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MSS#B45 Box LXII Sheridan Papers, 1852-1983 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 77. Approx.no. of items Folder A - Guest editorship of "Educational Horizons," assumed upon the sudden death of Angela M. Broening, and writer of ona of its previously committed articles, Literature and Language Learning, 1972 (23] Folder B - Continuation (28] Folder C - Continuation (30] Folder D - Continuation [40] Folder E - Continuation (17 & 2v.] Folder F - HelEing Students Get More Out of What They Read and Hear, n.d. [6] Opening speaker of panel on Uniting Women Teachers of the World in a Spiritual Fellowship at a Delta Kappa Gamma meeting, n.d. (24] Review of The Measurement of Teaching Efficiency, n.d. [17] Folder G - A Formal Education and Emerson, rejected by Charles Scribner's Sons, n.d. [10] First drafts of two papers on "the classics" n.d. [14] A Few Notes on Teaching English to Pupils in the "T 1 ' Course, n.d. A Visit to School in Atlanta, Georgia, n.d. A Stomach Sleep, n.d. Folder H - The Scope of the English Program, talk (2] [4] [3] and discussion session at unknown convention, n.d. (27] Folder I - Attitudes Towards English, draft of a talk in Illinois, n.d. [7] Talk to an honors group in Branford, n.d. (3] Notebook of ideas for talks, parts of talks, and random notes [lv.]

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MSS#B45

Box LXII

Sheridan Papers, 1852-1983

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 77.

Approx.no. of items

Folder A - Guest editorship of "Educational Horizons," assumed upon the sudden death of Angela M. Broening, and writer of ona of its previously committed articles, Literature and Language Learning, 1972 (23]

Folder B - Continuation (28]

Folder C - Continuation (30]

Folder D - Continuation [40]

Folder E - Continuation (17 & 2v.]

Folder F - HelEing Students Get More Out of What They Read and Hear, n.d. [6]

Opening speaker of panel on Uniting Women Teachers of the World in a Spiritual Fellowship at a Delta Kappa Gamma meeting, n.d. (24]

Review of The Measurement of Teaching Efficiency, n.d. [17]

Folder G - A Formal Education and Emerson, rejected by Charles Scribner's Sons, n.d. [10]

First drafts of two papers on "the classics" n.d. [14]

A Few Notes on Teaching English to Pupils in the "T1

' Course, n.d.

A Visit to School in Atlanta, Georgia, n.d.

A Stomach ~o Sleep, n.d.

Folder H - The Scope of the English Program, talk

(2]

[4]

[3]

and discussion session at unknown convention, n.d. (27]

Folder I - Attitudes Towards English, ro~gh draft of a talk in Illinois, n.d. [7]

Talk to an honors group in Branford, n.d. (3]

Notebook of ideas for talks, parts of talks, and random notes [lv.]

MSS#B45

Box LXII (cont~)

Sheridan Papers, 1852-1983

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Folder K - Card notes and summaries of various talks: to Hillhouse Teachers after first trip to Europe in 1925; to NEATE in 1948; ideas for herself; the comprehensive program; teaching writing; individual differences [75]

Folder L - Continuation

Folder M - Pad of original essays, short story, school esperiences, etc., n.d.

Folder N - Correspondence with Charles Scribner's Sons concerning the editing of a short story anthology, eventually cancelled because of length of time for' completion,

[75]

[lv.]

1954-1958 [24]

Folder O - Continuation

Folder P - Returned manuscript

Folder Q - Continuation

Folder R - Continuation

Folder S - Continuation

Folder T - Continuation

Folder U - Continuation

Folder V - Continuation

Folder W - Continuation

Box LXIII Folder A - Manuscript work on short story anthology

continued

Folder B - Continuation

Folder c·- Continuation

Folder D - Continuation

Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Continuation

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Box LXIII (cont.) Folder I - Continuation (30]·

Folder J - Continuation (34]

Folder.K - Continuation (30]

Folder L - Papers written by pupils of MCS on liked and disliked short stories, 1955 (24]

Folder M - Continuation [23]

Folder N - Notes to herself on compilation [20]

Folder O - Card notes, chiefly of critical evaluations of short stories [70]

Folder P - Correspondence with Dell Publishing and Joseph Mersand, general editor of its series of study guides to 18 great books, about MCS preparing a guide to The Return of the Native, 1965-1966 (25]

Folder Q - Continuation, 1966-1967 [22]

Folder R - Continuation, ending with discontinuation of series [15]

Folder S - Returned manuscript, obviously not the original final, to which MCS objected in above correspondence (33]

Folder T - Continuation [35]

Folder U - Continuation (40]

Folder·v - Continuation [40]

Folder X - Continuation [30]

Folder Y - Continuation (30]

Box LXIV Folder A - Original final manuscript returned by

Joseph Mer sand, general editor·.,~ with suggestion to submit to other suitable publishers [32]

Folder B - Continuation (45]

Folder C - Continuation (38]

Folder D - Continuation [27]

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Folder E - Earlier complete manuscript with corrections, deletions and repeated sections (30]

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation

Folder J - Continuation

Folder K - Continuation

Folder L - Continuation

Folder M - Earlier, hand-written sections

Folder N - Continuation

Folder O = Continuation

Folder P - Continuation

Folder Q - Continuation

Folder R - Continuation

Folder S - Ea.t'ly: wo.tk ·on manuscript

Folder T - Continuation

Folder U - Continuation

Box LXV Folder A - Business correspondence with Thomas ClarW

Pollack, editor of the Macmillan Company language arts textbooks inviting MCS to assume part of the writing, eventually becoming co-senior editor and writer. Includes Macmillan contract and release from American Book Co. from a previous

[30]

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contract, 1949-1950 (30]

Folder B - Continuatbn, 1950-1952

Folder C - Continuation, 1953-1954

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Folder D - Memorandum for the textbook series sent by Pollack to all working on the books, including those issued before MCS became associated with th~ books, 1945-1946 [24]

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Box LVX {cont.) Folder E - Continuation, 1946-1947 (28]

Folder F - Continuation, 1947-1950 (30]

Folder G - Continuation, 1950 (21]

Folder H - Correspondence with Pollack concerning actual writing and editing of the series, 1950 [25]

Folder I - Continuation, including Stud~ing Words, given as a speech also, 1950-1951 [ 25]

Folder J - Continuation, 1951 (25]

Folder K - Continuation, 1951-1952 [ 25] .

