Autograph collection.

Pons, Lily, 1898-1976

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Alice Joséphine Pons (April 12, 1898–February 13, 1976), known professionally as Lily Pons, was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer, she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally, Pons enjoyed a long association with the Met...

Toynbee, Arnold, 1889-1975

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Martin Lehfeldt is a 1961 graduate of Haverford College. Arnold Toynbee was the commencement speaker at Haverford in 1961. From the description of Letter : Sarasota, FL , 1965 February 21, to Martin Lehfeldt / Arnold Toynbee. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 747048583 Epithet: historian British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000341 British historian. From the d...

Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960

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Opera singer born in Valencia, Spain, debuted in Rome in Carmen in 1908; joined Metropolitan Opera in 1912 and sang there until 1936. After retirement was a fundraiser for Metropolitan, elected chairman of Metropolitan Opera Guild in 1942. From the description of Lucrezia Bori photograph, 1933. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 435456502 Spanish soprano. From the description of Signature, dated : [n.p., n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

National American Woman Suffrage Association

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Formed in 1890 by the merger of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. From the description of National American Woman Suffrage Association records, 1839-1961 bulk (1890-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979907 The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was formed in 1890 with the merger of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. NAWSA fought for complete political ...

Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804-1878

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Publisher of "Godey's Lady's Book," a successful 19th century American magazine noted for fashion plates, art reproductions, and publishing both leading American authors and popular writers; also connected with a number of Philadelphia publications. From the description of Letters of Louis Antoine Godey, 1847-1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34566940 American editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Oscar T. Ke...

Murphy, Johne Elliott

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Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981

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American soprano. From the description of Rosa Ponselle collection of performances, recorded interviews, and films, 1926-1987. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164288 Rosa Ponselle was an American soprano whose real name was Rosa Ponzillo. Her sister Carmela Ponselle (1892-1977) was a mezzo-soprano. From the description of Papers, ca. 1911-1981. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122576040 Rosa Ponselle was an American soprano...

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Ladies' Board of Missions

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Organized 1870; name changed in 1883 to Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, 1884-1923 From the description of Records, 1876-1883 [microform] / Ladies' Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 25565776 Society formed in 1868 as the New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado Missionary Association for the purpose of establishing missionaries, churches, and schools in the southwest territories of the U.S. In 1870, the name was c...

Luke, Anna Fore

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Krey, Laura Letitia

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Wooten, Mattie Lloyd

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Professor of Sociology, Dean of Women, and Director of Department of Sociology at Texas State College for Women (later Texas Woman's University). One of the first scholars to take women in Texas history seriously, Wooten was the author of Women Tell the Story of the Southwest (1940), a collection of stories about early settlers. From the description of Pioneer women of Texas : radio address, WFAA, 1935 Apr. 3. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 28037239 ...

Bonine, Vivian Way

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Roberts, Mary Juanita Duggan

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Gale, Zona, 1874-1938

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Zona Gale was a prominent writer and political activist born in Portage, Wisconsin. Gale attended the University of Wisconsin and worked as a reporter in Milwaukee. Gale, a lifelong friend of Jane Addams, became involved in the fight for the women's vote and eventually went to work for the writer Edmund Clarence Stedman. Her novel, "Miss Lulu Bett" was successfully adapted for the theater. From the description of Correspondence, 1907-1929. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat reco...