Papers of Carrie Chapman Catt in the Mary Earhart Dillon Collection, 1904-1946
Overview
Series I of the Mary Earhart Dillon Collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1946
Creator
- Catt , Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. ORIGINALS CLOSED. USE MICROFILM. REQUEST AS: M-133, REEL E-11.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Carrie Chapman Catt as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
12 foldersCollection includes biographical information, and articles and speeches by Carrie Chapman Catt.
BIOGRAPHY
Carrie Chapman Catt, leader in the woman suffrage and international peace movements, succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (1900-1904) and was again president when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted. She was also president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, helped found the League of Women Voters of the United States, and helped organize and chaired the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War.
For additional biographical information, see Notable American Women (Cambridge, Mass., 1971), which includes a list of additional sources.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 56-121
Processing Information
Reprocessed: June 1990
By: Kim Brookes,Bert Hartry,Katherine Kraft,Jane Ward
- Title
- Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947. Papers of Carrie Chapman Catt in the Mary Earhart Dillon Collection, 1904-1946: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00404
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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