Mildred Scott Olmstead: transcript, correspondence, and audio recording, 1976-79
Scope and Contents
The Jacqueline Van Voris Papers consists of research materials for her unpublished manuscript "Quiet Victory: The WAVES in World War II," and for her published biography of Carrie Chapman Catt. Materials on the WAVES include correspondence, interview notes, and a typescript of the book. Materials on Carrie Chapman Catt include correspondence, tapes, and transcripts of interviews conducted circa 1974-1979 with Mildred Adams Kenyon, Mary Gray Peck Koehler, Mildred Scott Olmstead, Alice Loomis Clayton, Louisa K. Fast, and Mrs. J. G. Kellum. Many interviews were conducted with the help of Eleanor Flexner, and some of the correspondence is addressed to her. There are also photographs of suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, primarily copies from the Iowa History Archives.
Dates of Materials
- 1976-79
Creator
- Van Voris, Jacqueline (Interviewer, Person)
- Olmstead, Mildred Scott (Interviewee, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
