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Lisa Unger Baskin collection of Women's Education Ephemera, 1806-1948
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Summary
- Creator:
- Baskin, Lisa Unger, former owner and Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
- Abstract:
- Collection contains assorted examples of ephemeral manuscripts and printed materials collected by Lisa Unger Baskin relating to women's education, largely dating from the 19th and early 20th century. Formats include: school catalogs and prospectuses (for both New England and Parisian institutes for young women); school certificates and merit awards; tuition receipts and other financial ephemera; some images of school buildings; student workbooks, penmanship books, and other classroom exercises; examples of correspondence between female students and their family or friends; and other assorted items including a journal kept by student Sophia Jane Griffith and a student list maintained by penmanship instructor J. P. Webster.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English and French.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11876
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains assorted examples of ephemeral manuscripts and printed materials collected by Lisa Unger Baskin relating to women's education, largely dating from the 19th and early 20th century. Formats include: school catalogs and prospectuses (for both New England and Parisian institutes for young women); school certificates and merit awards; tuition receipts and other financial ephemera; some images of school buildings; student workbooks, penmanship books, and other classroom exercises; examples of correspondence between female students and their family or friends; and other assorted items including a journal kept by student Sophia Jane Griffith and a student list maintained by penmanship instructor J. P. Webster.
- Acquisition information:
- The Women's Education Ephemera Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Lisa Unger Baskin in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, January 2021 and March 2022
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by format.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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[Identification of item], Lisa Unger Baskin collection of Women's Education Ephemera, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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