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[?], Dorothea.

Manuscript note card featuring a painting of Tekahionwake (E. Pauline Johnson) by Alice B. Pilant from Dorothea to Elizabeth Long responding to correspondence from Long. General updates provided include one of Dorothea's maps being copied by the National Archives and sent to the British Museum, her impression of clippings sent by Long about mythical explorers and mention of not having seen [The Bridge on the] River Kwai, which some people find too race conscious. T

Long, Elizabeth

[?], Georgia.

Typescript letter addressed to "Georgia" in Winnipeg from an unknown author about the sending of clothing for "Angelika" that "are suitable for school and play". End of letter wishes Georgia well given a busy summer of writing and radio.

Long, Elizabeth

Allan, Iris.

One typescript letter from Iris Allan to Elizabeth Long regarding the sending of the book The Boy in Buckskins for use in a display as part of a CWPC general meeting in June.

Long, Elizabeth

Beattie, Jessie L.

Two manuscript letters from Jessie L. Beattie to Elizabeth long regarding the sending of several books, some out of print.

Long, Elizabeth

Bird, Florence.

Two typescript letters from Florence Bird to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bessie", on Royal Commission on the Status of Women letterhead with some general updates about her life and work. Included in the file is a typescript letter, presumably written by Long marked "never sent" outlining concerns about equal pay for women potentially dominating the findings of the Royal Commission in part because of what can be accomplished when women aren't viewed as a threat for leadership roles.

Long, Elizabeth

Bradley, Marcia W.

One typescript letter from Marcia Williams Bradley, archivist and director of the Sophia Smith Collection at the Smith College Library about the renaming of the Radcliffe Women's Archives to the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library. Also in the file are carbon copy typescripts of letters form Long to Bradley about the Smith College Library, the development of the Aberdeen Library and its donation to the University of Waterloo, including references to Waterloo University Library Doris Lewis.

Long, Elizabeth

Campbell, Marjorie.

One manuscript letter from Marjorie Campbell to Elizabeth Long regarding the return of two books to Campbell.

Long, Elizabeth

Clay, Margaret.

One manuscript letter from Margaret Clay to Elizabeth Long expressing regret about news of Thelma and Harold [Leega?] and sharing information about Robert Stark, his ties to Creston [British Columbia] and a talk his daughter Freya gave in 1944 at a meeting of the Canadian Institute of [?] National Affairs.

Long, Elizabeth

Consumer radio talks.

Seven typescripts:

  • “Eating Outdoors” (copy, 1 page);
  • “Protect your car Warranty” (copy, 1 page);
  • “Using Soap for the Laundry” (copy, 1 page);
  • “A System for Household Cleaning” (copy, 1 page);
  • “Sewing Vinyl” (copy, 1 page), two untitled.

File also includes one item of correspondence regarding the radio talks.

Long, Elizabeth

Corben, Lillian E.

Manuscript letter from Lillian E. Corben writing on behalf of the North and West Vancouver Council of Women about the donation of funds and a photo of Mary Ellen Smith from Mrs. Ray Perrault M.L.A. File includes a typescript carbon copy response from Long in response which includes plans for the Aberdeen Collection.

Long, Elizabeth

Donnelly, Alison.

Manuscript letter from Alison Donnelly, Records Secretary of the Thames Valley [New Zealand] branch of the W.C.W. explaining the rationale for the donation of a book, which is never named, to the Aberdeen Memorial Library because of its focus on men. Donnelly's explanation includes landscape information about her small town and the activities of "men who dearly love to "get into the bush" at weekends."

Long, Elizabeth

Dunaij, Cecilia Krieger.

Manuscript letter from Cecilia Krieger Dunaij to Elizabeth Long written on University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics letterhead. Dunaij recounts learning of the book collecting project while having lunch with Dr. Lillian Chase and tells Long to dispose of the PhD reprints she will be sending if they are not of use. Dunaij makes mention of her plans for retirement and that she is "looking forward to the freedom from undue strains."

Long, Elizabeth

Frazer, Robbin.

Typescript letter from Robbin Frazer to Elizabeth Long regarding copies of Performing Arts in Canada for possible inclusion in the Aberdeen library.

Long, Elizabeth

Grierson, Margaret S.

