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Women -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 399 Collections and/or Records:

Martha Bil Manevich Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-059
Abstract

Martha Manevich, architect of Argentina and the United States. Collection contains drawings of three projects developed, 1963-1965, at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina: a school, a hospital and an urban center. Also included are FAIA Fellowship Nomination materials (1995) for her work in heath care facilities.

Dates: 1963 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1965

"Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2000-084
Abstract

The "Many More: Women in Architecture, 1978-1988," Exhibit Files and Panels contain correspondence, announcements, clippings, release forms, transcripts of the Exhibit Committee Meeting and an index of the accepted entries, regarding the preparation and organization of the exhibit. The physcial exhibit is also present.

Dates: 1987 - 1988

Massachusetts Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-091
Abstract

Letter written from Massachusetts by "thy loving Madre" to "My dear Henry" during the American Civil War, mentioning the hardships and benefits of soldiering, the camp experiences of "Eddie C. W." [Edmund C. Whitney, 53rd Massachusetts?], the barracks at Camp Stevens in Groton Junction, but focusing largely on personal matters.

Dates: 1862

Catharine Flood McCall Legal Document,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-095
Abstract

The Catharine Flood McCall Legal Document includes a court order from Henrico County, VA. The document orders for the seizure of the goods of Robert S. Smithey as payment for previously incurred debts.

Dates: 1810

Isabella J. "Bell" McCauley Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-083
Abstract

This collection contains two 1860 letters written by Isabella J. "Bell" McCauley (1840-1922) to her father John McCauley (1795-1864) while she attended Wytheville Female College.

Dates: 1860

Martha McDonald Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-029
Abstract

The collection contains a letter of Martha McDonald to her husband, Lewis McDonald, a soldier in the Confederate Army, written in Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 15, 1862, during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1862

Roxana McDonald Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-001
Abstract

The collection consists of the research, drawings, working drafts, and illustrations for Roxana McDonald's book, The Fireplace Book (The Architectural Press: London, 1984).

Dates: 1984

Meeting Minutes of the Art League of Philadelphia and Diary of Art League Member Elsa Marie Hofheinz

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-094
Abstract

This collection contains a book of meeting minutes for the Art League of Philadelphia recorded primarily by secretaries Margaret Nefferdorf and Elsa Hofheinz. The collection also includes Elsa Hofheinz's diary from 1928 when she was in high school.

Dates: 1928 - 1947

Violet Robinson Merchant Papers,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2002-012
Scope and Contents

Graduate of Virginia Tech, Bachelors of Business Administration, 1941. Collection consists of a newspaper clipping, a cotillion club invitation, a VPI playbill, a football schedule, and a hand-drawn Valentine card from fellow VPI graduate, Bill Gearhart.

Dates: 1940 - 1953

Merry Anne Dress Company Pattern Book

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2002-035
Scope and Contents

Book of patterns for girls' dresses; includes fabric samples and original color photographs.

Dates: c.1930-1940