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Herbert John Davis Personal Papers
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Series I. Biographical Material,
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(1893-1973)
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2.5 linear inches
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This series provides an overview of Herbert John Davis' career and personal life and is arranged alphabetically. Newspaper clippings and magazine articles, dating from 1939 to 1973, document Davis' many achievements, focusing on education, awards, and travel as well as his work with the European Recovery Program.
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Association of Begatees of Clergymen
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 1
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Awards
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1940-1947, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 2
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Data
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1893-1973
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Box 1: folder 3
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Degrees
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1940-1949, 1957
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Box 1: folder 4
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European Recovery Program
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1948
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Box 1: folder 5
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Luncheons, etc.
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1947
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Box 1: folder 6
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Miscellaneous
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1941
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Box 1: folder 7
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Newsclippings and Publications
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Oct 1944-Dec 1946
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Box 1: folder 8
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Obituaries
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1967
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Box 1: folder 9
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Resignation
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1948, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 10
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Resignation - Surprise Party
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1949
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Box 1: folder 11
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Trips Abroad
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1946-1948
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Box 1: folder 12
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Series II. Correspondence,
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(1940-1950)
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5 linear inches
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This series documents Davis' personal correspondence during his time as president of Smith College. This series is arranged by subject and includes correspondence regarding, among other things, Davis' interest in the author Jonathan Swift.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1948
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Box 1: folder 13
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The Atheneum Pall Mall
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1948
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Box 1: folder 14
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Birch Wathen School
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1945
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Box 1: folder 15
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British Consulate, 1942
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1944
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Box 1: folder 16
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British Refugee Children
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1940-1942
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Box 1: folder 17
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Sponsors-Davis, Herbert J.
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1940-1943
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Box 1: folder 18
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Sponsors, A-L
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1940-1941
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Box 1: folder 19
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Sponsors, M-Z
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1940-1943
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Box 1: folder 20
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Connely, Willard
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Jul 1940-Mar 1941
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Box 1: folder 21
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Davis, Gertrude, Fellowship
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1947-1950
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Box 1: folder 22
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Finn, John
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1949-1950
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Box 1: folder 23
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Grolier Club
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1949
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Box 1: folder 24
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Homberg
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May 1949
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Box 1: folder 25
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Invitations
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1940
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Box 1: folder 26
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Johnson
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Oct 1949-Jan 1950
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Box 1: folder 27
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Kinnevan, J.W.
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1942-1943
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Box 1: folder 28
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Miscellaneous
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1942-1950
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Box 1: folder 29
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Mongan
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1941
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Box 1: folder 30
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New Modern Language Association
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1941
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Box 1: folder 31
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Oxford, England
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1948
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Box 1: folder 32
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Pons
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1949
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Box 1: folder 33
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Power, Eugene
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1941
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Box 1: folder 34
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Randall
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1949-1950
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Box 1: folder 35
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Resignation
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Responses, A-L
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1948
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Box 2: folder 1
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Responses, M-Z
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1948
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Box 2: folder 2
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Smith, Anne Nichol
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1943-1944
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Box 2: folder 3
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Smith, David Nichol
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1940, 1944
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Box 2: folder 4
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Schroder, August
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1948-1949
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Box 2: folder 5
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Schott, Carl
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1948-1949
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Box 2: folder 6
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Spect, Betty
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1949
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Box 2: folder 7
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Swift, Jonathan
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1939-1940
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Box 2: folder 8
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July 1, 1940-July 1, 1942
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Box 2: folder 9
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July 1, 1942-July 1, 1944
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Box 2: folder 10
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July 1, 1944-July 1, 1945
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Box 2: folder 11
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July 1, 1945-July 1, 1946
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Box 2: folder 12
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July 1, 1946-July 1, 1947
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Box 2: folder 13
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July 1, 1947-July 1, 1948
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Box 2: folder 14
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July 1, 1948-July 1, 1949
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Box 2: folder 15
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Index to Vol. XI
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Box 2: folder 16
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"War and Post War"
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1942
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Box 2: folder 17
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Wooley, David
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1949
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Box 2: folder 18
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Yale University
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1944-1949
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Box 2: folder 19
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Series III. Inauguration,
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(1939-1940)
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2.5 linear inches
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This series documents Davis' presidential appointment in 1939 as well as his inauguration in 1940. Included in this series are congratulatory letters from colleagues and friends as well as newspaper clippings and publications.
