NEWSLETTER
Society for the History of Children and Youth
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No. 13 |
Winter 2009 |
Archival Collections
from the Schlesinger Library
Ellen M. Shea sends the following information:
The Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, about collections related to the history of childhood and adolescence, have been processed and are now open to research.
Elizabeth Winship Papers
This
collection is comprised of letters primarily from pre-teen and teenage readers
seeking advice from Elizabeth Winship (1921- )
through her syndicated column “Ask Beth.” Winship tackled various health,
relationship, and sexuality issues for teens in her column
which, at its peak, was published in 70 subscribing newspapers. Due
mainly to her sensible and thoughtful approach to teen questions, her column
ran successfully from 1963 through her retirement in 1998, when her daughter,
Peg Winship, succeeded her. A family therapist, Peg continued the column on her own from
her mother's retirement in 1998 until 2007. Letter topics cover a wide range of problems and concerns
faced by pre-teens and teenagers, as well as adults, including many sexual
issues, including, dating; sex education; sexual, emotional, and physical
abuse; incest; sexual harassment and rape; marital affairs; transvestism;
and gender and sexual identity. Health issues were are also covered
extensively, including HIV/AIDS; sexually transmitted diseases; drugs and
addiction; eating disorders; birth control and pregnancy; scoliosis; Down
Syndrome; Toxic Shock Syndrome; menstruation; and weight problems. Also
included are clippings, reference materials, and a small number of professional
and personal letters. For more
information, see http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch01205
Marge Papers
Marjorie Henderson Buell (1904-1993), who drew under the name “Marge,” was the creator of the popular comic “Little Lulu,” as well as other one-panel cartoons and comic strips. Little Lulu ran in the Saturday Evening Post from 1935 to 1945, and then became a major marketing figure, gracing Kleenex advertisements, Paramount short films, and many children’s toys and products throughout the mid-twentieth century. The collection includes business contracts, correspondence with publishers, agents, etc.; fan mail; scrapbooks; published cartoons and comic strips; original artwork; Little Lulu products such as paper dolls, crayons, hair bows, mittens, etc., comic books in English and various foreign languages; early drawings including those in high school yearbooks and literary magazines; family autograph albums and Bible; motion pictures of Little Lulu Kleenex advertisements; etc. For more information, see http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch01138
Mary Stone Rousmaniere (1880-1952) Papers
A Roxbury, Massachusetts native and Froebelian-trained kindergarten teacher, the collection includes biographical and personal material; family letters; photographs; travel journal of a European trip (1896); memorabilia and documents related to her training as a Froebelian kindergarten teacher (most ca.1904); and a scrapbook compiled by her sister Frances Rousmaniere during her time at Wellesley College (1894-1899). For more information, see http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch01201
For more information about these collections, as well as others relating to the history of childhood and adolescence, please contact the library’s Reference Desk.
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