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Agnes Morgenthau Newborg Papers, 1914-1933

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Collection Overview

Creator: Newborg, Agnes Morgenthau
Title: Agnes Morgenthau Newborg Papers
Dates: 1914-1933
Abstract: Woman's club leader; Suffragist. Collection contains correspondence pertaining to suffrage activities from nine women to Agnes Morgenthau, circa 1914: Mary Austin, Belle da Costa Greene, Beatrice Forbes- Robertson Hale, Marie Jenney Howe, Gertrude Kingston, Fola LaFollette, Alice Duer Miller, Marie Tempest, and Vira Boarman Whitehouse. There is also a photograph and suffrage poems by Alice Duer Miller.
Extent: 1 box(.25 linear ft.)
Language: English
Identification: MS 107

Biographical Note

Agnes Morgenthau was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1892. She graduated from Smith College in 1914 and attended Columbia University, 1914-15. In 1918, she married Sidney Newborg. They had three children. Agnes had several long-time interests, among them The Woman's City Club, of which she was a charter member, and the Goddard-Riverside Community Center, an interracial camp and settlement house. She died on April 28, 1972.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

This small collection contains correspondence pertaining to suffrage activities from nine women to Agnes Morgenthau, circa 1914: Mary Austin, Belle da Costa Greene, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale, Marie Jenney Howe, Gertrude Kingston, Fola LaFollette, Alice Duer Miller, Marie Tempest, and Vira Boarman Whitehouse. There is also a photograph and suffrage poems by Alice Duer Miller.

NOTE: NOTE: There is no container list for this collection. Contact the Sophia Smith Collection for more information.

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