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Appointment and Pre-Inaugural Visit
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1939-1940
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Box 2: folder 20
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Committee of Inauguration
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1940
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Box 2: folder 21
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Congratulations
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Nov 1939-Jul 1940
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Box 2: folder 22
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Congratulations, Alumnae and Smith College Clubs
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1940
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Box 3: folder 1
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Exercises
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1940
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Box 3: folder 2
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Luncheon and Broadcast
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1940
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Box 3: folder 3
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Newsclippings and Publications
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Appointment
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1939
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Box 3: folder 4
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Inauguration
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1940
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Box 3: folder 5
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(1939-1964)
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2.5 linear inches
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The bulk of this series documents Davis' presidency at Smith College and is arranged chornologically. Included in this series are inaugural photographs, formal portraits, candid shots, and the weddings of daughters, Charlotte Elisabeth Ann Davis (Falconer) and Jane Davis (Knowles).
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1939-1940
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Box 3: folder 6
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Inauguration
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Oct 1940
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Box 3: folder 7
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1940-1941
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Box 3: folder 8
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British Children
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1940-1941
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Box 3: folder 9
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President and Mrs. Davis
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1940-1941
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Box 3: folder 10
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1942-1943
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Box 3: folder 11
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1945-1946
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Box 3: folder 12
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1947-1948
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Box 3: folder 13
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1948-1949
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Box 3: folder 14
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Formal
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1940-1949
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Box 3: folder 15
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Miscellaneous
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1940-1949
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Box 3: folder 16
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The weddings of Charlotte Elizabeth Ann Davis (Falconer)and Jane Davis (Knowles)
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1957-1964
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Box 3: folder 17
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Series V. Publications and Speeches,
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(1940-1964)
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1.5 linear feet
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Arrangement: Scope and content:
This series is comprised of speeches and publications written during Davis' presidency at Smith College and the years following. Included are speeches given at area colleges and organizations and his published work on the poetry of Jonathan Swift.
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Publications
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Untitled
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1941-49
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Box 4: folder 1
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American Association of University Professors
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n.d.
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Box 4: folder 2
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Article for Professor Lowenstein
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1941
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Box 4: folder 3
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Burden of Knowledge
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1945
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Box 4: folder 4
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Challenge to the Intellect
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1941
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Box 4: folder 5
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Charles Montagu Doughty
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1945
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Box 4: folder 6
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Foreign Literatures and Our Youth
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1941
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Box 4: folder 7
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Freshman Handbook
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1948
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Box 4: folder 8
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Inaugural Speeches
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1940
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Box 4: folder 9
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The Manuscripts of Swift's "directions to servants"
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1954
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Box 4: folder 10
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No Time for Poetry
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1941
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Box 4: folder 11
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The Poetry of Jonathan Swift
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1939-1941
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Box 4: folder 12
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Princeton University
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1944-1947
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Box 4: folder 13
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Princeton University-Awards
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1946
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Box 4: folder 14
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Recent Studies of Swift and Johnson
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1959
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Box 4: folder 15
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Reviews
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1942-1945
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Box 4: folder 16
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Satire of Jonathan Swift
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1939-1947
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Box 4: folder 17
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Smith Alumnae Quarterly
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1944, n.d.
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Box 4: folder 18
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Smith College Museum of Art
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1959
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Box 4: folder 19
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Stella
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1942
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Box 4: folder 20
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WAVES
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1942-1943
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Box 5: folder 1
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Wilson, Frank Percy
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1963
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Box 5: folder 2
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Speeches
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Advice to Daughters
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 3
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Alumnae Association
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14 Jun 1941
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Box 5: folder 4
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Alumnae College
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1941
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Box 5: folder 5
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Alumnae Council
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1941-1949
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Box 5: folder 6
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American College Publicity Association
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1944
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Box 5: folder 7
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American Russian Institute Dinner
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1948
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Box 5: folder 8
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Amherst College
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1940
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Box 5: folder 9
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Ann Arbor
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3 Oct 1946
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Box 5: folder 10
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Armistice Day
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1940
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Box 5: folder 11
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Assembly
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1939-1949
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Box 5: folder 12
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Assembly
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10 Dec 1947
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Box 5: folder 13
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Augustan Art of Conversation
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1957
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Box 5: folder 14
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Baccalaureate
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1941-1949
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Box 5: folder 15
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Bates College
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1946
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Box 5: folder 16
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Boston
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1940
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Box 5: folder 17
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Brown University
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1941
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Box 5: folder 18
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Chapel Talks
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Sep 1940-Jan 1943
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Box 5: folder 19
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Chapel Talks
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Sep 1943-Jun 1949
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Box 5: folder 20
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Christmas Celebration
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1942
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Box 5: folder 21
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Commencement, Smith College
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1943
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Box 5: folder 22
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Commencement, Smith College
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1944
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Box 5: folder 23
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Commencement, Smith College
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1950
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Box 5: folder 24
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Conference on Academic Freedom
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1948
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Box 5: folder 25
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Conference on Academic Freedom
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1949-1950
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Box 5: folder 26
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Conference on Education about the Soviet Union
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1944
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Box 5: folder 27
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Connecticut College
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1941-1947
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Box 5: folder 28
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Cooley Dickenson Hospital
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 29
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Criticism of Writer's Manifesto in Horizon
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 30
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Democracy
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 31
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Education at Smith College, New York
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1947, n.d.
