De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975

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Maynard Shipley (1872-1934) was a criminologist and scientist who often spoke out in favor of science and evolution and against religious fanaticism and capital punishment. Shipley also worked as an editor, speaker, and organizer for the Socialist Party alongside Eugene V. Debs. Shipley married Miriam Allen De Ford in 1921. Ford was a writer and eventually wrote about Shipley in a biography entitled Up-Hill All The Way (1956), also in the Tamiment Library.

From the guide to the Miriam Allen De Ford Papers Relating to Maynard Shipley, 1950s, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)

De Ford was a San Francisco author, suffragist, and feminist. She was married twice, first to William Armistead Collier, then in 1921 to Maynard Shipley, a Socialist writer and lecturer. She had numerous publications, the best known of which is her book, They were San Franciscans, published in 1941.

From the description of Miriam Allen de Ford papers, 1893-1954. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122583411

Miriam De Ford was born in Philadelphia in 1888 to a family of doctors. She graduated from Temple Univ. in 1911 and moved to San Francisco where she made her name as a suffragette and writer. De Ford wrote poems.

And essays, many of which were published in the Little Blue Book series. De Ford remained active in feminist and political causes throughout her life.

From the description of Papers, 1931-1975. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 145567004

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De Ford was a suffragist, feminist, and writer. Collection includes correspondence, between De Ford and her second husband Maynard Shipley, 1872-1934, a writer and lecturer whom she married in 1921, and Shipley's correspondence; De Ford's 1905 diary and diary entries from 1939 to 1941; her autobiography; manuscripts of her plays, stories, and articles, including Feminism -- Cause or Effect?, written in 1933; birth certificates, marriage licenses, and divorce papers; academic records; portion of De Ford's will; photos; wills of Shipley and William Armistead Collier, her first husband; membership cards; clippings; 1906 Philadelphia High School for Girls yearbook; and material on Ella May Clemmons and Mrs Howard Gould. De Ford attended Wellesley in 1908, and was the youngest member of the Single Tax Society. Among her works were They Were San Franciscans and a biography of Shipley.

From the guide to the Miriam A. De Ford Papers, 1893-1954, (California Historical Society, North Baker Library)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Nahum Sabsay papers, 1924-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Suffragists Oral History Collection MS 421., 1959-1977 Sophia Smith Collection
creatorOf Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999. Material relating to George Sterling, 1940-1949. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Miriam A. De Ford Papers, 1893-1954 California Historical Society, North Baker Library
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers of William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite [manuscript] 1904-1935 (1958). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Nichols, Luther. Luther Nichols letter : to Miriam Allen DeFord, 1967 April 7. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968. Papers, 1932-1969 Indiana University
creatorOf Butler, Jessee H. Suffragists. California State University, Long Beach
referencedIn Angoff, Charles, 1902-1979. Charles Angoff collection, 1927-1978. Boston University. School of Medicine
referencedIn Olsen, Tillie. Papers, 1930-1990 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Sabsay, Nahum, 1890-. Nahum Sabsay papers, 1924-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975. Papers, 1931-1975. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Frederic Dannay Papers, ca.1920-1982. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Miriam Allen De Ford Papers Relating to Maynard Shipley, 1950s, undated Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Correspondence of H. L. Mencken [manuscript], 1931-1948. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tillie Olsen papers, 1930-1990. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975. Miriam Allen de Ford papers, 1893-1954. California historical society
referencedIn Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982. Papers, ca.1920-1982. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Stanford University Press archival book copies, 1900-2012 Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn White mss., 1932-1969 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Nahum Sabsay papers, 1924-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Suffragists Oral History Project (Bancroft Library). Transcripts of oral history project, 1959-1974 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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correspondedWith Angoff, Charles, 1902-1979. person
associatedWith Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. person
associatedWith Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977. person
associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968. person
associatedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. person
associatedWith Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999. person
associatedWith Clemmons, Ella May person
associatedWith Collier, William Armistead person
associatedWith Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982. person
associatedWith Gould, Mrs. Howard person
associatedWith Kendrick, John, 1925-1933 person
associatedWith Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. person
associatedWith Mooney, Tom person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Nichols, Luther. person
associatedWith Olsen, Tillie. person
associatedWith Olsen, Tillie. person
associatedWith Sabsay, Nahum, 1890- person
associatedWith Science League of America corporateBody
associatedWith Shipley, Maynard, 1872-1934. person
associatedWith Socialist Party (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stanford University. Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Suffragists Oral History Project (Bancroft Library). corporateBody
associatedWith Yue, Wong Sun person
Place Name Admin Code Country
California--San Francisco
California
Subject
Chinese in California
Feminism
Literature
Prisoners
Socialists
Woman
Women as authors
Women in California
Women socialists
Occupation
Women authors, American
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Birth 1888-08-21

Death 1975-02-22

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English

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