Folder L - Continuation, 1952-1954 (23]

Folder M - Continuation, 1954 (22]

Folder N - Correspondence with Lieber Anker, guiding and criticizing her writing, 1950 (29]

Folder O - Correspondence with Sarah L. Roody guiding her writing in the Macmillan series, 1951-1952 (33]

Folder P - Continuation (30]

Folder Q - Continuation (30]

Folder R - Correspondence with Associate Editor of Macmillan concerning Drs. Roody's and Hunter's work [20]

Folder S - Conference with Frances L. Hunter guiding her writing and disposition of unsatisfactory work, 1950-1953 (29]

Folder T - Correspondence with Byron R. Buck of Mac­millan about MCS's manuscripts, her super­vis~on of others and her contract, 1952-1955 (30]

Folder U - Continuation [30]

Folder V - Continuation (30]

Folder W - Continuation [30]

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Box LXVI Folder A - Continuation [30]

Folder B - Continuation [21]

Folder C - Continuation (25]

Folder D - Correspondence with Thomas c. Pollack, senior editor of the series, and Dorothy Williams about her manuscripts, 1950-1954 [40]

Folder E - Correspondence with Pollack about the revised editions, including guidelines, outlines, contract changes, and some manuscript problems, 1953-1958 (30]

Folder F - Continuation, 1958 [30]

Folder G Continuation

Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation, 1962

[30]

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Folder J - Correspondence with Pollack about advertising and other business, 1955 [30]

Folder K - Correspondence with Pollack regarding a second edition of the Macmillan series, including a copy of the contract, 1955-1957 [35]

Folder L - Correspondence with Macmillan concerning third edition, to which MCS was not invited to contribute, but offered a contract pro­tecting her basic rights in the publication. Includes request for advice from Lewis Sheridan, 1966-1967 (33]

Folder M - Correspondence with successive editors of Macmillan concerning work on second edition and tentative beginnings of third, 1957-1966 [30]

Folder N - Continuation [30]

Folder O - Continuation (30]

Folder P - Continuation [30]

Folder Q - Continuation [30]

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Box LXVI (cont.) Folder R - Continuation

Folder S - Continuation

Folder T - Continuation

Folder U - Correspondence with William M. Abbott, Senior Editor of Macmillan, concerning editorial work on the revised editions, 1962-1964

Folder V - Continuation

Folder W - Continuation

Folder X - Continuation

Box LXVII

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Folder A - Revision of tenth grade chapter on paragraph development, written by MCS, 1959 [30]

Folder B - Criticisms and editing of John Maxwell's work on vigorous and effective writing, critical thinking, making outlines and reports, etc., 1962 [35]

Folder C ~ Notes on 2-day meeting at Macmillan's to establish direction and uniformity for revised edition of all books, 1962 [6]

Some of MCS's writing on developing vocabulary, writing descriptions and effective speaking [23]

Folder D - Correspondence with, and editing of work of Robert Henderson on art of communicating and history of language, 1962 [30]

Folder E Continuation [30]

Folder F - Continuation [28]

Folder G - Tentative outline for revised 10th grade book, assignment of pages, all on.theme of vigorous and effective writing, 1962 [8]

Notes on meeting at Macmillan's, with specific suggestions for direction of0 revisions in new edition, 1962 (SJ

Tentative outline for grade 12 book, theme being the art of communicating [6]

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Box LXVII (cont.) Folder G (cont.) - Draft for teacher's handbook for

12~ grade book (9]

Folder H - Handbook (27]

Folder I - Handbook continued [25]

Folder J - Correspondence with Jarvis Bush about his share in writing about the art of communicating, i962 [8]

Rough draft of MCS chaper on linguistics geography (17]

Card notes on linguistic geography (40]

Folder K - Manuscripts on linguistic geography, with suggestions from Macmillan editors (22]

Folder L - Continuation (30]

Folder M - Continuation [30]

Folder N - Correspondence with Charles H. Stone as editor for his work in the 12~ grade book on communicating; developing vocabulary, writing a research paper, using a dictionary, etc., 1963 (33]

Folder 0 - Rough work on vocabulary, 1963 [15]

Typed manuscripts of vocabulary chapter, 1963 [23]

Folder P - Continuation

Folder Q - Continuation

Folder R - Rough manuscript on description

Folder S - Varied manuscripts on the grammar of sentences, 1964

Folder T - Continuation

Folder U - Continuation

Box LXVIII

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[This last group of manuscripts demonstrates MCS's early and lasting appreciation of motion pictures as an art form anq as a stimulating aid in teaching, especially literature]

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Box LXVIII (cont.) Folder A - Excerpts about motion pictures from books

and periodicals (70]

Folder B - Response from teachers in English department of Hillhouse High School to MCS's request for report on how films had worked in classes One teacher was John Braslin, later with TFC, 1934 [17]

Folder C - Report by MSC on motion picture.appreciation in Conn. high schools, 2 c., 1935 (22]

Folder D - Motion. Pictures in Education, address to Conn. Assoc. of Superintendents in Hartford, two versions, 1934 [12]

Motion Pictures -- A Problem in Education, published in"Connecticut Teacher," Nov. 1935 (10 & lv.]

Folder E - Parents, Pupils, Teachers and Movies, 1936 [15]

The Motion Picture and the Community, address to College Club o~ Bridgeport, 1936 [8]

Folder F - Hollywood and the Movies, talk to AAUW meeting, 1936 [8]

Motion Pictures and the Community, c. 1936 [12]

Folder G - Relation of the School to the Home and Community, c. 1936 [19]

Folder H - Motion Picture'. Evaluation, talk to New Haven Council of tne Conn. Congress of Parents and Teachers .. ih West Haven, 1936 (12]

Films and Ideas: Films in English Classes [6]

Motion Pictures in School (Hillhouse) [4]

Folder I - Rescuing Civilization through Motion Pictures, published in the ''Journal of Educational Sociology," part of an issue totally devoted to education and films -- also an article by Mark A. May, and one by Donald A Eldridge about film use in Hillhouse, 1937 (14 & 2v.]

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Box LXVIII (cont.) Folder J - Reflections Upon the Teaching of Motion

Picture··Appreciation, c. 1939

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[6]

· , .. ~ , · ·-· History of the Introduction of Motion Appreciation into New Haven Schools, 1941 [20]

Folder K - Correspondence about Edgar Dale's The Intelligent Movie-Goer, which MCS under contract to Scott, Foreman and Co., criticized, expanded and wrote up units for its workbook. She used this book in her early teaching of film appreciation. Letter of August 3, 1940 of special importance in explaining her contributions to the book, 1940-1941 [26]

Folder M - Continuation, 1941

Folder N - Continuation

Folder O - Manuscript revisions of The Intelligent Movie-Goer, 1940-1941

Folder P - Continuation

Folder Q - Continuation

Folder R - Continuation

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Folder S - Manuscripts for workbook for The Intelligent Movie-Goe~ 1941-1942 [26]

Folder T - Continuation

Folder U - Continuation

Folder V - Continuation

Folder W - Continuation

Box LXIX

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Folder A - Though MCS was a member only of the Advisory Board of the Motion Picture Com. of the Dept. of Secondary Education, NEA, she was asked to, and did write their guide to A Tale Of Two Cities, 1935 [39]

Folder B - Continuation (20]

Folder C - Continuation [18 & 2v.]

