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: | Slaughter, Elsie |
| Title: | Elsie Slaughter Papers |
| Dates: | 1958-1962 |
| Quantity: | 1.4 cubic feet (7 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Slaughter's manuscripts on the history of women and Great Britain, as well as correspondence with Vassar College about her work. |
Biographical Note
In the late 1950s Elsie Slaughter sent a series of unsolicited manuscripts to the Vassar College Library. At that time she was living in El Cajon, Calif. and was advanced in years. In her letters to the library, Slaughter offered little autobiographical information except to say that she was a professional writer and had suffered from "mental depression." The manuscripts, most of which deal with the history of women, appear to have been the result of many years of research but are unsupported by bibliographical documentation. Judging from the manuscripts and correspondence, it appears likely that Elsie Slaughter had lived in Great Britain and may have been born there.
TopScope and Content Note
Papers primarily consist of Slaughter's undated manuscripts on London in 1918, her childhood in England, Ireland before 1914, and her research into women's history, including women artists, doctors, midwives, women in politics, women and education, and women and religion. There is also correspondence with Vassar College about her manuscripts, 1958-1962.
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Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.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
Names:
- Slaughter family
Organizations:
- Vassar College
Subjects:
- Family--England
- Midwives
- Women and religion
- Women artists
- Women authors, English
- Women in politics
- Women physicians
- Women--Education
- Women--History
- World War, 1914-1918--England--London
Places:
- England--Description and travel
- Ireland--Description and travel
- London (England)--Description
VCL Categories
- Literature and Writing
- Religion
- War and War Crimes
- Women's History
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Elsie Slaughter Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Elsie J. Slaughter.
Container List
| Box 1 | Information about Elsie Slaughter and the manuscripts |
| Box 1 | "Armchair Exploration" |
| Box 2 | "Artists and Bookish Women" |
| Box 2 | "Doctoring Ladies" |
| Box 3 | "The Learned and the Venturesome" |
| Box 3 | "The Midwives" |
| Box 4 | "Political Women" |
| Box 4 | "Some Great Ladies" |
| Box 5 | "Some Queens and Mistresses" |
| Box 5 | "The Wild and Warlike Women" |
| Box 6 | "Woman and Education" |
| Box 6 | "Women Musicians, Actresses, and Sportswomen" |
| Box 7 | "Women and Religion." |
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Details
Slaughter's manuscripts on the history of women and Great Britain, as well as correspondence with Vassar College about her work.
