Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Ryerson, Margery |
| Title: | Margery Ryerson Papers |
| Dates: | approximately 1905-1963 |
| Quantity: | 2 boxes |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, class notes, printed material and realia documenting the student years of Margery Ryerson and her involvement in subsequent alumnae events. |
Biographical Note
Margery Ryerson (1886-1989) graduated from Vassar College in 1909. She went on to study painting with Charles Hawthorne at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA, and with Robert Henri at the Art Students League in New York City. In addition to working as an artist, Ryerson taught art in New York settlement houses. In 1923 she published The Art Spirit on the teachings of Robert Henri. As an artist, Ryerson excelled at portraiture, particulary of children, several of her images of which were used by the United Nations Children’s Fund to illustrate stamps and greeting cards.
TopScope and Content Note
This collection consists of correspondence, class notes, printed material and realia documenting the student years of Margery Ryerson at Vassar College and her involvement in subsequent alumnae events. Of particular interest are the letters and cards Ryerson sent while at Vassar, items which help to document student life at women's colleges in the United States during the early 20th century.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Alumni and alumnae
Subjects:
- Women artists--United States--20th century
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Margery Ryerson Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the LeClair Family (via Janet LeClair) (M2019-038).
Container List
Two boxes containing the following materials:
Vassar diploma (1909)
College class notes–Chemistry
College class notes–Biology
College notes-various
Vassar College-class of 1909: 1949 bulletin (Ryerson mentioned page 91-92)
Vassar College-class of 1909: 1958 bulletin (Ryerson mentioned page 46)
Vassar College-class of 1909: 1963 bulletin (Ryerson mentioned page 82)
Helen Lockwood College years: 1908-1912 (Ryerson sketches, pages 15, 23)
Fragment of letter from Margery’s mother to Margery at Vassar regarding her matriculation from Vassar
Vassar Class day invitations (1909)
Letters and cards from Margery while at Vassar
Details
Correspondence, class notes, printed material and realia documenting the student years of Margery Ryerson and her involvement in subsequent alumnae events.
