Summary
Abstract
An artificial collection of materials documenting both the national women’s rights movement and the women’s suffrage movement in Pennsylvania purchased by the Eberly Family Special Collections Library.
These materials include booklets, editorial cartoons, fliers and pamphlets documenting the work of : the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters; the National League of Women Voters (U.S.); the National Women's Trade Union League of America; the Pennsylvania Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage; and the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association.
Woman’s Party candidates represented include : Jennie Dornblum; Jessie Collet; Anna Van Skite; Elizabeth Culbertson; and Daisy Detterline; as well as Prohibitionist and Suffragist candidate, Leah Cobb Marion.
For those interested in the art of suffrage, the series of Special Suffrage Service editorial cartoons (1915) will be of interest.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1895 - 1921
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Background
Scope and Contents
The collection of booklets, editorial cartoons, fliers and pamphlets was purchased by the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. These materials document the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, with a focus on activities in Pennsylvania.
Among the organizations represented are : the National League of Women Voters (U.S.); the National Women's Trade Union League of America; the Pennsylvania Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage; the Pennsylvania Men's League for Woman Suffrage; the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association; Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance Union; the National Woman's Party; and the Woman Suffrage Society of the County of Philadelphia.
Physical Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
Custodial History
While much of the custodial history for these materials remains unknown, many items were purchased in 1971 from The Chatham Bookseller (Chatham, New Jersey).
Bound volume of women’s suffrage pamphlets (Accession 2023-0055) was purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books in May of 2023.
Processing Information
This collections was processed and described by G. Johns, metadata specialist (2022 March 31). They arranged materials by creator (Pennsylvania Association Opposed to Woman Suffgrage; Pennsylvania Men's League for Woman Suffrage; Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association; etc) at the folder level for contribution to Penn State Libraries' digital collections and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
Mae Casey minimally processed Accession 2023-0055 (Bound volume of women’s suffrage pamphlets) at the point of accession by creating an accession record and updating the existing finding aid.
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies. Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Women's suffrage collection, 02269, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University
- Title
- Guide to the Women's suffrage collection
- Status
- Published
- Author
- G. Johns
- Date
- 2022 March 31
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: As part of bulk updates, Benjamin Mitchell updated standardized notes to current standard
- 2022 March: G. Johns revised this finding aid after reprocessing.