Mary R. Beard letters to Margaret Zogbaum, 1947-1950

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Summary

Creator:
Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958
Abstract:
Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian and archivist. Collection comprises 8 letters Mary R. Beard wrote to Margaret Zogbaum, a resident of Mizzen Top in Tryon, North Carolina, between 1947 and 1950.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (8 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11624

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises 8 letters, 3 autograph and 5 typescript, Mary R. Beard wrote to Margaret Zogbaum, a resident of Mizzen Top in Tryon, North Carolina, between 1947 and 1950. Topics include the state of the publishing industry for literature; plans for visitors; musicologists Henry S. Drinker and his wife, Sophie; and the demands of Beard's writing, including its serving as a "salvation" following her husband's death in 1948, as well as her rule for not writing introductions for works by others.

Biographical / historical:

Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian and archivist who played an important role in the women's suffrage movement and was a lifelong advocate of social justice through educational and activist roles in both the labor and woman's rights movements. She wrote several books on women's role in history including On Understanding Women (1931), America Through Women's Eyes (1933), and Woman As Force In History: A Study in Traditions and Realities (1946). In addition, she collaborated with her husband, eminent historian Charles Austin Beard, on several distinguished works, most notably The Rise of American Civilization (1927). Beard was a resident of New Milford, Connecticut, and Baltimore, Maryland.

Acquisition information:
The Mary R. Beard Letters to Margaret Zogbaum were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, June, 2018

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS116

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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[Identification of item], Mary R. Beard Letters to Margaret Zogbaum, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.