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COLLECTION Identifier: WRC 75; M-133, reel D8

Papers of Edith Alice Stephenson Garrison in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1867-1915

Overview

Correspondence, leaflets, postcards, etc., of Edith Alice Stephenson Garrison, suffragist. These papers are part of the Woman's Rights Collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867-1915

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Originals closed; use microfilm, M-133, reel D8.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Edith Alice Stephenson Garrison 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 folders

Collection consists of list of contributors to William L. Garrison testimonial, 1867; correspondence, leaflets, postcards, and a clipping.

BIOGRAPHY

Edith Alice (Stephenson) Garrison was married to investment banker William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., grandson of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison was president of the Newton Equal Franchise Association, which may later have become the Newton Equal Suffrage League.

Physical Location

Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These papers of Edith Alice (Stephenson) Garrison fill one folder of the Woman's Rights Collection, which was given to Radcliffe College in August 1943 and formed the nucleus of the Women's Archives, later the Schlesinger Library. The material in this folder was prepared for microfilming in February 1990 by Kim Brookes. It was microfilmed as part of a Schlesinger Library/University Publications of America project.

Related Material:

This material forms part of the Schlesinger Library's Woman's rights collection, 1853-1958 (WRC).

Title
Garrison, Edith Alice Stephenson. Papers of Edith Alice Stephenson Garrison in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1867-1915: A Finding Aid
Author
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Language of description
eng
EAD ID
sch01024

Repository Details

Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository

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