Alice M. Baldwin papers, 1863-1961.

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Alice M. Baldwin papers, 1863-1961.

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The Alice Mary Baldwin Papers include correspondence, personal materials, speeches, photographs, clippings, printed materials, artifacts, and other materials documenting her personal and professional life. Major subjects include women's education, women in higher education, administration of a woman's college, vocational guidance, and employment for women. Baldwin's major research interest was the colonial clergy in the United States, and she also took an active interest in contemporary labor issues. Several organizations with which Baldwin took a major interest were the U.S. Navy Waves, the American Association of University Women, the Southern School for Workers, and the Duke University Woman's College as a whole.

12500 items (13.25 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760394

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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