Mary Alletta Crump Papers
, 1916-1970
2 boxes (.75 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 37
Collection number: MS 37
Terms of Access and Use:
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.
Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by the creator, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Mary Alletta Crump ("Crumpy") was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. With her mother, she owned and operated the Crumperie Tea Room in Greenwich Village, New York from 1916-26. The Tea Room was "characteristic of the best days of the Village," attracting devotees from the theatrical and literary worlds. Crump was a YWCA entertainer in London and France during World War I. She was active in the suffrage movement in the 1910s and 20s, and she later volunteered for the Red Cross' Grenfell Mission, Labrador and the American Women's Voluntary Service. In 1946, she participated in International Assembly of Women in New York City. In 1958, she was a contestant for 5 weeks on the "$64,000 Question."
The Mary Alletta Crump Papers include guest books and memorabilia from the Crumperie Tea Room (Greenwich Village, N.Y., 1916-26) with entries from theatrical and literary personalities. There are also materials from her work with the Red Cross' Grenfell Mission (Labrador) and the American Women's Voluntary Service, correspondence, one diary of her 1958-59 trip to Germany; photographs, and memorabilia.
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The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.
Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by the creator, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
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Mary Alletta Crump Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.