Martha R. Clarke Williams papers, 1884-1985 (bulk 1884-1955).

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Martha R. Clarke Williams papers, 1884-1985 (bulk 1884-1955).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122450643

Consists of diaries (bulk), commonplace books, correspondence, notebooks, accounts books, writings, a typescript for a book, a scrapbook, a baby book, and a photograph album dating from 1884 to 1985, although the bulk dates from 1884 to 1955. The collection documents the life of Martha R. Clarke Williams. Subjects documented in the collection include women's colleges, women's writings, travel, education, marriage, and motherhood. There are travel and vacation diaries that describe trips to Canada in the 1890s; to Europe and the Middle East in 1897-1898; Europe in 1910, 1921-1923, and 1927; Bermuda in 1912; and Washington D.C., New Orleans, Oklahoma, New England, and elsewhere in the United States. The account books primarily relate to travel. A photograph album and diaries document Williams's attendance at Smith College from 1891 to 1893. Williams made the cyanotype photographs. The notebooks contain Williams's ideas for stories and plays and the writings (1895-1905 and n.d.) include Williams's thesis. The family correspondence dates from 1891 to 1906. Mary Frances Williams, daughter of Martha R. Clarke Williams, wrote the biography (1985) and compiled the scrapbook (1980). Notes created by Mary Frances Williams are inserted in a number of the volumes.

3.2 linear ft.

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6717119

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Clarke, Benjamin Franklin, 1831-1908.

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Professor of mathematics and mechanical engineering at Brown University, 1863-1908. Graduate of State Normal School in Bridgewater, Mass., 1831; A.B. from Brown University, 1863. From the description of Benjamin Franklin Clarke papers, 1852-1908. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122493269 ...

Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

Clarke, Mary Elizabeth Reynolds, 1833-1908.

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Teacher in Providence, R.I.; Mayville, Ky.; and New London, Conn. from 1851 to 1858. Clarke was married to Benjamin Franklin Clarke, a Brown University faculty member, in 1864. After becoming a homemaker and mother, Mary Clarke taught art classes. From the description of Mary Elizabeth Reynolds Clarke diaries and photographs 1850-1908. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 86167739 ...

Williams, Leonard Worcester, 1875-1912

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Williams, Martha R. Clarke, 1872-1964.

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Attended Smith College, 1891-1893; received a Ph.B. from Brown University Womens' College in 1895; and an M.A. in Botany from Columbia University in 1896. Martha R. Clarke married Leonard Worcester Williams in 1904. From the description of Martha R. Clarke Williams papers, 1884-1985 (bulk 1884-1955). (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122450643 ...