Bromley, Dorothy Dunbar, 1896-1986. Additional papers, 1904-1986 (inclusive), 1931-1986 (bulk): A Finding Aid

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America

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Radcliffe College
June 1987

Descriptive Summary

Call No.: 86-M159--86-M203
Repository: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Creator: Dorothy (Dunbar) Bromley, 1896-1986
Title: Additional papers, 1904-1986 (inclusive), 1931-1986 (bulk)
Quantity: .83 linear ft. (2 file boxes, 1 folio folder)
Abstract: Addenda to the papers (83-M136--86-M15) of Dorothy Dunbar Bromley, journalist and writer.

Processing Information:

Preliminary inventory: June 1987

By: Anne Engelhart, Kristina M. Sepetys

Acquisition Information:

Accession numbers: 86-M159, 86-M203

These addenda to the papers of Dorothy (Dunbar) Bromley were given to the Schlesinger Library by DDB's executor in August 1986, and by her niece, Martha Tolles, in October 1986.

Preferred citation for publication:

Dorothy Dunbar Bromley Additional papers, 1904-1986 (inclusive), 1931-1986 (bulk); item description, dates. 86-M159--86-M203, folder #. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, research notes, articles by DDB, and reviews of her work. The correspondence includes letters from George Wharton Pepper, a lawyer and close friend, and letters from Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt concerning a dispute over an article DDB had written about ER.

CONTAINER LIST

Box 1: 8-18

Box 2: 19-27

INVENTORY

1f-7: Photographs.
FILED IN PHOTOGRAPH DRAWER.

See also #15, 16, 20, 23.
- 1f. DDB and DDB's family
- 2. Dunbar family, 1904-1946 (scattered)
- 3. DDB, 1954-1978
- 4. DDB and husband Stanley Walker, 1928-1959 (scattered)
- 5. DDB in India
- 6. DDB's farm, 1936-1957
- 7. George Wharton Pepper, 1936, 1942

8. Curricula vitae, 1966-1969; letters re: DDB's will, 1979-1981; certificates and other biographical information.

9. Commonplace books, etc., 1918-?

10v-11v. Address books

12-23: Correspondence (most to DDB)
- 12. From Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and others, mostly re: dispute with ER over DDB's article, 1931-1939; includes clippings, press release.
- 13-14: From George Wharton Pepper.
  See also #7, 24.
  - 13. 1941-1950
  - 14. 1951-1958
- 15. Martha Tolles (DDB's niece), 1977-1984, n.d.; includes PHOTOGRAPH.
- 16. 1932-1967; includes PHOTOGRAPHS.
- 17. 1970-1975
- 18. 1976-1977
- 19. Re: DDB's health, 1978-1980
- 20. 1978-1982; includes PHOTOGRAPHS.
- 21. 1983
- 22. 1984-1985
- 23. n.d.; includes PHOTOGRAPHS.

24. Articles, speech, clippings, etc., re: GWP, 1944-1961; includes letter from DDB re: GWP, 1961.

25. Correspondence and reviews re: Catholics and Birth Control by DDB, 1964-1965; also re: copyright of other work, 1968.

26. Articles by DDB and reviews of her work, 1933-1964; includes research notes.

27. "Kendal Reporter" (newsletter of DDB's retirement community): drafts of articles, correspondence, 1980-1986

Additional catalog entry

Pepper, George Wharton, 1867-1961

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