Carrie Chapman Catt Papers (Library of Congress)

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Carrie Chapman Catt

A Register of Her Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Grover Batts and Thelma Queen

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2006

Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html

Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 January; encoding completed by Manuscript Division, 1999.

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998018

Latest revision: 2006 September

General Correspondence, ca. 1890-1947

Speech and Article File, 1892-1946, n.d.

Title: Papers of Carrie Chapman Catt
Span Dates: 1848-1950
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1890-1920)
ID No.: MSS15404
Creator: Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947
Extent: 9,500 items; 31 containers plus 1 oversize; 12.4 linear feet; 18 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Feminist, lecturer, and author. Correspondence, diaries (1911-1923), drafts of speeches and articles, subject files, biographical papers, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers, chiefly 1890-1920, relating primarily to Carrie Chapman Catt's efforts on behalf of the women's suffrage movement, feminism, and the cause of international peace.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Names:
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947
Abbott, Grace, 1878-1939--Correspondence
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935--Correspondence
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964--Correspondence
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937--Correspondence
Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950--Correspondence
Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948--Correspondence
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935--Correspondence
Harper, Ida Husted, 1851-1931--Correspondence
Hay, Mary Garrett, 1857-1928--Correspondence
Hyde, Clara--Correspondence
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947--Correspondence
Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932--Correspondence
Manus, Rosette Suzanne, 1881-1942--Correspondence
McCormick, Katherine Dexter, 1876-1967--Correspondence
Park, Maud Wood, 1871-1955--Correspondence
Peck, Mary Gray, 1867?-1957--Correspondence
Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970--Correspondence
Schneiderman, Rose, 1882- --Correspondence
Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948--Correspondence
Stantial, Edna Lamprey--Correspondence
Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968--Correspondence
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Correspondence
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954--Correspondence
White, William Allen, 1868-1944--Correspondence
Wilson, Justina Leavitt, d. 1955--Correspondence
National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War (U.S.)
Women's Centennial Congress (1940 : New York, N.Y.)

Subjects:
Feminism
Peace
Women--Suffrage
Women's rights
Africa--Description and travel
East Asia--Description and travel
Europe--Description and travel
Middle East--Description and travel

Occupations:
Authors
Feminists
Lecturers

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Carrie Chapman Catt were given to the Library of Congress by Alda Wilson, executrix of Catt's estate, in 1947, and by Edna Lamprey Stantial, archivist of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, in 1960.

Processing History:

The papers of Carrie Chapman Catt were processed in 1974. The finding aid was revised in 1999, and additional changes were made in 2006 to reflect the renumbering of oversize material.

Copyright Status:

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Carrie Chapman Catt in these and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.

Microfilm:

A microfilm edition of these papers is available on eighteen reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Carrie Chapman Catt Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note

Date	Event
1859, Jan. 9	Born, Ripon, Wis.
1880	Graduated from Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
1883-1884	Superintendent of schools, Mason City, Iowa
1884	Married Lee Chapman (died 1886)
1890	Married George Catt
1890-1900	Worked with organization committee, National American Woman Suffrage Association
1900-1904	President, National American Woman Suffrage Association
1900-1920	Worked for woman suffrage through an amendment to the U.S. Constitution
1904-1923	President, International Woman Suffrage Alliance
1911-1912	Made world tour for the suffrage cause
1915-1920	President, National American Woman Suffrage Association
1919	Helped found the National League of Women Voters
1923	Published with Nettie Rogers Shuler Woman Suffrage and Politics (New York: C. Scribner's Sons. 504 pp.)
1923-1947	Devoted herself chiefly to the peace movement
1925-1932	Helped organize and served as chairman, National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War
1947, Mar. 9	Died, New Rochelle, N.Y.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Carrie Love Chapman Catt (1859-1947), which span the years 1848-1950, reflect her steadfast dedication to two major ideals--the rights of women, particularly the right to vote, and world peace. The greater part of the manuscripts, 1890-1920, relates to Catt's efforts to secure the ballot for women. General Correspondence and Subject File series in the collection reveal the tactics she employed in achieving this goal. After the adoption of the nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, the subject matter of the collection reflects Catt's increasing concern with the settlement of international problems and the establishment of a world peace organization.

Her papers include diaries which recount in great detail her trip around the world on behalf of woman suffrage in 1911-1912, and substantial correspondence with prominent leaders of the women's movement. Notable among her correspondents are Alice Stone Blackwell, Ida Husted Harper, Mary Garrett Hay, Clara Hyde, Rosette Suzanne Manus, Maud Wood Park, Mary Gray Peck, Rosika Schwimmer, Edna Lamprey Stantial, and Justina Leavitt Wilson.

There is an extensive file of Catt's speeches and articles, most of which deal with woman's rights and peace. In the Subject File are biographical papers, awards, and birthday tributes, as well as manuscripts relating to the Woman's Centennial Congress of 1940, the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War, and other organizations with which Catt was affiliated.

