Pasadena, California. It includes twelve poems by Mabel Fossler, a few letters, and 106 notebooks containing notes taken at the California Institute of Technology public lecture series (1939 to 1950). Also included is related memoranda, printed material regarding local politics and events, and three photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mabel Katherine Fossler (1884-1969) was born near Raymond, Nebraska; she was the daughter of Christian Fossler and Kathrine (Andra) Fossler. In 1907 to 1908 and 1908 to 1909, Mabel was enrolled in the nursing program at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, but does not appear to have completed the program. In 1916, she moved to Pasadena, California, to care for her mother. She also took graduate courses in education and psychological testing at University of California, Los Angeles, and a medical course at the University of Southern California. During World War I, she did group and individual testing of children in Pasadena City schools. In 1953, Mabel returned to Lincoln to pursue several legal activities. First, she sued the State of Nebraska for 5 million dollars over land her father had owned at 10th and Vine. The case appears to have been dismissed by the Nebraska legislature. In 1954, she ran in the Democratic Primary for Governor of Nebraska. She earned 4.5% of the votes, compared to 53.2% for William Ritchie, 25.1% for P. J. Heaton, and 17.2% for A. E. Swanson. In the general election, Ritchie lost to Robert Crosby, the Republican candidate. After returning home to Pasadena, Mabel ran unsuccessfully in 1959 for the Pasadena School Board. Mabel passed away in 1969 in Pasadena.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Estate of Mabel Fossler, September 1969.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Virginia Rust in December 1979; in July 2024, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by format and subject.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Mabel Fossler collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191