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Sheldon family

 Family

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Mary Sheldon Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00217
Abstract

Professor and historian. Papers include creative and professional writings, artwork, diaries, teaching materials, scrapbooks, and photographs. The material provides insight into the coming of age and later professional academic life of a woman historian of the late 19th century. They are also a valuable source of information on the development of historiography. Correspondents include academics and fellow historians of the period.

Dates of Materials: 1857-1948; Majority of material found within 1880-1898