Copy of a typescript letter from Margaret Storrs Grierson, director of the Sophia Smith Collection, to Elizabeth Long requesting information about the Lady Aberdeen Library. The letter provides information about the nature and scope of the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and makes mention of other international collections with a focus on women and their contributions to society such as the Fawcett Library in London, the International Archive of the Women's Movement in Amsterdam, and the Margaret Cousins Memorial Library in New Delhi.

Long, Elizabeth

Halsey, Elizabeth T.

Typescript letter on Committee of Correspondence letterhead from Elizabeth T. Halsey to Elizabeth Long regarding a pamphlet sent by Long about the Lady Aberdeen Library on the History of Women. Halsey request that a pamphlet be forwarded to Miss Ruby Rich of Sydney, Australia, makes mention of the May 1967 edition of International Women's News that a table of events related to the Women's Movement and indicates Mary Casey at Mount Saint Vincent University will be sending some material about Canadian women.

Long, Elizabeth

Harvey, Ruth.

Typescript letter from Ruth Harvey to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bess", that provides information about the Women's Parliament and [Nellie L.] McClung's recounting of the groups activities in The Stream Runs Fast. Harvey also updates Long about a trip to Toronto, where they were impressed with the subway, her plans for the winter, and her impression of Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel as "a wonderfully vigorous piece of writing."

The verso of the letter includes a manuscript note from Long about Harvey and her involvement with women's suffrage activities.

Long, Elizabeth

Harvey, Ruth.

Typescript letter from Ruth Harvey to Elizabeth Long, addressed as "Bess", responding to a letter from Long. Harvey provides general updates about her life including summer plans she and [husband] Howard have to travel to Algonquin Park, the sharing of views on French-Canadians, thoughts on the upcoming American election, the Winter Olympics, remembrances from World War I related to witnessing a family reunite after the Armistice and the on-going war in Vietnam, and a report about the spring time weather in Georgia.

Long, Elizabeth

Herd, E.W. (Mrs.).

Typescript carbon copy of a letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. E.W. Herd, National Secretary of the National Council of Women of New Zealand thanking Herd for a donation of council publications to the Lady Aberdeen Library and requesting that any future copies to Miss Esther Michael, Donations and Bequests, at the University of Waterloo Library.

Long, Elizabeth

James, Edward T. (Mrs.)

Typescript carbon copy of a letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Edward T. James, Director of The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College regarding the possible acquisition of duplicate books related to feminist efforts in the United States, including History of Women's Suffrage by Susan B. Anthony. The letter includes an overview of the Lady Aberdeen Library, references to correspondence with Mrs. Marcia Williams Bradley of the Sophia Smith Collection, and plans Doris Lewis has to make a trip down the easy coast to visit.

Of note is the sharing of Long's opinion of Lewis: "I have profound admiration for Mrs. Lewis and her abilities both as a Librarian and an Administrator. In fact I am very eager to be finished with my amateur efforts, and hand everything over to her wise and sympathetic management."

Long, Elizabeth

Johnson, M.W.

Two undated manuscript letters from M.W. Johnson, Correspondence Secretary of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, regarding the delayed donation of a second book and a separate letter from an unnamed Recording Secretary providing information about the book and the characters.

Long, Elizabeth

Johnstone, Barbara.

Typescript letter from Barbara Johnstone on Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources letterhead to Elizabeth Long providing an overview of Johnstone's career ahead of a speaker at the Winnipeg Council of Women's meeting on March 7th, 1962. The letter includes information about Johnstone's upbringing and interest as a young person in the one-sided nature of the Hudson's Bay and North West Company fur trades which led to her being offered the role of Custodian of the Hudson's Bay Museum in Winnipeg. When C.P. Wilson retired in 1958, Johnstone was made Curator of the museum. Johnstone left the museum in 1961 to become the Superintendent of Lower Fort Garry National Historic Park.

Long, Elizabeth

Kaufman, Emma R.

Three typescript letters regarding the papers of Caroline MacDonald, the work of Emma Ratz Kaufman in Japan, and the possible donation of Kaufman's papers to the Lady Aberdeen Library at the University of Waterloo.

The first letter, from Kaufman to Long, makes reference to Kaufman's work with the YWCA in Japan including Canada House, Toki Hamano and the move of Caroline MacDonald's papers from New York to the Victoria College Archives at the University of Toronto.

