Bingham (Ursula G.) Papers, 1882-1998

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Title:
Ursula Griswold Bingham papers
Dates:
1882-1998
Creators:
Bingham, Ursula Griswold, 1908-1996
Abstract:
The Ursula Griswold Bingham Papers, 1882-1998, chronicles a woman's life from her beginnings in New England society in 1908 through her death in California in 1998. Spanning almost the whole of the 20th Century, the papers include correspondence with family and friends, diaries, travel files covering trips to China and Japan in the turbulent 1930's, and files relating to her volunteer work with the Pacific School of Religion and the Young Women's Christian Associations (YWCA).
Extent:
23.5 linear feet (6 boxes, 17 cartons, 1 oversize box, and 3 volumes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Ursula Griswold Bingham papers. BANC MSS 2000/42 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The Ursula Griswold Bingham Papers, 1882-1998, chronicles a woman's life from her beginnings in New England society in 1908 through her death in California in 1998. Spanning almost the whole of the 20th Century, the papers include correspondence with Ursula's daughters Anne, Clarissa, Evelyn and Marian, other family members and friends. Also included are diaries, travel files covering trips to China and Japan in the turbulent 1930's, and files relating to her volunteer work with the Pacific School of Religion and the Young Women's Christian Associations (YWCA).

Biographical / historical:

Ursula Griswold Bingham, born June 28 1908 in Greenwich, Connecticut, was the descendent of three governors of Connecticut. In 1928, she married Woodbridge Bingham, son of Hiram Bingham, a Governor and Senator from Connecticut. The couple settled in Berkeley, California where her husband became a Professor of Far Eastern History and the founder of the East Asiatic Institute at the University of California. Ursula accompanied Woodbridge on a number of trips to the Far and Middle East, living for two years in China and Japan before World War II.

Mrs. Bingham served on the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associations (YWCA) for two decades and for 35 years as a Trustee for the Pacific School of Religion.

Acquisition information:
The Ursula Griswold Bingham Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Evelyn Bingham Goodman on April 25, 2000.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Elizabeth Stephens and Carola DeRooy.
Date Encoded:
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Preferred citation:

Ursula Griswold Bingham papers. BANC MSS 2000/42 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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