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Box LXIX (cont.) Folder D - Understanding Movies, a guide and 17 min.

film to teach motion picture appreciation, first major publication of TFC and NCTE. Additional correspondence in Box XXI, Folder N. MCS chairman for many years [30]

Folder E - Continuation [30]

Folder F - Continuation [22]

Folder G - A TFC teaching guide and 20 min. film of Two Years Before the Mast, 1951-1952 [27]

Folder H - Continuation (30]

Folder I - Continuation (34]

Folder J - A TFC teaching guide and 20 min. film, Meet The Forsytes, 1953 (30]

Folder K - Continuation [25]

Folder L - Continuation [28]

Folder M - TFC teaching guide and 20 minute film excerpt of Washington Square, 1953=1954 (35]

Folder N - Continuation (25]

Folder O - Smokey, teaching guide and excerpt for junior high school, 1955 [9]

Folder P - Correspondence and research for Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf, work done simultaneously, 1955-1957 [32]

Folder Q = Gift of the Magi, teaching guide [23]

Folder R ~ The Last Leaf, teaching guide [25]

folder S - The Tell-Tale Heart, teaching guide, 1954 (22]

Folder T - Teaching guide and motion picture, Charles Dickens: Characters in Action, 1957-1958 [32]

Folder U - Continuation

Folder V - Continuation

[30]

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Folder W - The Devil's Disciple and The Doctor's Dilemma, done by Teaching Films Custodians, Inc. without the NCTE committee because of haste, but checked over by MCS, 1959 (17]

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Box LXX Folder A - Teaching guide to Sha~espeare's Theater,

with 20 minute excerpt from the prologue

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to Henr~ V, 1959-1961 (40]

Folder B - Continuation (34]

Folder C - Correspondence about Kipling's India, teaching guide and 21 minute excerpt from film Kim. Letters of 1957 contain references to SmOkey, The Last Leaf, Gift of the Magi·, and The Tell-Tale Heart, 1954-1960 (17]

Folder D - Kipling's India, guide (35]

Folder E - Continuation [46]

Folder F - Continuation [34)

Folder G - Continuation (15]

Folder H - Continuation (26]

Folder I - Pygmalion, teaching guide and 18 minute motion picture excerpt, 1961-1962 (35]

Folder J = Continuation (25]

Folder K - Continuation [30]

Folder L - Continuation (33]

Folder M - Continuation [22]

Folder N - Correspondence relating to the TFC Committee's agreement to do the following teaching guides based on Dupont's film series, Cavalcade of America, a semi-documentary re-enactment, 1963-1964 I (22]

Folder 0 - The Tiger's Tail: Thomas Nast vs. Boss Tweed and Romance to Remember: Nathaniel Hawthorne Sophia Peabody [18]

Folder P - Six Hours to Deadline: A Free and Responsible Press [7]

One Nation Indivisible: Horace Greeley, Editor (11]

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Box LXX (cont.) Folder Q - Mightier Than The Sword: Zenoer and the

Freedom of the Press, the only guide in the series for which some working papers exist in the collection

Folder R - Continuation

Folder S - Chiefly correspondence about the regular teaching guide for Lord of the Flies. Little research material and no complete script in the collection, 1964

Folder T - Continuation

Folder U - The Trial of Billy Buddi Sailor, teaching guide and 21 minute film excerpt, 1964

Folder V - Continuation

Folder W - Continuation

Folder X - Continuation

Folder Y - Continuation

Box LXXI [Study for guide began in early 1965. MCS chairmanship, after previous extensions,

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ended Nov. 1965, as did several Committee members. Richard Corbin appointed Chairman by NCTE with MCS as consultant and Committee allowed to complete guide. See letter of March, 1966 in Folder B of this correspondence]

Folder A = Correspondence relati~g to Island of the Blue Dolphins, 1965-1966

Folder B - Continuation

Folder C - Teaching guide and 20 minute excerpt

Folder D - Continuation

Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Correspondence concerning the TFC ~the NCTE publishing a brochure or monograph

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on film study in English classes, which eventua~ly became a book, The Motion Picture

and the Teaching of English. This correspondence

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Box LXXI (cont.) Folder H (cont.) - group ends with letters offering

return of manuscript after publication. 1958-1967 [30]

Folder I - Continuation [32]

Folder J - Continuation (includes format. proposal and outline) (33]

Folder K - Card file of notes on books, films and reviews for proposed book [75]

Folder L - Correspondence with Fred Marcus, inviting him to be co-writer for the project, 1962-1964 [21]

Correspondence with Patrick Hazard, an advisor for the project, 1962 [17]

Folder M - Correspondence with Robert Bennett, of the National Advisory Board, 1962 (39]

Folder N - Correspondence with Robert O'Hara and Walter J. Ang, National Advisory Board, 1962-1963 (21]

Folder O - Minutes, notes and plans for some meetings-· of as many of TFC as could assemble, May-Sept. 1962 (31]

Folder P - Continuation [15]

[15] Continued correspondence

Folder Q - Manuscript drafts, with criticisms, corrections and necessary correspondence since Committee was geographically separated, 1962 (25]

fi:f~ Folder R - Continuation (Chapter 8: "Imaginary Gardens") (42]

Folder S - Continued circulation among the Committee

Folder T

of assigned manuscript parts, with critieisms, 1963-1965 (30]

Continuation [31] I

Folder U - Continuation, including advertising flyer for book (20].

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Box LXXII Folder A -.Solicited criticisms of the manuscript,

1962-1963

Folder B - Continuation, 1963

Folder C - Continuation

Folder D - Continuation

Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation

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Folder J - First copy of completed manuscript in the collection, except for Chapter IV, Dec. 31, 1963 (40]

Folder K - Continued (30]

Folder L - Continued (33]

Folder M - Final copy annotated by Patrick Hazard (40]

Folder N - Continuation [40]

Folder O - Continuation (35]

Folder P - Continuation [39]

Folder Q - Correspondence with Enid M. Olson, Director of Publications of NCTE about getting manuscript into final form and its printing, 1963-1964 (30]

Folder R - Continuation [30]

Folder S ~ Continuation [30]

Folder T - Continuation [24]

Folder U - Another complete copy with corrections, 1965 [SO]

Folder V - Continuation [SO]

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Box LXXIII Folder A - Continuation

Folder B - Continuation

Folder C - Folder holding this copy marked "Final Manuscript" in MCS's hand, but editing here

Folder D - Continuation

Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - This copy labeled "Final Copy for the Printer" but is, in fact, an earlier

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copy, in sections by writer [40]

Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation

Folder K - Continuation

Folder L - Galley proof

Folder M - Perfect typescript of The Motion Picture

Folder N - Continuation

Folder O - Continuation

Folder P - Gontinuation

Folder Q - The Motion Picture and the Teaching of English, 2 c.

