npv_woman_suffrage_womens_rights Guide to the Woman Suffrage and Women's Rights Collection, 1866–1989 Inventory prepared by Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Box 20, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604-0020
unknown Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Clarke May 2007 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Vassar College Woman Suffrage and Women's Rights Collection 1866-1989 3.2 cubic feet (4 boxes) Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries An artificial collection of petitions, speeches, correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, and broadsides relating to the struggles for woman suffrage and other women's rights. Includes documents relating to debates over the suffrage issue at Vassar College. Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to woman suffrage include a petition to the New York State Assembly signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Henry Blackwell, and Lucy Stone, 1866; Stanton's speech "Solitude of Self," 1892; speeches by Clara M. Hill and Dr. Howard B. Kelly; correspondence of Henry MacCracken on suffrage and Vassar College, 1917-1918; publications of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and other suffrage organizations; scrapbooks of clippings, 1906-1917; and other programs, songs, plays, speeches, broadsides, government documents, and clippings on woman suffrage in the United States and abroad. Materials relating to women's rights include publications, programs, and other printed materials on equal rights, women and war, women in education, and women's liberation; organizations include the National Woman's Party, Women's Bureau of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, and the National Organization of Women.

 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Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.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: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902 Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 Blackwell, Henry Browne, 1825-1909 Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893 Hill, Clara M. Kelly, Howard B. MacCracken, H. N. (Henry Noble), 1880-1970 Organizations: Vassar College National American Woman Suffrage Association Men's League for Woman Suffrage Political Equality Association National Woman's Party International Federation of Business and Professional Women National Organization for Women Subjects: Women in business Women--Suffrage Women in politics Women social reformers Women--Societies and clubs Women's rights Women and war Women in education Feminism Women--Employment Women in the professions Feminists--United States Places: United States. Women's Bureau Document Types: Broadsides Printed ephemera Publications Scrapbooks Songs VCL Categories: Women's History Encoding Information

Encoded by Elizabeth Clarke, May 2007. Updated by Emma Gronbeck, June 2024.

 Processing Information

Original processing date unknown.

 Acquisition Information

Gift of various donors, including Priscilla Leith (M2004-003).

 Preferred Citation

Woman Suffrage and Women's Rights Collection, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

 Series List Series I. Woman Suffrage - General Series II. Woman Suffrage - Vassar College Series III. Women's Rights Container List

Series I. Woman Suffrage Folder 1.1 Anti-suffrage material Folder 1.2 Men’s organizations for woman suffrage Folder 1.3 Petition to the New York State Assembly, signed by E. Cady Stanton, S.B. Anthony, Henry Blackwell, and Lucy Stone, on behalf of the American Equal Rights Association, 1866 Jan 3 Folder 1.4 Facsimiles of suffrage broadsides (see also Folder 37), cartoons, and other materials Folder 2.58 Suffrage calendar, 1912 Folder 1.5 Suffrage photographs Folder 1.6 Suffrage plays Folder 1.7 Suffrage postcards Folder 1.8 Suffrage programs Folder 1.9 Suffrage songs Folder 1.10 Suffrage stamps Folder 1.11 Solitude of Self, an address by E. Cady Stanton, 1892 Jan 18 Folder 1.12 Suffrage speeches by Clara M. Hill Folder 1.13 Address by Dr. Howard B. Kelly given when presenting a medallion of Susan B. Anthony to Bryn Mawr College, 1902 Folder 1.14 Germany Folders 1.15-17 Great Britain (see also Folder 39) Folder 1.18 Great Britain: Women as Poor Law Guardians Folder 1.19 Italy Folder 1.20 Switzerland Folder 1.21 United States Folder 1.22 United States: Selections of U.S. government documents, 1887-1916 Folder 1.27 National American Woman Suffrage Association - catalogs and price lists, 1915-1916, undated Folders 1.28-31 National American Woman Suffrage Association Folder 1.32 Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, New York State Woman Suffrage Party, Empire State Campaign Committee Folder 1.33 Men’s League for Woman Suffrage, Political Equality Association Folder 2.34 The Woman’s Journal and American Suffrage Association Folders 2.35-36 Miscellaneous associations’ publications Folder 2.37 Suffrage broadsides Folder 2.38 Suffrage band and banner Folder 2.39 Suffrage: Great Britain: Government reports, 1894, 1912 Box 4 Scrapbooks of suffrage-related clippings, 1906-1917 [2 scrapbooks] Folder 2.40 Scrapbook enclosures, 1906-1917 Map Case - Drawer 33 "Votes for Women a Success," by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, undated Folder 3.73 "The New York State Woman Suffrage Party - Educational Section," [1920?] Series II. Woman Suffrage - Vassar College Folder 1.23 General — includes prison notes of Elizabeth McShane Hilles, VC 1913 Folder 1.24 Suffrage Club Folder 1.25 MacCracken correspondence, 1915-1917 Folder 1.26 MacCracken correspondence, 1917-1918, undated Series III. Women's Rights Folder 2.42 Miscellaneous printed material regarding equal rights for women, 1921-1935, undated Folders 2.43-46 Miscellaneous items relating to and/or printed by the National Woman’s Party, 1920-1945, undated Folder 2.47 Miscellaneous publications regarding women and war (especially World War II), 1920-1945, undated Folders 2.48-51 Miscellaneous publications of the Woman’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor regarding employment of women during World War II Folder 2.52 First-day-of-issue stamp commemorating women in the armed forces, 1952 Folder 2.53 Miscellaneous publications of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1942-1947 Folder 2.54 Materials relating to KNOW, Inc. Folder 2.55 Miscellaneous publications of the International Council of Women, 1970 Folder 2.55 Miscellaneous publications of the National Council of Women of the United States, 1969-1970 Folder 2.56 Materials relating to the National Organization for Women, 1955-1970 Folder 2.57 Women’s Bibliography, by Joan Kelly-Gadol, Sarah Lawrence College, 1974 Fall Folders 2.59-61 Program and materials of the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education, October 4-6, 1972: Women in Higher Education Folders 3.62-66 Miscellaneous publications about women’s liberation Folders 3.67-69 Miscellaneous publications of the National Organization for Women (NOW), 1979-1989 Folders 3.70-72 Miscellaneous publications of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and other feminist organizations, circa 1974-1986