Connecticut Women's Suffrage Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection spans from 1900 to 1948 with the most letters from 1915. Most documents are printed, however, there are many that are handwritten. The letters from 1915-1920 are correspondences to or from a Mrs. Seton and relate to the publicity department of the National American Women's Suffrage Association, and are from Connecticut or other east coast states. The 1940’s items are mostly from California and Florida.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 to 1948
Access
This collections is open to researchers and has no known restrictions.
Full Extent
1 Boxes ; 15 x 5 x 10.5
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondences, pamphlets, documents, ephemera, and photographs of the Connecticut Women's Suffrage and the National American Women's Suffrage Association.
Arrangement
It is organized into; Planning + Itineraries, Photos+Prints, Administrative (correspondence and financial documents), Publications + Clippings, and Ephemera. Within each section it is organized chronologically when possible.
Source
- National American Woman Suffrage Association (1869 to 1950) (Organization)
- Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (1869 to 1921) (Organization)
- Author
- Samantha Chapin, Archival Intern 2025, and Bailey Rodgers, Lear staff member.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2654 (Director)
860-439-2686 (College Archivist)
learcenter@conncoll.edu