Box LXXIV Folder A - Correspondence with Library of Congress

about copyright for English department handbook, her thesis, and Hillhouse 'Gleatm

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1931, 1934, 1941 [9]

Authorization for Lewis C. Sheridan to purchase stock for his sister according to his best judgement, 1937-1975 [10]

Folder B - Examples of charitable contributions of MCS (12]

Two complaints about purchases: a vacuum cleaner and a chair from Macy's, 1967, 1969 [10]

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Box LXXIV (cont.) Folder C - Correspondence concerning Fannie J. Sheridan's

bequest to Phillips Academy in memory of her grandson, Harold J., Class of 1943, 1956-1964 [16]

Insurance policies, 1953-1973 (24]

Folder D - General business correspondence 1934-1978 (24]

Folder E - Continuation (25]

Folder F - Authorization to sell family home at 711 Orange Street, 1957 [l]

Leases for aoartment at 1057 Whitnev Avenue. 1958, 1959, i963 . [3]

Correspondence with agents for apartment about increasing rents, needed repairs, and opposition to construction of swimming pool [29]

Folder G - Continuation, 1976 [3]

Support for no increased building .in area to maintain beauty, 1965 [6]

Agreement to purchase apartment in Whitney Center, which she did not live to occupy, 1977 (67]

Folder H - Settlement of suit against City of New Haven for injury due to fall on defective sidewalk, 1975-1976 (10]

Income tax returns for 1939-1942 (19]

Folder I - Income tax returns for 1943, 1945, 1947 (30]

Folder J - Income tax returns, 1948, 1949 - 1952 (35]

Folder K - Income tax returns, 1953, 1963, 1964 (32]

Folder L - Income tax returns, 1965-1967 (40]'

Folder M - Income tax returns, 1969-1971 (30]

Folder N - Income tax returns, 1972-1973 (40]

Folder 0 - Income tax returns, 1974-1975 (32]

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Box LXXIV (cont.) Folder P - Income tax returns, 1976-1977 [25]

Folder Q - Ledgers: 1950-54, 1968-70, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76 [5v.]

Box LXXV Folder A - MCS will of July 14, 1965 superseded by

a second will and trust agreement [8]

Rough notes about possible bequests [7]

Correspondence with Karl w. Marsh, trust officier of the First New Haven National Bank, executor, 1975-1976 [11]

Folder B - Correspondence with Milton P. De Vane, lawyer for the estate, 1974-1977. [15]

Final will, trust agreement and amendment, 1974, 1976 [11]

Folder C - Personal correspondence, with the exception of the hundreds of letters in previous professional associations which often mix educational work with long-time friendships, and with specific persons named at end of chronology, 1913-1929 [36]

Folder D - Continuation, 1930-1936

Folder E - Continuation, 1938-1939

Folder F - Continuation, 1942-1946

Folder G - Continuation, 1947-1954

Folder H - Continuation, 1955-1959

Folder I - Continuation, 1959

Folder J - Continuation, 1960-1961

Folder K - Continuation, 1962-1965

Folder L - Continuation, 1965-1967

Folder M - Continuation, 1967-1969

Folder N - Conti~uation, 1969

Folder 0 - Continuation, 1970-1971

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Box LXXV (cont.) Folder P - Continuation, 1971-1972

Folder Q - Continuation, 1972-1974

Folder R - Continuation, 1974-1976

Folder S - Continuation, 1976-1978

Folder T - Continuation, n.d.

Folder U - Continuation, n.d.

Box LXXVI Folder A - Correspondence with Hortense Moore, long­

time NCTE friend, dramatics teacher, 1929-

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1936 [29]

Folder B - Correspondence with Elizabeth Manwaring, _ associate on the School and College Conference

on English, professor at Wellesley, and reader for MCS of creative writing for The Hillhouse Gleam, 1935-19 [40]

Folder C - Continuation

Folder D - Continuation

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Folder E - Correspondence with ~lla Elizabeth Smith, with whom MCS taugh€ at Hillhouse 1922-1956 and who became a life-long friend [16]

Folder F - Correspondence with Bernice Porter, a friend made at Yale while both were enrolled in a doctorate program, which only MCS completed, 1939-1939 (24]

Folder G - Correspondence with Marjorie Hood (Garfield),· former teacher at Hillhouse, who moved to Chapel Hill after her marriage and maintained friendship, 1926-1935 (32]

Folder H - Correspondence with Anita P. Forbes, another friend trhough NCTE, 1934=n.d. [16]

Correspondence with Mary Kenna, 1937-1956 (19]

Folder I - Letters from John Braslin, pre-war teacher in MCS's department, then associated with Teaching Films Custodians, Inc., so that he became.a colleague until his death. GSee TFC section of NCTE for frequent professional correspondence and meetings], 1943-1958 [25]

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Box LXXVI (cont.)

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Folder J - Correspondence with Pauline Hopkins Stack, 1938-1963 [43]

Folder K - Correspondence with Marjorie Bryant Morgan, AAUW friend, n.d.-1977 [21]

Folder L - Correspondence with Ellen Schowalter, teacher at the high school during MCS's last year there, and who became a friend after that, 1961-1970 [18]

Folder M - Correspondence with Bessie Lee Gambrill, Yale professor and close friend throughAAUW, including invitation to her 90th birthday party, n.d.-1073 [SO]

Folder N - Correspondence with Helen Crickmay, whom MCS met at Brisbane meetings of IFUW and then discovered their NCTE interests as well as mutual friends in U.S., 1965-1971 [35]

Folder O - Continuation (33]

Folder P - Correspondence with Elizabeth Wheeler, next door neighbor at 1057 Whitney Avenue, a watchful helper. Notes actually hand delivered (60]

Box LXXVII ~older A - Post cares from all parts of the world

vacationing friends, 1908-1976

Folder B - Continuation

Folder C - Continuation

Folder D - Letters of sympathy following the death

from [75]

(80]

(85]

of Richard M. Sheridan, father of MCS, 1945 [57]

Folder E - Sympathy cards upon .. Fannie Sheridan's fall, resulting in a broken hip July, 1945 (37]

Folder F - Sympathy cards and letters upon the death of Fannie Sheridan, Sept. 1954 (30]

Folder G - Continuation [40]

Folder H - Continuation [40]

Folder I - Continuation [35]

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Box LXXVII -(cont.) Folder J - Continuation (10]

(13]

(34]

Cards with flowers for MCS

Folder K - Mass cards for Fannie

Folder L - Notices of the death of Lewis C. Sheridan, 1973 [10]

Sympathy cards and letters

Folder M - Continuation

(20]

[ 20]

(30] . Folder N - Continuation

Box LXXVIII Folder A - Citizenship paper of Peter Sheridan, grand­

father of MCS, earliest document in this collection, 1852 .: [l]

Deeds to land purchases by Peter, 1871, 1875, 1879 ~ [3]

Certification. of Peter as executor of estate of Susan Sheridan (not Susan Smith Sheridan) 1882 - [l]

Appointments of Peter to various positions in the Conn. militia and his discharge# 1853-1855 [4]

