Dorothy Hamilton Brush Papers
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Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Dorothy Hamilton Brush Papers consist of 5 linear feet and are primarily related to her professional activities and writings, dating from 1923 to 1969. Types of materials include correspondence; manuscripts, speeches, photographs, reports, journal and newspaper articles, pamphlets, and newsletters. The bulk of the papers date from 1936 to 1968 and focus on Brush's work with Margaret Sanger and the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The collection contains only a small amount of biographical information on Brush and there are no materials from Brush's early work with the Junior League or the Maternal Health Association, nor are there any manuscripts of her children's plays or published books. Some of the short stories she wrote during college are housed in the student files Smith College Archives. This collection is organized into five series: |