Anita Pollitzer family papers, 1845-1979.

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Anita Pollitzer family papers, 1845-1979.

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Papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs, printed material, and other items. Included are the papers (1845-1968) of Gustave M. Pollitzer and Mabel Pollitzer (1871-ca. 1975). Papers (1901-1975) of Anita Pollitzer reflect her personal life and career as an officer and chairman of the National Woman's Party. Records (1926-1948) of the National Woman's Party include reports, minutes of meetings, resolutions, press releases, photographs, and correspondence. Correspondence (1901-1972) of Anita Pollitzer as officer of the NWP with Alice Paul and many others concerns women's rights, suffrage, the ERA and other legislation, party activities and expenditures, and other matters. Printed material (ca. 1914-1969) consists of suffrage broadsides; music sheets; pamphlets; transcripts of Congressional hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment and other women's issues; and copies of "The Suffragist" (1918-1919), the NWP's "Equal Rights" (1923-1954), and "Equal Rights" (1935-1936) an independent feminist weekly. Personal correspondence of Anita Pollitzer and Elie Edson with each other and family members in New York (N.Y.) and Charleston (S.C.) mainly concerns family matters and their careers. Other items include Anita Pollitzer's school notes and papers (ca. 1910-1933); clippings about her; and her writings on women's rights and Georgia O'Keefe. Pollitzer family papers include correspondence (1846-1979) of Gustave M. and Clara Pollitzer, Mabel Pollitzer, and Carrie Pollitzer with Anita Pollitzer, Elie Edson, and others regarding family matters, women's rights, the ERA in South Carolina, and other matters. Genealogical material on the Pollitzer, Guinzburg, and related families includes notes, family charts, and clippings. Photographs (ca. 1870-ca. 1965) are mainly of members of the Pollitzer, Kuh, and Guinzburg families and friends. Papers (1904-1938) of Elie C. Edson include his school notes, essays, and exams (1904) as well as correspondence, photographs, press releases, clippings, and other material concerning his work as a press agent for the Wright Players (Ft. Wayne, Indiana), actress Blanche Yurka, and other individuals and organizations.

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