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Women -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 399 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Coley Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-065
Abstract

Letters addressed to Mary Everit Coley of New Haven, Connecticut, from relatives and friends, focusing on personal activities and news, particularly illnesses and deaths, including the deaths of three infant children of Coley's friend, Isabelle Mercein Fuller.

Dates: 1851 - 1876

College of Home Economics Metabolism Study Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-003
Abstract

The collection of 30 images documenting a metabolism study conducted by the College of Home Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Directed by Laura Jane Harper, the study was concerned with determining nitrogen requirements and utilization for young girls.

Dates: 1956 - 1960

Thelma T. Collums Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1994-017
Scope and Contents

Schoolteacher and writer of Houlka, Mississippi. Papers consist of approximately 100 stories written by Collums.

Dates: n.d.

Maria Letizia Conforto Architectural Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-056
Abstract

The Maria Letizia Conforto Architectural Papers consist of drawings of Museo Nazionale Romano Crypta Balbi, slides, articles, and a brief biographical sketch. Conforto is an architect in Rome, Italy.

Dates: 1982 - 2000

Copybook, Milton S. Koontz, 1863 (Ms1984-172)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1984-172_Copybook_1863

Correspondence, Melita Rodeck to Milka Bliznakov, December 31, 2001 (Ms1992-028)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992-028_MelitaRodeck_B1F4_Correspondence_2001_1231

Aileen B. Cowardin Friendship Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-104
Abstract

The collection consists of a friendship book collected and maintained by Aileen B. Cowardin. The book includes leaf and plant samples, most of which are labeled as to the location where they were found.

Dates: 1863 - 1870

Martha J. Crawford Design Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-016
Abstract

Martha J. Crawford (1925-1994) was an architectural interior designer of Waukesha, Wisconsin and first woman member of the New York Metropolitan Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute. This collection consists of a portfolio of biographical and career information, including lists of projects and exhibitions, and articles about her work; two scrapbooks (1961-1974) of photographs, clippings, and lists of accomplishments; and drawings, artwork, and posters by Crawford.

Dates: 1961 - 1974

Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-032
Abstract

The Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers consists of type and manuscript versions of some of Crockett's published and unpublished novels, her illustrations and art for her publications, and a small group of personal papers and papers about her. Materials date from about 1940 to 2015.

Dates: 1940-2015, n.d.

Nan Croley Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-016
Abstract

Nan Croley got her B.A. from Lake Erie College, and later earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute, School of Architecture in 1970. The collection consists of some biographical information and partial sets of construction drawings for three projects, several renderings and pen sketches done by the architect while employed at the firm of John Matthews Architects.

Dates: 1996 - 2006