Women journalists -- United States -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Dudley Harmon papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00191
Abstract
Journalist and war correspondent. Papers consist of correspondence, writings, biographical material, photographs and memorabilia. Includes letters home during World War II; her coverage of the Nuremberg trials and the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva; and her letters and journal from Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa. Also included are unpublished stories, radio broadcasts, two scrapbooks and letters to her father.
Dates of Materials:
1920-1967
Gloria Steinem papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00237
Abstract
Journalist; feminist; political activist; co-founder, Ms magazine; co-founder, Women's Action Alliance; co-founder, Ms Foundation for Women; and co-founder, National Women's Political Caucus. In addition to providing a complete picture of the life of an important feminist leader, the Gloria Steinem Papers document women at the grassroots level of the feminist movement, whose letters to Steinem demonstrate her role as a symbol of the changes they were experiencing...
Dates of Materials:
1880 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1956 - 2010
Helen Paull Kirkpatrick papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00103
Abstract
Helen Paull Kirkpatrick was a journalist. Her papers include extensive correspondence to her family while serving as a foreign correspondent in Europe. Included are her views of Europe just before the outbreak of World War II; the air raids in London; Allied Headquarters in North Africa; campaigns in Algiers, Italy, and Corsica; the armistice in Paris; post-war Germany and Europe; the Nuremberg Trials; and the Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow. Notable correspondents include Adlai...
Dates of Materials:
1930 - 1998
Jessie Lloyd O'Connor papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00254
Abstract
Jessie Lloyd O'Connor was a journalist, social reformer and political activist. She worked as a reporter for Federated Press. Her extensive writings, notes, and correspondence document the labor strikes she covered in Kentucky and North Carolina and her work on civil rights, civil liberties and women's rights. O'Connor served and supported numerous progressive organizations, including the American League Against War and Fascism and the ACLU. Other materials include family biographical files;...
Dates of Materials:
1823 - 1989
Marie Manning papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00385
Abstract
Columnist and novelist. The Manning Papers consist primarily of correspondence and writings. The writings contained in this collection, especially those relating to the Dear Beatrice Fairfax advice column, offer insight into the domestic and marital issues encountered by women. Correspondence includes letters from her friend Olivia Torrence which span a lifetime; letters between Manning and her son during World War II; as well as letters from Eleanor Roosevelt,...
Dates of Materials:
1901-2000; Majority of material found within 1930-1945
Pauline Frederick papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00183
Abstract
Journalist and war correspondent. Papers relate primarily to her professional life, including teaching and her career as journalist. Includes coverage of the Second Quebec Conference and political conventions; World War II and its aftermath; the Berlin Airlift; the Korean War; China and the UN; Dag Hammarskjold; war in the Congo; Cuban Missile Crisis; Adlai Stevenson's trip to Latin America; the Vietnam War; and the 1976 presidential debates. Material includes writings, broadcast scripts,...
Dates of Materials:
1917-1990
Ruth Mehrtens Galvin papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00181
Abstract
The papers contain the records of Ruth Mehrtens Galvin, journalis and editor. Papers consist of research files, notebooks, writings (published and unpublished), pocket diaries, correspondence for her Time magazine work, lectures, and memorabilia. Writings and research cover topics with an emphasis on women's issues, as well as aging, race, drugs, psychology, and sexuality. Includes material on the National Women's Conference in Houston, 1977, which Galvin covered for Time, and interviews...
Dates of Materials:
1858 - 2002
Sylvia Porter papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SSC-MS-00124
Abstract
Sylvia Field Porter was a journalist who wrote a financial column for the New York Post and a syndicated financial column, as well as several books. This collection consists of typed manuscripts and galley proofs for the book How to Get More for Your Money, published in 1961.
Dates of Materials:
1961 - 1975
- Smith College Special Collections
- Neilson Library, 7 Neilson Drive
- Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
- specialcollections@smith.edu
- 413-585-2970
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