Parker McCollester Family Papers 1764-2009

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Parker McCollester Family Papers 1764-2009

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Civic leader; intellectual; teacher; lawyer; congressman; minister. Papers include diaries of Elizabeth Parker McCollester, 1878-1925, which record Smith College life, women's clubs, Claremont (NH), Detroit, and Medford (Mass.). There is also family correspondence, travel diaries, photographs, and memorabilia of various members of the family resided in New Hampshire.

10 boxes; (7.5 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6322882

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