Caroline Furness papers, 1887-1928.

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Caroline Furness papers, 1887-1928.

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Correspondence makes up the largest portion of these papers and includes 130 letters from her father Henry Furness about Cincinnati, Ohio politics, his reading, her work and career, family matters, and other intellectual pursuits, 1887-1911; 1077 letters and postcard from Mary Watson Whitney, her astronomy teacher and mentor at Vassar, about intellectual and professional issues, travel, affairs of friends, and other personal news, 1890-1915; 168 letters Furness wrote to her family during her student years at Vassar, 1887-1892; 174 letters received concerning Japan and Furness' efforts to aid Japanese women, 1918-1923; personal letters from Rose O'Neill, inventor of the Kewpie Doll; letters from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Ruth E. Smith, and other astronomy colleagues regarding professional issues; letters from women colleagues discuss housing, family duties, and other difficulties in following their professional lives; and letters received about the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference, 1927. Other items include diaries from trips to Europe and Japan with records of star sightings, 1901-1928; astronomy notebooks; and memorabilia.

2.6 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

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Furness family.

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Furness, Caroline Ellen, 1869-

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Furness was astronomy professor and director of the observatory at Vassar who wrote INTRODUCTION TO VARIABLE STARS (1915); her other interests included Japan and Japanese women. From the description of Caroline Furness papers, 1887-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576486 From the description of Papers, 1887-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519017 ...

Vassar College.

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Whitney, Mary Watson, 1847-1921

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Mary Watson Whitney (b. Sept. 11, 1847, Waltham, MA-d. Jan. 21, 1921, Waltham, MA) graduated from Vassar College in 1868 and received her masters there in 1872. There she met astronomer Maria Mitchell. Whitney became an assistant of Maria Mitchell and, in 1888, became a professor and the director of the observatory there until she retired in 1915. Whitney was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a charter member of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society. Wh...

Pan-Pacific Women's Conference

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Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962

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Vilhjalmur Stefansson was born on November 3, 1879 in Arnes, Manitoba, Canada. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1897-1902. He was voted the best orator in 1900, and also worked for the school newspaper. In 1930 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, only the third such degree awarded. He then transferred to the University of Iowa and graduated in 1903 with a degree from the School of Liberal Arts. He next enrolled at Harvard, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1...

Smith, Ruth E.

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Furness, Henry.

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O'Neill, Rose Cecil, 1874-1944

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Rose Cecil O'Neill was an American children's book writer and illustrator. Her work appeared in such magazines as "Collier's", "Truth", "McClure's" and "Harper's". She also worked as a staff artist for "Puck" magazine. In 1909, O'Neill created the Kewpie doll, a roly-poly elf with a fat child's body, small wings and a turnip top head. The kewpies made their first public appearance in "Woman's Home Companion" in December 1909. They were immediately popular and quickly became a large merchandising...