The second and third letters are both from Long and written on the same day, consisting of a response to Kaufman and a letter to Doris Lewis about her correspondence with Kaufman. In the letter to Kaufman, Long praises Kaufman's work in Japan, expresses belief that MacDonald's papers will be better used in Canada than in the United States, and pitches the University of Waterloo as a home for Kaufman's paper. Of note is Long's rationale for the donation of all of Kaufman's papers so that future generations can "get the "feel" of the human being with whom they are establishing a contact - across the intervening years" and postscript inclusion of an anecdote about the unfortunate destruction of the papers of Cairine Wilson by her family, following her death. In Long's letter to Lewis, presumably written after her letter to Kaufman, Long provides context about her pitch to Kaufman, including references to the establishment of Canada House and her local ties to Waterloo. The letter ends with a brief mention about being sad about her "dear friends Floring and Wyle" and their [health and estate].

Long, Elizabeth

Kaye, Gail B.

Manuscript letter from Gail B. Kaye, Chairman, arts and letters of the Saint John Council of Women, to Elizabeth Long regarding four books for possible donation to the Lady Aberdeen Library: The Dutch divinity: A biography of Mme. de Charriere (1959), My life: Autobiography of Isadora Duncan (1927), And I'd do it again: autobiography of Aimee Crocker (1936), and Geisha (1960).

Long, Elizabeth

Kister, Kenneth F. (Mrs.).

Carbon copy of typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Kenneth F. Kister, librarian at The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College regarding the Lady Aberdeen Library. Long makes reference to the enclosure of a brief history about the library and offers some information about setbacks and successes. Of note is a reference to Doris Lewis and the University of Waterloo Library: "Special libraries are blossoming out everywhere. Waterloo is a young, progressive university, and I am sure the Chief Librarian, Mrs. Doris Lewis, will get a good backing for extending our collection into a most valuable information centre on the history of women."

Long, Elizabeth

Kline, Harold (Mrs.).

Typescript letter from Jessie I. McKnight, Corresponding Secretary of the Halifax Council of Women to Mrs. Harold Kline, Chairman, publicity of the Local Council of Women regarding honours recently received by members of Council with brief informational notes about the honours. The members listed are: Mrs. Allie Ahern, Mrs. Roy Vail, Miss Helen M. Cannell and Jessie I. MacKnight.

Long, Elizabeth

Laing, M.M.

Typescript letter from M.M. Laing to Elizabeth Long regarding offering a photograph of and clippings regarding Agnes Macphail, who was a cousin of Laing's mother, Harriett Waddell (nee Fettes). Laing shares accounts of visiting with Macphail and their shared family over the years in Grey County, Ontario, Sperling and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Ceylon, Ontario, including observations about Macphail's character and possible motivations behind her political interests. Of note is mention of World War I and the loss of a Lieutenant to whom Macphail was believed to be engaged, which Laing believed informed her "ardent desire for peace and the outlawing of war".

Long, Elizabeth

MacDonald, Caroline.

Typescript letter from Caroline Macdonald to Mary Phelps. Macdonald, who is writing from England, recounts her plans to study theology for the autumn term at the United Free Church College in Aberdeen and outlines her views about the YWCA's [Young Women's Christian Association] presence in Japan. Includes typed note from Elizabeth Long that erroneously indicates the letter is from Macdonald to Emma Kaufman, and includes biographical information about Macdonald,

Long, Elizabeth

MacGill, Elsie Gregory.

Clippings and biographical information about Canadian engineer Elizabeth Gregory MacGill. Includes a clipping of The American Soroptimist article "Soroptimist of the Month: High Flying Designer", a heavily underlined clipping from an unknown publication, and a typescript biography about MacGill's life. Included is a page torn from an unknown publication with an article by MacGill about her mother Helen Gregory MacGill.

Also in the file is an incomplete manuscript letter to Elizabeth Long on Valance Patriarche letterhead from Victoria [British Columbia]. The letter may have been written by Betty Patriarche and includes details about the relationships between Helen Gregory MacGill and various families, including the Patriarches and Miles O'Reilly Jarvis, some of whom are mentioned in a biography written about Helen by Elizabeth. A typescript note included in the file to the Librarian from Elizabeth Long indicates that material regarding MacGill's biography of her mother should be "handled with extreme discretion until about 1980", may be referring to the contents of the Patriache letter.

