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Viola Florence Barnes Collection
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Series Descriptions
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1941-1973
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7.5 linear inches
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically or by name of correspondent.
Restrictions on access: Scope and content:
Chiefly consists of letters written to Barnes between 1955-1972 concerning the possible publication of her three volume manuscript entitled "Britain in the Shadow of World Revolution, 1760-1776." These documents discuss the merits of the work (often in considerable detail) and ways in which the manuscript might be published. Correspondents include Lawrence Henry Gipson, Leonard W. Labaree, Edmund S. Morgan, and other noted historians, as well as representatives of numerous commerical publishers and university presses. Other letters to Barnes reflect her association with the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which gave her financial support for her research, and discuss her gifts of books, articles, and family memorabilia to the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Nebraska State Historical Society between 1968-1973. Also contains several letters by Barnes written between 1941-1973. These letters are chiefly addressed to friends on the Mount Holyoke staff and they include autobiographical details and notes about the history of the College.
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circa 1923-1975
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1.5 linear feet
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on access: Scope and content:
Contains the manuscript of Barnes' three-volume study of the history of Great Britain from 1760-1776 which she completed between 1959-1973. Other writings consist of copies of articles and reviews published between 1926-1969 and a substantial number of unpublished essays, drafts, notes, and memoranda, circa 1923-1975. Some of the latter material concerns the History Department at Mount Holyoke College while other writings are autobiographical in nature.
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circa 1939-1950
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2 folders
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on access: Scope and content:
Reflects activities of the Mount Holyoke College History Department from about 1939-1950 and chiefly consists of copies of letters by Barnes written between 1946-1950. These letters are addressed to President Roswell Ham and other College officials, History Department members (particularly Frederick Cramer), alumnae, students, and colleagues. Also includes notes, lists, and memoranda by Barnes dating from 1939-1942. Materials in this series concern a variety of Department matters, including course offerings and staffing issues.
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1906, 1913, 1919
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1 folder
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on access: Scope and content:
Contains a certificate for Barnes' completion of her studies at the University of Nebraska School of Music in 1906, her certificate of membership in the National Daughters of the American Revolution, 1913, and her Ph.D. diploma from Yale University, 1919.
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1936-1979
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1 folder
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on access: Scope and content:
Includes newspaper articles and press releases about Barnes as well as a biographical questionnaire and lists of her publications. Also contains a tribute read at her memorial service on August 16, 1979 and a recollection by William S. McFeely presented at the September 24 Faculty Meeting of that year.
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circa 1896-1964
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4 folders
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Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on access: Scope and content:
Consists of formal portraits and informal snapshots of Barnes, circa 1896-1964. Of particular note are photographs of Barnes teaching a kindergarten class in the Albion, Nebraska, Methodist Church in 1896 at the age of ten and of her with members of her high school graduating class in 1901. Also includes photographs of other people (probably friends or colleagues) and of a variety of animals, buildings, and scenes. Almost all of the photographs are unlabeled and undated.
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