Papers, 1842-1945, 1871-1945 (bulk)

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Papers, 1842-1945, 1871-1945 (bulk)

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Family correspondence includes letters received by her father William Dwight Whitney, 1842-1850; her correspondence with her parents, 1872-1891; and letters received from other family members, 1872-1900. Personal correspondence, 1871-1905, from Jennie and Fannie Bailey, Amanda Brewster, Honor Brooke, Beatrice Chamberlain, Eva Channing, Elizabeth Whitney Putnam, Marie Souvestre, Bessie M. Townsend, and Edith Woolsey concerning intellectual pursuits, travels, Brooke's work with a working girls' club in London (1889), family affairs, and other personal news. Papers from her Vassar position include minutes, reports, materials from her German and drama courses, correspondence with Presidents Taylor and MacCracken, and letters from students. Correspondence, programs, reports, bills, and other items from her work with the American Association of University Professors, the International Council of Women, the National Council of Women, Connecticut Association of Working Girls' Clubs, and other women's groups, 1919-1934. Scrapbooks, class notebooks, and several manuscripts, 1871-1891 and undated; diaries from 1873 to 1945; and correspondence and other materials from trips to Europe, England, and Japan, 1886-1920.

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American Association of University Professors

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The national chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was organized in 1915 to advance academic freedom, shared governance and to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education. The first meeting of the AAUP at Central Washington University was held on October 14, 1954. Regular monthly meetings were held during the academic year to address faculty concerns with administrative decision-making and participative governance. Central Washington Un...

Bailey, Jennie.

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Woolsey, Edith.

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Chamberlain, Beatrice.

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MacCracken, H. N. (Henry Noble), 1880-

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MacCracken (1880-1970) was President of Vassar College, 1915-1946. From the description of Papers, 1914-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519414 From the description of Henry Noble MacCracken papers, 1914-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51618656 ...

National Council of Women of the United States

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The National Council of Women of the United States (NCW) is an organization comprised of women's voluntary organizations with a common interest in the social, educational, and political rights of women. Its primary purpose is to act as a clearing-house or information bureau for its members in order to broaden awareness of each other's activities and to increase cooperation and reduce duplication of efforts among them. Along with its affiliate organization, the International Council of Women, the...

Townsend, Bessie, -1965

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Connecticut Association of Working Girls' Clubs.

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Whitney, Marian P. (Marian Parker), 1861-

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Whitney taught German at Vassar beginning in 1905 and was active in the American Association of University Professors, National Council of Women, and International Council of Women. From the description of Papers, 1842-1945, 1871-1945 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155520365 ...

International Council of Women.

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International Council of Women (ICW) founded in Washington, D.C., in 1888, as an international federation of national women's organizations. Later affiliated with the United Nations with headquarters in Paris. From the description of International Council of Women records, 1931-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981886 The International Council of Women, founded in 1888, is one of the pioneer women's international organizations. From the outset its aim was to form a Nati...

Putnam, Elizabeth Whitney.

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Souvestre, Marie

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Epithet: headmistress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x00024c ...

Taylor, James Monroe, 1848-1916

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Baptist minister, President of Vassar College, 1886-1914. From the description of Papers, 1865-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519841 From the description of James Monroe Taylor papers, 1865-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576943 ...

Bailey, Fannie.

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Channing, Eva.

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Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894

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Josiah Dwight Whitney was born on November 23, 1819 in Northampton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College in 1839 (B.A.) and studied geology in Europe. He participated in the Lake Superior region survey (1847-1849) and several other expeditions through the 1860s. Whitney taught at Harvrd University and published several works on geology. He died in Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire on August 19, 1896. From the guide to the William Dwight Whitney family papers, 1778-1951, 1814-1912,...

Brooke, Honor.

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Brewster, Amanda

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Vassar College.

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