Contents
Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
SERIES II. PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
SERIES III. CORRESPONDENCE
SERIES IV. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
OVERSIZE MATERIALS
BOOKS ON SHELF
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Louise Stevens Bryant Papers, 1885-1963Finding Aid2007
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Bryant, Louise Stevens, 1885-1956 | | Title: | Louise Stevens Bryant Papers | | Dates: | 1885-1963 | | Abstract: | Public health specialist; Editor; Publicist. Papers contain Bryant's diaries, notebooks, and professional reports concerning public health and social work issues; subject files; and correspondence from Havelock Ellis and others generated from Bryant's work arranging the U.S. publication of Ellis's Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Thre is also a typescript biography of Bryant written by her companion, Lura Beam, and excerpts from their correspondence.
| | Extent: | 14 boxes; 14 volumes(7 linear ft.) | | Language: | English | | Identification: | MS 24 |
Louise Stevens Bryants' publicity photo for Girl Scouts, 1919-23Public health specialist, editor, and publicist Louise Stevens Bryant (1885-1956) received a B.S. from Smith College in 1908 and a PhD in Medical Science from the University of Pennsylvania. She promoted dispensary development and edited a pioneer medical study and publicity program in the field of human fertility. She was associated at various times with the Russell Sage Foundation, the Girl Scouts of America, the Pennsylvania School for Social Service and Health, and the War Industries Board. She was the American representative of Havelock Ellis and wrote books and many articles on applied psychology and maternal health. She was the editor and publicist of the United Hospital Fund and National Committee on Maternal Health, New York City, from 1923 to 1937, and publicist for the American Association of University Women from 1938 to 1952. Her other interests included art, poetry, and animals. In 1909, she married Arthur Bryant, whom she divorced in 1912. Her longtime companion was Lura Beam. Return to the Table of Contents
The Louise Stevens Bryant Papers consist of personal and professional material. They include a typescript of Bequest from a Life (privately printed), a biography of Bryant written by her companion, Lura Beam, and excerpts from correspondence to Beam from Bryant. The collection also contains Bryant's diaries, notebooks, and professional reports concerning public health and social work issues; subject files; and correspondence, including letters from Havelock Ellis and others generated from Bryant's work negotiating the U.S. publication of Ellis's Studies in the Psychology of Sex." There is related material about Louise Stevens Bryant in the Smith College Archives. The Lura Beam Papers are housed in the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University. Return to the Table of Contents
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This collection is organized into four series: Return to the Table of Contents
SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
| 2 | Marriage certificate and divorce papers,
1908-12 |
| 4 | Smith College: photograph, booklet, and invitation,
1908 |
| 4a | University of Pennsylvania: correspondence and booklets,
1912-14 |
| 5 | Memorial gifts and keepsakes,
1930-56 |
| 6 | Miriam Stevens (mother),
1908-36 |
| 7 | Illness: medical reports, charts, and insurance policy,
1917-26 |
| 8 | Louise Stevens Bryant Fellowship,
1963-64 |
| 9 | Passport and related material,
1931-37 |
| 10 | Childhood: poem and correspondence,
1889-92 |
| 11 | Social Security: card and award,
1939-52 |
| 13 | Funeral materials,
1936-63 |
| 14 | Memorials: receipts and programs,
1956-60 |
| 15 | Last Will & Testament,
1925-53 |
| 16 | Animal pictures,
1919-55 |
| 17 | Family history: notes and family tree,
1957 |
| 18 | Correspondence with Lura Beam,
1922-38 |
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| Bequest from a Life by Lura Beam |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1a | 20 | Reviews and correspondence,
1960-64 |
| 22 | Williams & Wilkins Co., and Waverly Press,
1962-66 |
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| Manuscripts and proofs,
1960-63 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 2 | 24 | American Museum of National History,
1935 |
| 25 | Books: description by Lura Beam,
1962 |
| 26 | Contribution receipts,
1953-56 |
| 28 | Humorous pieces,
1910-28 |
| 30 | Paintings and sculpture clippings,
1949-53 |
| 33 | Prose clippings,
1929-56 |
| 34 | Vacations: photographs and postcards,
1923-60 |
SERIES II. PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
Box |
Folder |
| | 3 | 35 | Animals,
1935-56 |
| 39 | Landscapes and flowers,
1938-56 |
| 43 | Paintings, photography, and cartoons,
1937-56 |
| 45 | Reptiles and insects,
1948-55 |
Box |
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| | 4 |
| "Psychology of Social Work, Principles and Techniques of Case Work, and Public Health and Hygiene,"
1915-17 |
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| Physiology course,
1913-14 |
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| Calendar: A Calendar of Good Thoughts to Companion Every Day,
n.d. |
Box |
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| | 5 |
| Diaries,
1921-55, n.d. |
SERIES III. CORRESPONDENCE