Related Material

Catt's papers are closely linked by provenance and subject matter with the Blackwell family papers, and with the records of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, of which Catt was president. These three collections held by the Manuscript Division have been known collectively as the "Suffrage Archives." Also related by provenance is the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, a library of seven to eight hundred titles collected between 1890 and 1938 by members of NAWSA and donated to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress by Catt in 1938.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in six series:

Diaries, 1911-1923
General Correspondence, ca. 1890-1947
Speech and Article File, 1892-1946, n.d.
Subject File, 1848-1950, n.d.
Miscellany
Oversize

Description of Series

Container	Series


BOX 1-3 REEL 1-2	Diaries, 1911-1923
		Typescript account of Catt's travels. Includes duplicates.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX 4-9 REEL 2-7	General Correspondence, ca. 1890-1947
		Letters received and copies of letters sent.
		Arranged alphabetically.

BOX 10-13 REEL 7-9	Speech and Article File, 1892-1946, n.d.
		Drafts, notes, handwritten manuscripts, typescripts, and near-print and printed copies of speeches and articles.
		Titled speeches arranged alphabetically; untitled speeches arranged chronologically; articles arranged alphabetically at end of series.

BOX 14-28 REEL 9-18	Subject File, 1848-1950, n.d.
		Correspondence, near-print and printed matter, newspaper clippings, awards, and miscellaneous material.
		Arranged alphabetically by subject.

BOX 29-30 REEL 18	Miscellany
		Autographs, bookplates, photographs, printed matter, and other material.
		Arranged alphabetically by type of material.

BOX OV 1 REEL 18	Oversize
		Photographs and drawing.

Container List

Microfilm edition available. Shelf no. 17,349

Container	Contents


BOX 1-3 REEL 1-2	Diaries, 1911-1923
		Typescript account of Catt's travels. Includes duplicates.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX 1 REEL 1		Hamburg, Germany; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Southampton, England; Madeira, Madeira Islands; and Cape Town, South Africa, Apr. 8-Aug. 14, 1911

		South Africa, Aug. 15-Sept. 19, 1911
			(2 folders)

		South and East Africa, Sept. 19-Nov. 15, 1911
			(2 folders)

		Palestine, Nov. 14-Dec. 17, 1911
			(2 folders)

		Ceylon, Jan. 20-Feb. 1, 1912

BOX 2 REEL 1		India, Feb. 1-Apr. 1, 1912
			(2 folders)

		Java, Apr. 5-July 1, 1912

		Philippines, July 19-Aug. 20, 1912

		China, Aug. 21-Sept. 27, 1912

		Korea; Japan; and Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 28-Oct. 31, 1912

		Notes on London, England, 1913

BOX 3 REEL 1-2		Duplicates

			Apr. 8-Aug. 14, 1911

			Nov. 14-Dec. 17, 1911

			Jan. 20-Feb. 1, 1912

			Feb. 1-Apr. 1, 1912

			Apr. 5-July 1, 1912

			July 19-Aug. 20, 1912

			Aug. 21-Oct. 31, 1912

		Europe and South America, 1922-1923
			(4 folders)

BOX 4-9 REEL 2-7	General Correspondence, ca. 1890-1947
		Letters received and copies of letters sent.
		Arranged alphabetically.

BOX 4 REEL 2-3		Abbott, Grace See Container 6, Labor Department

		Achelis, Elisabeth

		Adams, John T.

		Adams, Lida S.

		Adams, Mildred

		Addams, Jane

		Alexander, Mrs. W. H.

		Algeo, Sara M.

		Allen, Florence E.

		American Association of University Women

		Anthony, Lucy E.

		Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de la República de

		Arndt, Jessie A.

		Asociacion Insular de Mujeres Votantes See Container 7, Mujeres Votantes, Asociacion Insular de

		Associated Leagues for a Declared War

		Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess

		Bailie, Helen T.

		Baker, Newton Diehl

		Barker, Irene C.

		Barnard College, New York, N.Y.

		Barnes, Viola F.

		Bates, Juanita B.

		Baur, Mrs. Jacob

		Benedict, Elsie

		Blackwell, Alice Stone
			(5 folders)

		Blackwell, Henry B.

		Blake, Katherine D.

		Blatch, Harriet S.

		Boardman, Mrs. H. B.

		Booth, Elizabeth K.

		Bowen, Louise de Koven

		Bradford, Mary C. C.

		Bradish, Kate C.

		Brainerd, Eveline

		British consulate general, New York, N.Y.

		Brown, Frances G.

		Brown, Gertrude F.

		Broyles, Bertha L.

		Buchanon [Buchanan?], Margaret B.

		Caldwell, Robert J.

		Calvo, Ester N. de

		Century Club, Seattle, Wash.

		Chase National Bank

		Chicago, University of, Chicago, Ill.

		Christian Science Monitor

		Clark, Bennett Champ

		Clarkson, Annie C.

		Clayton, Clara C.

		Clevenger, Mrs. Earl

		Comstock, Ada

		Commission on International Justice and Goodwill See Container 6, International Justice and Goodwill, Commission on

		Committee on Militarism in Education See Container 7, Militarism in Education, Committee on

		Confraternidad de Señoras de la República de El Salvador See Container 5, El Salvador, Confraternidad de Señoras de la República

		Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de la República de Argentina See Container 4, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de la República de

		Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Ill.

