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Chalker, Miss. Chalker family papers, 1864-1878.

Title: Chalker family papers, 1864-1878.

Three receipts from a Middlebury, Vt., dry goods store and a letter from an admirer (signature cut out) on stationery from the Vermont House of Representatives.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Wright, Sylvia, 1911-. Sylvia Wright papers, 1934-1980 1944-1947.

Title: Sylvia Wright papers, 1934-1980 1944-1947.

The bulk of the collection consists of Sylvia Wright's papers while representing the town of Rupert in the Vermont General Assembly for three legislative sessions, 1945 to 1947, during the administrations of Mortimer Proctor and Ernest Gibson. Papers relating to her political life and her personal life are also included, as well as documentation of her CIA career. The material contains many annotations by the creator of the collection, including a handwritten statement about her Vermont career. The first series treats the subject of Mrs. Wright's political career, including her run for office, her political life as legislator in the Republican Party, and her dealings with colleagues. The materials consist primarily of correspondence, news clippings, and official papers. Of particular interest are documents from the Republican primary election in Rupert, Vermont; a resolution introduced by Rep. Wright in the Vermont House to not give women preference in choice of seats in the chamber; and notes on Rupert town used by Wright for the 1945 and 1946 town meetings. A group of newspaper articles characterizing the political scene in Vermont from 1944 to 1947 are found in this series. The second series documents Mrs. Wright's work on the House Institutions and Education committees, and on Governor Mortimer Proctor's Advisory Art Committee (1945-1946). Of particular interest is Gov. Proctor's message to the General Assembly in Special Session, and a collection of weekly legislative reports written by Mrs. Wright for the Granville (New York) Sentinel newspaper. Another group contains notes and reports on Wright's education agenda, especially her "Proposed Legislation Program for Children" of 1946. This group contains her correspondence with Dr. Ralph Noble, Commissioner of Education, and with John R. Fisher, Chair of the Vermont State Board of Education. The third series consists of documents relating to the women's and educational advocacy organizations Wright represented before and during her tenure in the legislature. The copious correspondence, position statements, notes, legislative reports, organizational information, texts of speeches, news clippings, and studies illustrate Mrs. Wright's energetic participation in these organizations to promote her education and welfare agendas. The fourth series contains personal information on Sylvia Wright, including her curriculum vitae, her CIA personnel file, and several documents from various stages of her post-Vermont life.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 linear feet.

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