Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Epstein, Sarah G.
| title | Sarah Merry Bradley Gamble Papers, 1810-1984 | repository | Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute |
| description | Correspondence, writings, and photographs, etc., of Sarah Merry Bradley Gamble, birth control activist; also includes family papers. History notes : Sarah Gamble and her husband, Clarence James Gamble (1894-1966) were active in the birth control movement in the U.S. and internationally. Sarah attended Radcliffe College and Simmons School of Social Work, was a volunteer driver during WWI, and helped found the Green Mountain Camp in Vermont before her marriage in 1924. Clarence, a grandson of the co-founder of Procter and Gamble (Princeton, 1914; Harvard Medical School, M.D. 1920), founded a Maternal Health Clinic in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1929, taught at the Harvard Medical School, and was a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health. Beginning in 1952, the Gambles traveled around the world, working with doctors and social workers to set up family planning clinics. In 1957 they founded the Pathfinder Fund to promote and support this work. Sarah was also active in community service organizations, and civil rights, and wrote poems and children’s stories with religious messages. The Gambles had five children. Cite as : Sarah Merry Bradley Gamble Papers. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College. Notes : There is related material: Clarence Gamble Papers at the Countway Library, Harvard Medical School. There is related material: Bradley Family Collection at Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College. Location : Schlesinger MC 368; T-167 |
| extent | 18 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Photographs Diaries Sound Recording |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00096 |
| record source | http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/advancedsearch?_collection=oasis |
| finding aid | In the repository and on the repository's Web site. |
| acquisition information | Gift of the Gamble children: Sarah Epstein, Richard Gamble, Walter Gamble, Julia Kahrl, and Robert Gamble, 1984-1988. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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| title | Jacob Kainen papers, 1905-2003 (bulk 1940-2001). | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The collection consists primarily of personal correspondence to and from friends and family members and professional correspondence concerning Kainen's activities as an artist, curator, teacher and art collector. The collection also contains biographical material, writings, diaries, inventories, transcripts, photographs, works of art by other artists, video and audio recordings and printed material. Bio / His Notes: Painter, printmaker, curator; Washington, D.C.; b. 1909; d. 2001 Studied at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. Kainen died March 19, 2001, at age 91. He is survived by his widow, Ruth Kainen. |
| extent | 17.0 linear ft.(partially microfilmed on 5 reels) |
| formats | Correspondence Video recording Sound Recording Photographs Microfilm |
| access | Use of unmicrofilmed materials requires an appointment. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.kainjaco.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/jacob-kainen-papers-9025 |
| finding aid | Electronic Finding aid available at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/kainjaco.htm |
| acquisition information | Microfilmed materials lent 1973-1981 by Kainen and his wife for micorilming. Unmicrofilmed materials donated 1981 and 2000 by Jacob and Mrs. Ruth Kainen. Additional donations, some of which were previously filmed on reels 565, 2147-2149 and 2200 made in 2003 and 2007 by Mrs. Ruth Kainen. 8 photographs of Jacob and Ruth Kainen were transferred from NPG to AAA on March 6, 2003. Location of Original: Reels 565, 2147-2149, 2200: Originals returned to lenders, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen, after microfilming. |
| updated | 07/10/2023 14:56:02 |
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