Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of the Collection
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Baldwin (Alice) Papers
Dates: 1906-1988 and undated
Collection number: H.Mss.0110
Creator:
Baldwin, Alice
Extent:
1 Linear Foot
(2 document boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont, CA 91711
Abstract:
This collection contains documents created by Alice Baldwin, Pomona College Class of 1913.
An author, artist, and extensive traveller, Baldwin produced many diaries, drawings, stories, and other works during her life.
This collection
contains materials produced during and shortly before her time at Pomona College, as well as later correspondence to her daughter,
Ruth McCuaig.
Noteable materials include travel diaries, Baldwin's artwork and writings, and correspondence regarding Claremont sculptor
Burt W. Johnson.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alice Baldwin diaries and papers, H Mss 0110. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont
University Consortium.
Provenance / Source of Acquisition
Gift of Caroline Beatty, Pomona College Alumni Office, 1989. Additional materials donated by Ruth McCuaig, Baldwin's daughter,
in 1992.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Items have been foldered, with bound diaries and travelogues placed in the front of the boxes. Items laid-in to the diaries
have been placed in their own sleeves.
Biography / Administrative History
This collection contains materials relating to Alice Baldwin, of the Pomona College Class of 1913. Baldwin was an avid diarist,
author,
and correspondent with her friends and family. She traveled extensively in Europe and America, and kept travel diaries from
her excursions.
During her time at Pomona College, she published several short stories in the campus newspaper, The Student Life, and received
several letters
of commendation for her academic accomplishments from President Blaisdell. This also contains correspondence about Claremont
sculptor Burt W. Johnson.
Scope and Content of the Collection
Collection contains materials relating to the life, work and travels of Alice Baldwin. Contains correspondence, diaries, travel
diaries from
trips to Europe and the American Southwest, sketches, Pomona College memorabilia, photographs, and scrapbooks. Also contains
examples of Baldwin's
poetry, short stories, and history papers.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials are arranged by type, then chronologically within each type.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library’s online public access catalog.
Subject Terms
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Alumni and alumnae
Johnson, Burt
Genre and Form of Materials
Art
Poetry
Letters
Diaries
Photographs