Purchases, chiefly of home furnishings, 1862-1899 (12]

Folder B - Letters to Peter describing a European trip, 1870 (3]

Letters to Hannah Moylan Sheridan informing her of death of a brother and controversy over estate, 1908 (11]

Bank order for joint account, 1902 [2]

Quit claim deeds between Peter and Hannah: and son, Richard Moylan Sheridan, 1903-1904 [4]

Income tax returns of Hannah, 1917-1918 (2]

Folder C - Will of Hannah Moylan Sheridan, 1897 [1]

Order by Hannah for a monument, 1904 (3]

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Box LXXVIII (cont.) . Folder C {cont.) - Trust agreement between Hannah and

Richard, naming him trustee of her estate, 1918 [3]

Account book of payments under terms of wil [l]

Correspondence, bills and deed transfers relating to execution ~f the will, 1937 [8]

Folder D - Continuation (14]

Deed for perpetual care of cemetery plot [l]

Folder E - Legal papers for purchase of 665 and 667 Grand Avenue, where Richard ran his drugstore, 1915-1922 G J

Folder F - Contracts and other papers relating to sale of drug business and lease of its premises to John L. O'Brien, former assistant to Richard, who retired in 1938, 1938-1943 (18]

Folder G - Papers relating to sale of above premises to John L. O'Brien, 1940-1949 (20]

Folder H - Expenses of beach lot owned by RMS and Michael F. Campbell, 1910 [l]

Permit to erect a barn, 1892 [1]

Letter to RMS as Chairman on School Buildings, 1894 [3]

Notice of underpayment of income tax, 1918 (3]

Payment to RMS for mortage on 20 Cottage St., 1921 [l]

Quit claim deed from Thomas H. Cox for Cottage St. property, 1944

Account book of RMS begun in 1937 and continued by MCS after his death until 1953

Accounts (possibly for 665 Grand Ave.), 1932-1944

Folder I - Correspondence about insurance policies on properties, real and personal, 1938-1948

[l]

[l v.]

[4]

[20]

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Box LXXVIII (cont.) Folder J - Continuation [ 26]

Folder K - Autobiographical and biographical facts about RMS upon his retirement as a druggist after a career spanning 1872-1938 [5]

Outdated will of RMS, n.d. [2]

Correspondence relating to settlement of RMS's estate, 1944-1947 [17]

Folder L - Continuation [31]

Folder M - Income tax returns of Fannie Sher id an (These begin with year after death of husband - no record of his), 1946-1951

Folder N - Continuation, 1952-1957

[20]

(25]

[4]

[3]

Folder 0 - Will of FJS, 1946

Probate notices, 1954

Application to Probate Court by MCS for distribution of estate, 1955-1957 [7]

Inventory of stocks and contents of safe deposit box, 1956 [10]

Folder P - Correspondence with attorneys and final settlement of estate in March, 1960 [24]

Box LXXIX< Folder A - Estate checkbook for FJS, ·1954-1958 [2v.]

Folder B - Continuation [3v.]

Folder C - Letter of Lewis c. Sheridan to attorney to arrange for rewriting of his will and suggestions for his parents' wills, 1944 (2]

Copy of will of Francis F. Willis, friend of LCS, leaving him $100,000, 1970 [3]

Will of LCS, 2 c. [14]

Folder D - Death certificate and coroner's report, necessitated by LCS's death in a fire, 1973 [4]

Legal papers and correspondence pertinent to the execution of the will, 1973-1978 [20]

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Box LXXIX (cont.) Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Letters of Harold J. Sheridan (HJS) to his mother, but meant for the family as is

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Approx.no. of items

[25]

[27]

[26]

noted numbers of times, 1910-1912 [31]

Folder I - Continuation, 1912 [52]

[From 1913-1941, except for home leaves every three years, HJS worked for the Standard Oil Co~ in China, beginning by selling oil for candles, and traveling extensively. His frequent letters home that follow here, are a fascinating view of one individual's life in a chaotic period of China's history.]

Folder J - Correapanmence enroute to China, 1913 [40]

Folder K - Letters telling of arrival; fine position, and beginning of long career in China, 1913 (38]

Folder L - Continuation, 1914 [30]

Folder M - Continuation [30]

~older N - Continuation, 1915 ·[30]

Folder O - Continuation [33]

Folder P - Continuation [39]

Folder Q Continuation, 1916 [26]

Folder R - Continuation [27]

Folder S - Continuation [29]

Box LXXX Folder A - Continuation of HJS correspondence, 1917 [29]

Folder B - Continuation, 1918 [31]

Folder C - Continuation, 1918-1919 [30]

Folder D - Continuation, 1919-1920 · [29]

Folder E - Continuation, 1921-1925 [29]

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Box LXXX (cont.) Folder F - Continuation, 1926-

Folder G - Continuation, 1927-1929

Folder H - Continuation, 1929

Folder I - Continuation, 1930

Folder J - Continuation, 1931-1932

Folder K - Continuation, 1933-1934

Folder L - Continuation, 1935-1936

Folder M - Continuation, 1937

Folder N - Continuation, 1938

Folder O - Continuation, 1939-1941

Folder P - Continuation, 1942-1943

Folder Q - Continuation, 1944-1949

Folder R - Continuation, 1950-1955

Folder S - Continuation, 1955-1963

Folder T - Continuation, 1964-1978

Box LXXXI [The following correspondence with her sister, Edith Sheridan Brady (ESB)includes letters from Edith's immediate family, from Donald sent to her, and from mutual friends sent to her]

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(33]

(28]

[33]

[27]

[34]

[34]

[ 27]

(16]

(36]

[35]

[ 27]

[23]

[30]

[25]

[21]

Folder A - Letters from Edith, with an occasional letter from MCS to ESB, 1930's [21]

Folder B - Continuation, 1940's [35]

Folder C - Continuation [35]

Folder D - Continuation (35]

Folder E - Continuation [ 3 7]

Folder F - Continuation [32]

Folder G - Continuation [40]

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Box LXXXI (cont.) Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation, 1950's

Folder J - Continuation

Folder K - Continuation

Folder L - Continuation

Folder M - Continuation

Folder N - Continuation

Folder O - Continuation, 1960's

Folder P - Continuation

Folder Q - Continuation

Folder R - Continuation

Folder, s - Continuation

Folder T - Continuation

Box LXXXII Folder A - Correspondence with ESB, mostly from her

to MCS, 1960's

Folder B - Continuation

Folder C - Continuation

Folder D - Continuation

Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation

Folder J - Continuation, 1966

Folder K - Continuation, 1966

Folder L - Continuation, 1966-1967

Folder M - Continuation, 1968

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Approx.no. of items

[40]

[40]

[40]

[39]

[40]

[40]

[35]

[40]

[40]

[40]

[40]

[40]

[40]

[40]

(40]

[40]

[35]

[SO]

(40]

(40]

(40]

[SO]

(50]

[ 25]

[SO]

