Overview
Correspondence, speeches, notebooks, etc., of Ellen Martin Henrotin, reformer and second president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1921
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Ellen Martin Henrotin 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
1.04 linear feet (2+1/2 file boxes)Ellen Martin Henrotin's papers include many speeches, which reveal her wide range of interests, as well as correspondence and other material relating to her activities.
BIOGRAPHY
Ellen Martin Henrotin, wife of a Chicago banker, was active in the leading reform movements of her day including social welfare, labor, and suffrage. Second president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Henrotin was a prime mover in bringing the loose collection of newly organized women's clubs into a national and international movement.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 746
Gift of Mrs. Edward Henrotin, Road's End, Cherryplain, New York. Received May, 1964.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1: Folders 1-14, volumes 1-2
- Box 2: Folders 15-44
- Box 3: Folders 45-59
- Title
- Henrotin, Ellen M. (Ellen Martin), 1847-1922. Papers of Ellen Martin Henrotin, 1865-1921: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00621
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.