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Scrapbook fragments., 01/01/1908-12/31/1951

 File — Box: 58, Folder: 5
Identifier: 74182

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The papers of Katherine Biddle are organized into nine series: 1. Individuals - Correspondence with notable individuals, including composers, musicians, poets and writers (see biographical note below for a list of names). 2. Alphabetical correspondence - Frequent correspondents, arranged by name. 3. Chronological correspondence - Arranged alphabetically by year. 4. Literary associations, publications and publishers - Related correspondence files. Of particular note are files relating to the Library of Congress. 5. Major works - Correspondence and files relating to published works, “Outside of the World” (1930); “Bright Mariner” (1933); T”ime Has No Shadow” (1936); “Lament for the Stolen” (1938); “Plain Chant for America” (1942); “The Other Journey” (1959); and “Sojourner Truth” (c.1948). 6. Manuscripts - Poetry, articles and reviews, lectures and radio talks. 7. Subject and personal files - Includes research material on topics of personal interest, biographical information, appointment books. 8. Photographs - Of special interest are several scrapbooks and loose leaves from scrapbooks containing photographs of Katherine Biddle and the Biddle family. This series includes clippings of journal and newspaper reviews of Biddle's works. 9. Music scores - The collection includes several autograph music scores, as well as sheet music, by well-known composers, Will Marion Cook, Aaron Copland, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Esther B. Frost, Mary Howe, Elmo Russ, Sydney King Russell, and William Grant Still. Note that correspondence with Francis Biddle has been processed in the third part of the Biddle Family Papers, entitled, Biddle Family Letters.

Dates

  • 01/01/1908-12/31/1951

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Access to this collection is by permission from the Biddle family. Please contact Booth Family Center for Special Collections for further information.

Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 34 Linear Feet (65 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Loose items from scrapbooks belonging to Katherine Biddle. Photographs include: - 5 b/w photographs of Francis Biddle, Paul Chapin, Edith Morgan and Struthers Burt on a walking trip in Devonshire, England, Summer 1912. - 33 b/w photographs of Francis Biddle, Struthers Burt, Mary Lewis and Frances Lalanne on a camping trip through the Teton Range, Wyoming, 1915-16. Includes some photographs taken in San Diego, 1915; and a riding trip in Asheville, North Carolina, 1917 (see reference on p.323 in "A Casual Past," by Francis Biddle). Other items include newspaper clipping announcing marriage of George Biddle to Jane Belo (1925); invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter Patterson (U.S. Secretary of War, (1940-45).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BIDDLE, KATHERINE - SCRAPBOOK FRAGMENTS 1908-51: Printed Item

PHOTOGRAPH(S) - BIDDLE, FRANCIS, FAMILY, FRIENDS 1912-17: Photograph

BIDDLE, FRANCIS - PHOTOGRAPH(S) 1912-17: Photograph

BIDDLE, GEORGE - MARRIAGE 1925 (ARTICLE): Printed Item

BELO, JANE - MARRIAGE TO GEORGE BIDDLE 1925 (ARTICLE): Printed Item

PATTERSON, ROBERT PORTER - INVITATION FROM BIDDLE, FRANCIS & KATHERINE: Printed Item

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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