		Corliss, Mrs. Clayton

		Cotnam, Florence B.

		Council of Women for Home Missions See Container 9, Women for Home Missions, Council of

		Craft, F. E.

		Cunningham, Minnie F.

		Curtis, Charles

		Dampier, Belle

		Daniels, Josephus

		Darby, Florence H.

		Dartmouth Round Table, Hanover, N.H.

		Davidson, Alaska P.

		Day, Stephen A.

		Dean, Vera M.

		De Bey, Corneliu

		Dempsey, Mary

		Detzer, Dorothy

		Dreier, Mary

BOX 5 REEL 3		Dubois, Edna

		Dudley, Anna

		Earl, Miss

		Education, U.S. Office of

		Edwards, Marie S.

		Elliott, Martha H.

		El Salvador, Confraternidad de Señoras de la República de

		Engel, Lavinia

		Ernberg, Anna

		Evans, Mrs. F. E.

		Ezekiel, Rachel

		Fawcett, Millicent G.

		Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America

		Federation of Woman's Boards of Foreign Missions

		Ferrari, Sofia de

		Finland, consulate general

		Floore, Florence C.

		For Finland, Inc.

		Foreign Policy Association

		Forster, Rudolph

		Fraser, Mrs. Nicholas S.

		Frederick A. Stokes Co. See Container 9, Stokes (Frederick A.) Co.

		Furuhjelm, Annie

		Gallagher, Rachel

		Gannett, Mrs. William C.

		Gellhorn, Edna F.

		General Federation of Women's Clubs

		Georgia State Library, Atlanta, Ga.

		Gibbie, Patty

		Gillette, Guy M.

		Gilman, Charlotte P.

		Grand Rapids League of Women Voters, Grand Rapids, Mich.

		Grant, Florence B.

		Grissel, Nellie

		Hall, Olivia P.

		Hanson, Helen P.

		Harper, Ida Husted
			(2 folders)

		Harper, May Bell

		Harrison, Carrie

		Hartley, Luella P.

		Harvard University Liberal Club, Cambridge, Mass.

		Hast, Emma W.

		Hay, Mary Garrett
			(4 folders)

		Hebard, Grace R.

		Heine, Mrs. M. Caswell

		Hickman, Emily

		Hillyer, Mary W.

		Hooper, Mrs. Ben
			(3 folders)

		Howard, Daniel

		Howard, Mrs. George

BOX 6 REEL 3-4		Hoyt, Emily B.

		Hunt, Alice R.

		Hunter, Mary A.

		Hyde, Clara
			(8 folders)

		Institute of Pacific Relations

		Inter American Commission of Women

		International Assembly of Women

		International Federation of Business and Professional Women

		International Justice and Goodwill, Commission on

		International Mark Twain Society

		International Woman Suffrage Alliance

		Iowa Gamma Pi Phi

		Iowa State College Alumni Association, Ames, Iowa

		Irwin, Inez H.

		Jacobs, Aletta H.

		James, Ahlee

		Jenkins, Lois F.

		Jenkins, Theresa A.

		Johns, Laura M.

		Johnson, Mrs. F. I.

		Johnson, Grace A.

		Kelley, Florence

		Labor Department

		LaGuardia, Fiorello H.

		Lathrop, Julia C.

		Leach, Henry Goddard

		Leech, Mrs. Henry G.

		League of Nations Association

		“Liga Drepturilor si Datoriilor Femeii”

		Lindemann, Anna

		Lloyd, Alice

		Lockwood, George

		Luisi, Paulina

		Lutz, Bertha

		Lyncroft Association, New Rochelle, N.Y.

		McClung, Nellie

		McCormick, Mrs. Stanley

		McCulloch, Catharine W.

		McGuire, Mrs. Arthur J.

		Maher, Amy G.

		Maloy, Mrs. William M.

		Mandujano, Graciela

		Mann, Rowena M.

		Mansfield, Helen C.

		Manus, Carmen

		Manus, Rosette Suzanne,

			1922-1937
				(5 folders)

BOX 7 REEL 4-5			1938-1941
				(2 folders)

		Manus, S.

		Mason, Cassily E.

		Mauck, Joseph W.

		Meredith, Mrs. Ellis

		Michaelis, Karin

		Militarism in Education, Committee on

		Miller, Mrs. Craig C.

		Miller, H. A.

		Miller, Helen G.

		Miller, Mary W.

		Moore, Henrietta G.

		Moravian Seminary and College, Bethlehem, Pa.

		Moreau, Alicia

		Morgan, Laura P.

		Mujeres Votantes, Asociacion Insular de

		Nachman, Rose H.

		Nathan, Maud

		National Achievement Award

		National American Woman Suffrage Association

		National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War

		National Council for Prevention of War

		National Council of Jewish Women

		National Council of Women

		National Education Association

		National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

		National Institute of Social Sciences

		National League of Women Voters

		National Security League

		National Woman's Christian Temperance Union

		National Women's Conference of the American Ethical Union

		Nesbitt, Mrs. W. D.