Papers, 1893-1978 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1893-1978 (inclusive).

Personal and professional correspondence, financial papers, travel diaries, field reports, speeches, biographical material, clippings, promotional material for the biography about her, and photos. The professional papers: correspondence and field reports, pertain mainly to McKinnon's work with the Pathfinder Fund and are a good reflection of her activities. There is little material from her earlier work with Planned Parenthood, etc. The family correspondence contains only a small amount with the Rankin family, including her sister, Jeannette Rankin, the congresswoman. The bulk of it is with her daughter and documents their relationship and her daughter's life as a Montana housewife and writer. The photos are mainly of family members with a small number from Pathfinder Fund trips.

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