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Call No.: A-46
Repository: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Creator: Agnes Ryan, 1878-1954
Title: Papers, 1904-1955
Quantity: 7 file boxes, incl. 3 v
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, etc., of Agnes E. Ryan, writer and managing editor of the Woman's Journal.

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BIOGRAPHY

Agnes Ryan and her husband, Henry Bailey Stevens, living in Durham, N.H, worked in close collaboration in all fields. The papers, include her diaries, 1904-1908, the MS of her unpublished Autobiography and several unpublished novels, and other writings.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

There is correspondence with the Blackwells re the Woman's Journal; with Marian MacDowell and others re the MacDowell Association; re the American Penwomen, her work for peace, including the School of Non-Violence, and re her vegetarian interests with the Freshels who established the Millenium Guild.

CONTAINER LIST

• Box 1: folders 1-10
• Box 2: folders 11-34
• Box 3: folders 35-39
• Box 4: folders 40-57
• Box 5: folders 58-77
• Box 6: folders 68-82
• Box 7: folders 83-96, vol. 3

INVENTORY

• 1. Biographical materials including family genealogy, obituaries, list of published and unpublished MS., also copy of Henry Bailey Stevens application for Guggenheim fellowship, 1930.

• 2. Diaries. v.1: May 10,1904-May 8, 1908; v.2: May 10,1908-July 2, 1908 (June 1909 notes written in 1917, Sept. 16,1919)

• 3-10a: Autobiography
  • 3. Title page and table of contents.
  • 4. Part I p.1-93
  • 5. Part II, p.94-156
  • 6. Part III, p.157-245
  • 7. p. 246-268, and p.449-492 revision
  • 8. p. 269-275, and p.491-511, and various paging revisions.
  • 9. p.293-299, and p.512-540,545-564, revision.
  • 10. Autobiography, Vol. 2
  • 10a. Epilogue.

• 11-39: Writings
  • 11. Published pams. Old voices of music, 1931; We women are to blame for war, nd; Primer for mothers, 1952; Facing the war scare, a world drama, nd.
  • 12. Meditations. (Published in Unity) here assembled with add'l material in MS.
  • 13. The Burning Bush [poems] in MS. 121p. in binder.
  • 14. Miscellaneous poems
  • 15. A Jew in the family. 22p. ts. nd.
  • 16. Newspaper articles, club notes and series "The Pilgrim" 1904-1906.
  • 17. Platonic letters, 1908. six letters signed by pseud. Ellen Cavaneugh.
  • 18. The Torch Bearer, a look forward and back at the Woman's Journal. Pub. Boston, Woman's Journal,,, 1916.
  • 19. Smouldering fires - article re suffrage for Boston American. 1918. ts.
  • 20. Picture of the youth movement. ts. 1933.
  • 21. Speeches, etc. re Peace and Peace Caravan. 1935.
  • 22. Fifty Million for Peace. Radio talks, Manchester N.H. 1936-1936.
  • 23. Speech at Peterborough, N.H., Nov. 12, 1936.
  • 24. Budget the world. 1936 or '37. 8p. ts.
  • 25. The Missing Link in Education. 8 p. tcc. [1938?]
  • 26. Radio talks on world events. for series, Peace on the air. April 8, 10, 1939.
  • 27. Open the Land to the People. [1939-1940?]
  • 28. Speeches, articles and reports re Peace, 1939-1952.
  • 29. The Cancer Bogey. written after 1940. 114p. ts.
  • 30. God and war - an open letter to the Christian Century. 1942.
  • 31. This way lies Victory. 1942.
  • 32. Speches and articles, etc. re WOMEN FOR WALLACE. 1948.
  • 33. Vegetarian writings. ca. 1952-1953.
  • 34. "Hodie" or Mad at the universe. May 21, 1954.
  • 35. Who can fear too many stars? a novel. 203 p. nd.
  • 36. Who can fear too many stars? pages omitted from the above vegetarian novel. ? use in feminist novel?. nd.
  • 37. Three ministers, or The minister's son, or The young minister. 149 p. ts.
  • 38. The Young minister. a novel. 173 p. ts [1952 rev ed.] in binder.
  • 39. re: The Young Minister. 1952-1953.

• 40-90: CORRESPONDENCE.
  • 40-45: Family Corr.
    • 40. Corr. with husband, Henry Bailey Stevens 1933- 1954: daughter Patricia Ryan Stevens 1933- 1954; son Peter Ryan Stenens. 1933- 1954.
    • 41. Corr. re adoption of Peter and Patsy, 1925-1927.
    • 42. Corr. re Selective service and draft status of son, Peter Ryan Stevens, 1942-1945.
    • 43. Corr. and miscellany re Peter Ryan Stevens.
    • 44. Corr. with family, 1915-1954; Mother - Mary A. Ryan, later, 1924- Mrs. William White; Father- Stevens; Sister of HBS - Anna Stevens (m. Albert Knauer, 1930); Brother of HBS - Gray Stevens and daughter Eloise; Aunt of A.R. - Julia Ryan and husband Mike; Brother of A.R. - John Ryan and wife Eloise; Cousin of A.R. - William Monahan.
    • 45. Corr. with and re A.R.'s sister Katherine Ryan, 1916-1951.
  • 46-77: Corr. by year.
    • 46-57. Corr. by years. 1915- 1932.
    • 58. Corr. etc. PENWOMEN. 1932-1933.
    • 59-60. Corr. 1933-1935.
    • 61. Corr. 1935-1936. re N.H. Peace Union and Emergency Peace Campaign.
    • 62-64. Corr. 1936- 1939
    • 65. Corr. 1940. - includes corr. re School of Non-Violence
    • 66. Corr. 1941 - includes corr. re School of Non-Violence
    • 67-77. Corr. 1942 - 1954.
  • 78-90: Corr. with individuals.
    • 78. Blackwells, Alice, Henry and Emily. 1915-1950 incl. miscellany re Blackwells.
    • 79. Cleghorn, Sarah N. 1917-1940.
    • 80. Freshel, M.R.L (Emarel) and Curtis, 1923-1929: Millenium Guild
    • 81. Freshel, M.R.L (Emarel) and Curtis, 1930-1936: Millenium Guild
    • 82. Freshel, 1937-1953. (MRL died Jan.2, 1948): Millenium Guild
    • 83. Re: MacDowell Association 1919-1930. incl MacDowell Corr.
    • 84. Re: MacDowell Club of Durham. 1933. incl MacDowell Corr.
    • 85. Re: MacDowell Assoc. & MacDowell Colony, 1934-1953. Corr.
    • 86. re: New Hampshire Council for International Education 1939-includes report and by-laws.
    • 87. Prospectus, reports etc. re: New Hampshire Peace Union. 1938-1939.
    • 88. Paeff, Bashka 1940-1945
    • 89. Stave, Sadie G. 1942-1949 a vegetarian.
    • 90. Post-mortem. Letters to Henry Bailey Stevens June 12, 1954 - after death of Agnes Ryan; includes. biographical material, obits, etc.

• 91-96: MISCELLANY
  • 91. re F.O.R. (Fellowship of reconciliation); Student Peace Service, Report 1939; Richard Gregg's statement re refusal to obey Selective Service Act of 1942.
  • 92. re Progressive Party of New Hampshire, 1948.
  • 93. re School of Non-Violence, 1940-1941. includes reports, prospectus, etc.
  • 94. re Suffrage.
  • 95. re Vegetarianism.
  • 96. re Women's Peace societies, 1920-1952.

• v. 3. Scrapbook re Peace, 1935-1940

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