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Box LXXXII (cont.) Folder N - Continuation [34]

Folder 0 - Continuation, 1969 [40]

Folder P - Continuation, 1970 [40]

Folder Q - Continuation, 1971 [40]

Folder R - Continuation [40]

Folder S - Continuation, 1971-1972 [40]

Folder T - Continuation, 1972 [36]

Box LXXXIII Folder A - Continuation of ESB correspondence, 1973 [40j

Folder B - Continuation [40]

Folder C - Continuation [35]

Folder D - Continuation, 1974 [40]

Folder E - Continuation, 1974-1975 [40]

Folder F - Continuation, 1975 [27]

Folder G - Continuation, 1976 [40]

Folder H - Continuation, 1976-1977 [40]

Folder I ~ Continuation, 1977 (38]

[The following correspondence of Donald R. Sheridan (DRS), youngest of the six Sheridans, includes the letters of his wife, Kate, and of his children, Anne Grey and Frosty. Many additional letters will be found in Edith's correspondence, since she sent on to MCS the letters he wrote her]

Folder J - Letters from Donald and his family, 1919-1929 [30]

Folder K - Continuation, 1933-1935 [34]

Folder L - Continuation, 1936-1937 (39]

Folder M - Continuation, 1938-1940 [52]

Folder N - Continuation, 1940-1941 (40]

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Box LXXXIII {cont.) Folder O - Continuation, 1942 [40]

Folder P - Continuation [40]

Folder Q - Continuation, 1942-1943 [40]

Folder R - Continuation, 1943-1944 [34]

Folder S - Continuation, 1945-1948 (40]

Folder T - Continuation, 1948-1953 (32]

Box LXXXIV Folder A - Continuation of correspondence of DRS,

1954 [SO]

Folder B - Continuation, 1955 (40]

Folder C - Continuation, 1956 (44]

F~lder D - Continuation, 1957 (40]

Folder E - Continuation, 1958 .... 1959 [30]

Folder F - Continuation, 1959-1960 (40]

Folder G - Continuation, 1961 [25]

Folder H - Continuation

Folder I - Continuation, 1962 [28]

Folder J - Continuation (28]

Folder K ~ Continuation, 1963 [30]

Folder L - Continuation (35]

Folder M - Continuation, 1964 (26]

Folder N - Continuation, 1965 [48]

Folder O - Continuation, 1966 .... 1972 [28]

Folder P - Continuation, 1973-1978 (24]

Box LXXXV Folder A - Correspondence with sister, Frances, 1925-

1956 (25]

Folder B - Continuation, 1957 .... 1963 [34

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Box LXXXV (cont.) Folder C - Continuation, 1965-1970

Folder D - Continuation, 1971-1978

Folder E - Correspondence with brother, Lewis, with whom there is additional correspondence

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Approx.no. of items

[46]

[38]

in "Business Affairs," 1926-1961 [30]

Folder F - Continuation, 1962-1971 [32]

Folder G - Correspondence of Fannie J. Sheridan with her children and a few other family members, being chiefly letters written by her, 1890-1925 ~J [20]

Folder H - Continuation, 1925-1926 (30]

Folder I - Continuation, 1927-1928 (27]

Folder J - Continuation, 1929-1930 [32]

Folder K - Continuation, 1930-1936 (34]

Folder M - Continuation, 1942-1944 (25]

Folder N - Continuation, 1945-1954 (25]

Folder O - Correspondence of MCS with cousins, chiefly the Murray-Proctor families, 1931-1976

Folder P - Continuation

Folder Q - Continuation

Folder R - Continuation

Box LXXXVI Folder A - Continuation

Folder B - Correspondence by MCS with family and colleagues of Susan Smith Sheridan to establish biographical.facts about her

(25]

(26]

(26]

(17]

(25]

for Yale University, 1929~ (16]

Folder C - Continuation (20]

Folder D - Continuation, 1937-1938 (19]

Folder E - Photograph of earliest Sheridan home at 665 Grand Avenue [l]

c_·:_ Portrait post-card from brother, 1907 [l]

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Box LXXXVI (cont.) Folder E (cont.) - Formal photograph of Harold,

Francis and Marion at about ages 1 to 6

Tinplate of parents with above

[l]

[3]

Photographs of 10 unidentified individuals of late 1800's (10]

Portraits of Fannie J. Sheridan

Cosey Beach and 711 Orange Stree homes

Small portrait of RMS

Small snapshots, mostly about 1911-1920, of many members of the immediate family

(3]

[2]

[l]

(54]

Folder F - MCS in class of 1905 of Lovell School

Folder G ~ Early formal photographs of MCS

I [ 2]

[15]

Folder H - Later formal photographs of MCS, some duplications [18]

Folder I - With Hillhouse class being instructed in library skills under auspices of the WPA, 1940 [2]

Photographs of production of The Sentinel, c. 1953 [7]/

Another Sentinel production, n.d. (15]

Folder J - Photograph with some of 1961 staff, including Stephen Goldstein and Richard Carlson, with whom she maintained a permanent friendship [1]

Pictures of Sentinel banquets and attendance at Columbia Scholastic Press meetings (15]

Folder K - Snapshots of MCS in classroom, n.d. [3]

Pictures at a prom, n.d.

Additional Sentinel pictures, n.d.

[11]

(5]

Folder L - Awarding of oratory.prizes to MCS students by Judge Jame~ Shanley, Dr. Sidney Lovett and Mayor Richard E. Lee, 1959 and 1961 [9]

Award of certificate to Walter Fries by State Employment Service, 1953 [1]

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Box LXXXVI (cont.) Folder L (cont.) - Photo at reception honoring MCS

during National Library Week, with letters from Richard Banks of Yale and Richard E.

Box LXXXVII

Lee, 1961 [3]

Photo with A. Whitney Griswold of Yale and four colleagues upon receipt of outstanding secondary school teacher award, 1962 ' (2]

Folder A - Photographs at some NCTE national conventions, 1966 and n.d. [9]

Dora V. Smith, long-time close friend through common English professional interests, n .d.. ,.. (1 J

Photographs at various AAUW functions (10)

Folder B - Photograph of Advisory Board and staff of WNHC, 1964 (1]

English Speaking Union, 1966 [l]

County Parents Teachers meeting, 1936 [l]

Unidentified, n.d. [l] -

Folder C - Photos taken by HJS in China, Japan and Russia during his career in China for the Standard Oil Co. from 1913-1941, 1913-1916 (133]

Folder D - Continuation, 1916-1919 (48]

Harold as young child, Yale graduate and business man in China (3]

Pictures of fiancee and friends . (20]

Folder E - Formal photograph of Edith Sheridan (Brady) in 1925, shortly before her marriage and in 1932 with her two children (2]

Pictures of ESB and her children and grand­children as well as visiting Sheridan's (12]

Folder F - Continuation [ 25]

Folder G - Continuation, including snapshots of Marion, Frances and Lewis on visits (30]

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Box LXXXVII

Page 108.

