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D1940.2
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Title: Women's Suffrage collection
Dates: 1876-1967
Bulk Dates: 1901-1924
Collection number: D1940.2
Collection Size:
2.75 linear feet
(3 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize folder).
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Ella Strong Denison
Library.
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: The collection contains leaflets, flyers, correspondence, and
other ephemera documenting the State, National, and International struggle for Woman
Suffrage. Includes correspondence and ephemera related to Woman Suffrage pioneers
Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt and their National American Women Suffrage
Association. Ephemera includes postcards, stickers, a button, and a Susan B. Anthony
coin.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Denison
Library.
[Identification of item], Women's Suffrage collection. Ella Strong Denison Library,
Libraries of The Claremont Colleges.
Gift of Una Winter.
Individual items donated by Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. James Richardson, Mrs. E. W. Shirk, and
Agnes Dawson.
Scope and Content of Collection
Although the date of many of the pieces is unknown, the dated material covers the
years 1876-1967 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1901-1924. The collection
is organized into four series, the bulk of which consists of ephemera and
publications that epitomize the stuggle for woman suffrage and equality.
The collection is organized into five series:
- Series 1. Correspondence, circa 1909-1967
- Series 2. Ephemera, circa 1876-1943
- Series 3. Photograph, 1920
- Series 4. Publications, circa 1890-1949
- Series 5. Writings, circa 1911-1955
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Women Suffrage
Women's rights
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell),
1820-1906
Catt, Carrie Chapman,
1859-1947