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Box 5: folder 32
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Eighteenth Century Conference
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1947
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Box 5: folder 33
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England
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 34
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Ethel Walker School
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 35
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Faculty Meetings
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1940-1947, n.d.
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Box 5: folder 36
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Freedom in Education
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n.d.
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Box 5: folder 37
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Gaucher College
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1949-1956
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Box 5: folder 38
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Grolier Club Dinner
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1945
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Box 5: folder 39
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Humanities and a Liberal Arts Education
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n.d.
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Box 6: folder 1
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Inaugural
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1940
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Box 6: folder 2
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Jefferson Day
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1945
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Box 6: folder 3
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Kent Place School
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1945
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Box 6: folder 4
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Kiwanis
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1949
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Box 6: folder 5
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Limits of General Education
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1947
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Box 6: folder 6
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Literature, Teaching of
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n.d.
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Box 6: folder 7
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Massachusetts State College
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1944
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Box 6: folder 8
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Mt. Holyoke College
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1941-1949
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Box 6: folder 9
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New Concepts in Education for Women
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1945
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Box 6: folder 10
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New York Dinner
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30 Apr 1946
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Box 6: folder 11
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New York, Executive Committee
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10 Apr 1947
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Box 6: folder 12
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New York Luncheon
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1943
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Box 6: folder 13
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New York Smith College Club
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1948
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Box 6: folder 14
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Northampton Chamber of Commerce
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1940
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Box 6: folder 15
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Northampton Grammar School
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1952
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Box 6: folder 16
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Northampton Historical Society
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1946
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Box 6: folder 17
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Northfield School for Girls
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1942
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Box 6: folder 18
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Phi Beta Kappa
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1949
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Box 6: folder 19
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Poland
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1941
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Box 6: folder 20
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Pompeian Conference
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1948
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Box 6: folder 21
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Pontypool Girls' School
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1951
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Box 6: folder 22
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Princeton University
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1941
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Box 6: folder 23
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Queen's University
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1945
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Box 6: folder 24
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Radio Broadcasts
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1942, n.d.
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Box 6: folder 25
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Rally Day
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Rhodes House
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1954
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Box 6: folder 26
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Scholarships
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n.d.
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Box 6: folder 27
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Scripps College
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1964
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Box 6: folder 28
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Senior Day
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1943
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Box 6: folder 29
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Smith Clubs
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1941-1949
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Box 6: folder 30
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Summer Session
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1943, 1944
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Box 6: folder 31
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Sweet Briar College
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1943
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Box 6: folder 32
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Toronto University-Alexander Lectures
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1942
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Box 6: folder 33
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Trustee-Faculty Dinner
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1944
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Box 6: folder 34
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Trustee's Meetings
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1948
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Box 6: folder 35
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Unidentified
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1940, 1948, 1949, n.d.
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Box 6: folder 36
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V-E Day Plan
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1945
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Box 6: folder 37
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Vespers
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1940-1948
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Box 6: folder 38
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Washington's Birthday Introductions
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1941-1949
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Box 6: folder 39
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WAVES
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1942, 1944
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Box 6: folder 40
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Wells College
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n.d.
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Box 6: folder 41
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Wheaton College
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1942
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Box 6: folder 42
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Williamsburg-175th Anniversary
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1946
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Box 6: folder 43
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Williston Academy
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n.d.
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Box 6: folder 44
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Wilson College
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1945
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Box 6: folder 45
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Yale University Lecture
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1942, 1944
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Box 6: folder 46
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