Approx.no. of items

Folder I - Pictures of Lewis and friends from boyhood to final year, 1973 (25]

Folder J - ,Photos of Procto-Murray family (8]

Folder K - Snapshots of Grand Tour of Europe taken by MCS and her mother the summer after Edith's wedding, 1925 (110]

Folder L - Snapshots of tour of western United States1 national parks and western Canada, 1936 (54]

Folder M - Photos of tour of Nova Scotia and Halifax taken with Frances, 1938 , (20]

Part of world tour in 1959 (5]

Portrait-like snapshot_of MCS, 1970 [l]

Unidentified portraits, n.d. (3] \

Folder N - Pages from MCS photo album, beginning about 1910, some dated and indentified, many not [10]

Folder o - Continuation (8]

Box LXXXVIII Folder A - Continuation of photo album (9]

(8]

[ S]

Folder B = Continuation

Folder C - Continuation

Folder D - Photograph of banquet celebrating 1937-1952 anniversary of Teaching Films, Inc. (2]

Photograph of Columbia Scholastic Press Gold Key Award banquet, 1964 [l]

Folder E - Paper written by MCS as pupil, n.d. [3]

Example by MCS of how to use reading report notebook devised by Susan s. Sheridan, 1922 [lv.]

Folder F - Diploma from Conn. Normal Training School, 1911 [l]

Program of graduation exercises, 1911 (l]

Programs of baccalaureate service, class gift presentation and commencement at Columbia University, 1913 [3]

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Box LXXXVIII (cont.) Folder G - Registration for degree as Master of Arts

Box LXXXIX

at Columbia University, 1916 (1]

Teaching appointments by City of New Haven, 1929 and 1935 [2]

Medical records for Yale University, 1925 (4]

Yale Commencement Program when MCS received Ph.D, 2 c., 1934 (2)

Certificate for completion of Yale Summer Seminar, 1975 (1]

Folder A - Programs of National Conventions of NCTA, in some of which MCS participated, 1930-1947 [15]

Folder B - Continuation, 1948-1955 (9]

Summary of 50 years of NCTE presidential addresses, MCS cited, 1960 [l]

Directory of NCTE off iciers during MCS vice-presidency and presidency, 1947-1949 (3]

Folder C - Programs of NEATC, many when MCS was an officier or speaker, 1922-1953 (11]

Folder D - Programs of annual meetings of Conn. State Teacher~ Assoc., 1930-1946 [6]

Meetings of Progressive Education Assoc. addressed by MCS, 1936-1937 (2]

Program of Conn. Scholastic Press Assoc. annual convention in New Haven, chaired by MCS, 1941 (l]

Folder E - Notebook of notes on vacation trip to Montreal in 1926r North Carolina in 1927, Far West in 1928 (see Photograph box), Montauk and Lake Mohonkiin 1929 (1 v.]

Notes on Bar Harbor and Virginia Beach, 1929 and 1931 · [20]

Folder F - Notebook account of trips to Nova Scotia 1919, Washington .1922, Chatham 1922, White Mountains 1922, West Coast 1923, Atlantic City 1924, and Ogunquit 1924 (1 v.]

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Box LXXXIX Folder G - Account of part of 1939-1940 sick leave

spent with ESB in California and of 1941 summer trip West, combining vacation with film studio study [1 v.]

1970 trip ~o Morocco [5]

Folder H - Diary of account of trip as alternate voting delegate to IFUW Conference in Brisbane, Australia, August 20-26, 1965, including notes for talks upon return. Trip extended into world tour [SO]

Folder I - Continuation [65]

Folder J - Arrangements for trip to Paris in August 1956 as non-voting delegate to IFUW meeting [10]

Accoun't of IFUW meetings in Helsinki, Finland in July-August 1959. Trip extended to other European countries (38]

Folder K - Article honoring MCS in AAUW Journal, Nov. 1976 (3]

Books purchased on IFUW 1956 and 1959 trips and signed by participants (2 v.]

Box XC Folder A ~ Mementos of functions of Scholastic Press

Gold Key awards, which MCS received in 1949 (8]

Folder B - Certificate of award by National L~rary Week Committee of New Haven, 1961 (l]

Distinguished Teacher Award by Yale University, 1962 [l]

Diploma (humorous) from Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1940 [l]

Delta Kappa Gamma membership, 1949 (l]

Women in Leadership badge from YWCA, 1976 (l]

Folder C - Two rosaries in case [l]

Pocket prayer book belonging to Fannie and carried on 1925 European tour (1]

Passports, 1925, 1956 [2]

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Box XC (cont.) Folder C (cont.) - Social Security Card

Driving license, 1967

Page 111.

Approx.no. of items

[l]

(l]

Class Day exercise book dedicated to MCS (see Hillhouse Collection for many of this kind of memento), 1939 (l]

Folder D - Two newspaper articles by a favorite former editor of The Sentinel, 1961 (2]

Poetry book by former pupil, containing prize-winning poem of 1931 when he was in her class, n.d. (1 v.]

Folder E - Daily calendars for 1969, 1970 and 1975 (4)

Folder F - Address books, n.d. (2 v.]

Recipe notebooks (1 v.]

Folder G - Expense record of trip to California with mother to visit Edith; objec~ive of trip convention of AAUW in Portland, Oregon, 1923 [l v.]

Account of European tour with mother, 1925 [2 v.]

Shropshire Lad purchased in Shrewsbury, 1932 (1 v.]

Folder H - Marked copy of Walden and of English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century (2 v.]

Box XCI Folder A ~ Yale obituary record marked by MCS

athentication of Susan s. Sheridan 1928-1929

Folder B - Five-year diary, 1934-1938

for biography,

(1 v.]

[l v.]

Five year diary, 1944-1948, with detailed listing of events on verso of cover (1 v.]

Folder C - Continuation, 1954-1958 [l v.]

Continuation, 1959-1963 (1 v.]

Folder D - Continuation, 1969-1973 (1 v.]

Continuation, 1974-1977 [l v.]

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Box XCI (cont.) · Folder D (cont.) - Appointment book~ 1976

Folder E - Journal of Christmas car-ds sent and received

Box XCII

Of hundreds of Christmas cards in this collection, only the following few retained for some special significance

Folder A - Continuation of Christmas cards

Folder B - Especially designed Christmas cards sent by Beatrice Fox Auerbach, president of G. Fox and Co. of Hartford and founder

Page 112.

Approx.no. of items

(1 v.]

(1 v.]