Box |
Folder |
| | 6 | 49 | Aronovici, Dr. Carol,
1941-44 |
| 50 | Ayres, Colonel Leonard (Dr. May Ayres, Mrs. Randolph Burgess),
1911-43 |
| 51 | Blank, Dr. Fritz,
1940-45 |
| 52 | Bryant, Arthur,
1904-14 |
| 53 | Bucky, Dr. Gustav,
1941-43 |
| 54 | Bucky, Frida Sarsen,
1941-42 |
| 55 | Carleton, Baldwin,
1939-56 |
| 56 | Carleton, Ernest,
1938-54 |
| 57 | Carleton, Dr. Spencer,
1933-54 |
| 58 | Building a Collection,
1941-42 |
| 61 | Churchill, Marie,
1953-55 |
| 62 | Cyon, Fran?oise Lafitte,
1935-54 |
| 63 | Dickinson, Dr. Robert L.,
1928-50 |
| 64-67 | Ellis, Havelock,
1934-39 |
| 68 | F.A. Davis Co.,
1934-35 |
| 70 | Ishill, Joseph,
1936-54 |
| 71 | McFarlane, Ward, McFarlane Inc.,
1935 |
| 72 | Random House: Bennett Cerf,
1934-39 |
| 73 | Virginia Quarterly Review,
1939-42 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 8 | 75 | Elwyn, Dr. Adolf,
1936-42 |
| 77 | Furse, Katherine Dame,
1939-52 |
| 79 | Hartman, Dr. Carol,
1935-54 |
| 80 | Hirschberg, Dr. Alexandre,
1942-53 |
| 81 | Hillyer, Marion,
1936-38 |
| 82 | Hine, Lewis & Sara,
1930-41 |
| 83 | Hodson, Mrs. Cora,
1939-56 |
| 84 | Kent, Elizabeth & Frederick,
1914-46 |
| 87 | Lord, Isabel Ely,
1940-54 |
| 88 | Nourse, Charlotte, Constance, and Mary,
1938-59 |
| 89 | Norton, Grace Fallow,
n.d. |
| 90 | Patients - referrals to doctors,
1921-54 |
| 91 | Schaffner, Alice & Arthur,
1937-56 |
| 92 | Simonson, Ethel Bruce,
1923-55 |
| 94 | Re: Betsy Ross (dog),
1938-50 |
| 95 | Letters of condolence,
1956 |
SERIES IV. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Box |
Folder |
| | 9 | 96 | "The Precardial Arteries of Squalus Acanthias,"
1908-11 |
| 97 | "Dante and a World Empire,"
1908 |
| 99 | Philosophy II paper,
n.d. |
| 100 | "Postural Patterns,"
1936-37 |
| 101 | "Special Class for Defectives,"
1908 |
| 102 | Correspondence,
1920-37 |
| 103 | Published writings,
1920-27 |
| 104 | National Committee on Maternal Health,
1932-34 |
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| Miscellaneous pamphlets and publications,
1923-31 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 9a | 105 | Girl Scouts,
1921-23 |
| 107 | School feeding,
1910-13 |
| 108 | Miscellaneous,
1910-18 |
Box |
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| | 10 |
| Nutritional Survey of Washington School Children,
1913-18 |
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| American Association of University Women |
Box |
Folder |
| | 11 | 109 | Correspondence,
1940-50 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 12 | 116 | Articles, topics for |
| 117 | Eyestrain in childhood |
| 119 | Malnutrition and incidence of disease among school children |
| 120 | Medical inspection in the public schools |
| 121 | Mothers' Assistance Fund, Pennsylvania |
| 122 | National Committee on Maternal Health |
| 123 | Psychological Clinic, University of Pennsylvania |
| 125 | School feeding in Europe |
Box |
Folder |
| | 13 | 128 | Records in social service |
| 130 | Central Bureau of Planning and Statistics |
| 131 | Committee on Dispensary Development |
| 132 | Hospital Social Service |
| 133 | Municipal Court of Philadelphia |
| 135 | Philadelphia Conference on Illegitimacy |
| 137 | Studies: reports and articles |
| 138 | Unstable diabolic blood pressure and feeblemindedness |
OVERSIZE MATERIALS
Box |
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| | 14 |
| Girls' House of Refuge, Philadelphia: photograph album,
1908-09 |
Box |
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| | 15 |
| A Child's Primer of Natural History by Oliver Herford,
1899 |
BOOKS ON SHELF
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| Better Doctoring - Less Dependency: A Study of the Relations Between Medical and Non-medical Agencies With Special Reference to Clinic and Family Services,
1927 |
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| Municipal Court of Philadelphia: Report,
1915 |
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| School Feeding: Its History and Practice at Home and Abroad,
1913 |
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| Campward Ho!: A Manual for Girl Scout Camps by Girl Scouts, Inc.,
1920 |
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| Clinics, Hospitals, and Health Centers by Michael M. Davis,
1927 |
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| Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene: Transactions: Vol. V: Papers,
1913 |
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| Human Sex and Anatomy by Robert Latou Dickinson,
1933 |
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| Human Sterility: Causation, Diagnosis and Treatment by Samuel Raynor Meaker, M.D.,
1934 |
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| Scouting for Girls: Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts, Inc.,
1920 |
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| Seventy Birth Control Clinics by Caroline Hadley Robinson,
1930 |
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| Songs For Our Darlings, edited by Uncle Willis,
1889 |
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| The Special Class For Backward Children by Lightner Witmer,
1911 |
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| Time of Ovulation in Women by Carl G. Hartman,
1936 |
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| The War With Germany: A Statistical Summary by Leonard P. Ayres,
1919 |
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