(19]

(30]

and sponsor of the Women's Service Bureau [14]

Folder C - NewspaperLarticles announcing death of Susan Smith Sheridan, tributes to her and account of revival of scholarship fund, 1928 and 1936 (16]

Folder D - Newspaper clippings about Sheridan family, chiefly obituaries [8]

Newspaper clippings pertaining to professional career of MCS, 1930-1939 (19]

Folder E - Continuation of professional clippings, 1940-1975

Folder F - Humorous guest book of Sheridan family, 1911-1913

Folder G - Workbook for junior and senior English written by SSS, 1924

Folder H - Autograph book of tribute presented to SSS upon her retirement, 1920

A study of some Dickens short stories by Lily w. Sheridan, assisted by SSS

Publicity for SSS Scholarship Fund, 1938

Folder I - Wedding invitation of Frances B. Hughson to Michael G. Campbell, brother of Fannie s.,· 1ss9

RMS's stock certificate in pharmaceutical company, 1890

[33]

(1 v.]

(1 v.]

[ 1 v.]

(32]

[3]

[ 2]

(l]

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Box XCII (cont.) Folder I (cont.) - Fact book belonging to FJS, with

valuable family data, n.d.

Box XCIII

FJS p~port, 1925

st. Lawrence Cemetery plan of RMS plot, n.d.

Diary of European tour with MCS, 1925

Folder A - Diploma from Lovell School, 1904

Yale records, 1907-1910

Yale Class Day program, 2 c., 1911

Folder B - Commencement program, 1911

Folder C - Yale German book illustrated with HJB's drawings, 1911 . , .'

SOth Reunion book,.1961

Cancelled passport, ~920 j

Booklet of So~ony ten-year club, 1928

Folder D - Copies of the Mei Foo Shield, publication

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[l v.]

[l]

(1)

[l v.]

[l]

[6]

[2]

[1 v.]

[l v.]

(1 v.]

[l]

[l]

of the Standard Oil Co. for its Far Eastern staff, 1926-1930 (4 v.]

Folder E - Yale Sheffleld Monthly, with an article by LCS, 1918 (1 v.]

Booklet about college choices, written by LCS, n.d. [l]

Memorial certifieate~·for LCS, 1973 [l]

Folder F - School notebooks of Frances H. Sheridan (2 v.]

Diploma of Frances· H. Sheridan from Hill-hous High School, 1912 [l]

Folder G - "Donald's little curl" [l]

Part of Harold's school assignment notebook, consisting chiefly of drawings and cartoons, 1906 [9]

Reading reports of Donald~ 1918

Yale C1ass Day book, Donals's 1925

[l v.]

(1 v.]

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Box XCIII (cont.) Folder H - Prints of drawing by DRS of 711 Orange St.

2c. n.d.

Autobiography by DRS, 1949

Chiropractic license, 1947

page 113A.

Approx.no. of items

[ 2]

[13]

[ 2]

Oil well drilling apparatus patent application, 1934 [16]

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folder A - Dealer's lists, 1925

Corres.pondence as investment banker with ' Eldredge & Co., Inc., Feb-May, 1935

Folder B - Continuation, June 1935 - Jan. 1936

Folder C - Continuation with Fahnestock & Co., 1935-1936

Folder D - Continuation with New York Curb Exchange, 1928-1932

Folder E - Continuation, 1933-1936

Page 114.

Approx.no. of items

[16]

[34]

(60]

[40]

[40]

(60]

Folder F - Continuation with varied clients, 1927-1935 (36]

Folder G Continuation with Halsted Myers, a life-long personal friend as well, 1923-1931 (31]

Folder H - Continuation, 1932-1934 [SO]

Folder I - Continuation, 1934-1936 (60]

Fol~er J - Continuation with estate of J. Halsted Myers, fatQer of Halsted H., 1885-1933 (55]

Folder K - Business correspondence, 1920-1929 (36]

Folder L - Business correspondence, 1930~1936 [40]

Folder M - Personal correspondence with various friends, 1920-1928 [32]

Folder N - Continuation, 1929-1930

Folder -0 - Continuation, 1930-1932

Folder P - Continuation, 1933~1934

Folder Q - Continuation, 1935-1936

Continuation, n.d.

Box XCV Folder A - Personal correspondence with Nettie Coy,

[34]

[37f

(40]

(24]

[9]

1932-1933 (30]

Folder B - Continuation, 1933-1935 (35]

Folder C - Personal correspondence with M. Elizabeth E. Dinkey, called "Dicky," including a few letters of her mother and sister, 1923-1925 (35]

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Box XCV (cont.) Folder D - Continuation, 1925

Folder E Continuation, 1925-1926

Folder F - Continuation, 1926-1932

Folder G - Personal correspondence with Dorothy M. Wurtenberg, 1916-1919

Folder H - Continuation, 1919-1921

Folder I - Continuation, 1932-1936

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[28]

(30]

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Folder J --Formal invitations to varied social functions, some annotated as to acceptance (20]

Folder K - Continuation [25]

Invitations to Yale clubs, 1918 (26]

Folder L - Personal interests: Squadron A [12]

Travel (7]

Box XCVI Folder A = Solicitation of articles for Yale Daily

~' 1917 (12]

Correspondence with current and possible advertisers, Jan. 1917-June 1918 (30]

Folder B - Continuation of correspondence, 1918

Folder C - Continuation ' -

Folder D - Continuation

Folder E - Continuation

Folder F - Continuation

Folder G - Continuation

Folder H - Correspondence with advertisers in Yale Commencement Program, 1919

Folder I - Continuation

Folder J - Continuation

Folder K - Continuation

Folder L - Continuation

Folder M - Continuation ·

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Box XCVII Folder A - School papers from Worthington Hooker,

1911-1913

Folder B _, Continuation

Folder C - New Haven High School notebooks, 1913-1916

Folder D - Bank book, 1912

Account notebook, 1913

Hymnal, 1913

Graduation program, 1917

Mandolin and Glee Club program, 1917

Folder E - Chemistry notebooks (Yale?), 1916~1917

Folder F - Biology notebooks, 1918

Folder G - Yale entrance examinations, 1915

Essay contest entry on post office, 1919

Box XCVIII Folder A - Mementos of Yale interests and events as

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(80]

(6 v.]

(2 v.]

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(2 v.]

[BJ

[18]

a student, e.g., theater and club programs, Display store, and personal account books, invitations, etc. (Additional items will be found in "Memorabilia" of Marion), 1919-1920 (3 v.]

Folder B - Continuation [12]

Folder C = Continuation [11]

Newspaper accounts of student riot, May 21, 1918 [1 v.]

Fol.der D - Unattached items from scrapbook (25]

Folder E - Lewis's personal Christmas cards (10]

Satirical financial account in which Lewis may have had a part (l]

Request for music recordings at Yale Club, 1935 [ll

Program of Young Men's Board of Trade, Lewis member of committee, 1937 [1]

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Box XCVIII (cont.) Folder E (cont.) - Programs -of Metropolitan Opera and

of Columbia University Institute of Arts

of items.

and Sciences, 1933 [2] ~

Satirical minutes written by Lewis, secretary of Hamilton Club, 1927 [ S]

Hamilton Club charter, 1924 (1 v.]

Married Love, with marked passages (1 v.]

Folder F - Photograph of Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs at Yale [l]