Long, Elizabeth

MacInnis, Grace.

Typescript letter from Grace MacInnis to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of a photograph and biographical sketch.

Long, Elizabeth

MacKinnon, L.V.

Letter from Lillian Vaux MacKinnon to Elizabeth Long providing biographical information about her life including birth, education and marriage dates.

Long, Elizabeth

MacMillan, Anne.

Letter from Anne MacMillan to Elizabeth Long regarding the mailing of seven books (listed) for use in a display during the general meeting from June 1 to 5, [1962].

Long, Elizabeth

MacMillan, Viola.

Carbon copy typescript of a letter written by Elizabeth Long to Viola MacMillan regarding press photos and other material related to prospecting and mining. Included in the file is a typescript of career information about MacMillan and manuscript notes in Long's hand.

Long, Elizabeth

Marx, Marion.

Photocopied letter from Mrs. Victor Marx to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of information about the Lady Aberdeen Collection to the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College.

Long, Elizabeth

McKinley, Mabel Burns.

Letter from Mabel Burns McKinley to Elizabeth Long regarding the display of her books at the triennial meeting and her regret that her five books (listed) are out of print.

Long, Elizabeth

McNeil, Mary.

Letter from Mary McNeil to Elizabeth Long regarding a project about Mother Marguerite d'Youville and replies to question posed by the Canadian Committee on Corrections and related research.

Long, Elizabeth

Neville, William.

Carbon copy letter from Elizabeth Long to William H. Neville regarding three speeches by the Secretary of State [Judy LaMarsh] in which references were made about the contribution of women to Canadian life and the copies being forwarded to Doris Lewis at the University of Waterloo. File includes Neville's business card.

Long, Elizabeth

Newman, Lena.

Letter from Lena Newman regarding the display of a cook book by the Montreal Branch of the [Canadian Women's Press Club], created as a fundraiser for scholarships in journalism, during the triennial meeting.

Long, Elizabeth

Noell, Florence.

Letter from Noelle Florence to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of books from her mother Elizabeth Yates' library and visiting St. Paul, Minnesota where her mother worked as a principal prior to marrying in 1890.

Long, Elizabeth

R., Marjorie.

Letter from Marjorie [R?] regarding the activities of the [council of women?] in Ceylon including a conference planned for December 1957 and a regional meeting in July of 1954. The letter also makes reference to the visit of Queen Elizabeth to the region.

Long, Elizabeth

Rich, Ruby.

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Ruby Rich, MBE, in Sydney, Australia at the suggestion of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Halsey. Long makes reference to an enclosed leaflet about the Lady Aberdeen library and provides information about related activities.

Long, Elizabeth

Robinson, Agnes.

Letter from Agnes Robinson to Elizabeth Long regarding Mary Markwell's (Kate Simpson Hayes) life and career.

Long, Elizabeth

Roosevelt, Eleanor.

Typescript letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Elizabeth Long regarding the making of a recording during her time in Canada (cities and dates listed).

Long, Elizabeth

Ross, Ishbel.

Two typescript letters from Ishbel Ross to Elizabeth Long regarding personal life updates and Alice Nutting, about whom she was approach to write a biography but declined due to other commitments.

Of note are Ross' views in the December 28, 1960 letter about psychiatrists: "These wretches have messed up more lives than one could believe possible. i know of at least a dozen cases myself. in another half century they will take their places among the witch doctors, I hope and believe. I am rabid on the subject."

Long, Elizabeth

Rotenberg, David.

Typescript letter from David Rotenberg to Elizabeth Long regarding a bust of Dr. Emily Stowe with an enclosed Toronto Star article titled "Bust sets committee on ear", and a carbon copy typescript response from Long in which she says she is pleased the bust "has been retained in the new city hall".

Long, Elizabeth

Rowan, Margaret.

Clippings, ephemera and a photograph related to Canadian rug hooker Margaret Rowan and the Rittermere Farm Studio in Vineland, Ontario that she ran with her husband Ted. File also includes a typescript biography about Margaret Rowan and her mother, and a manuscript note from Margaret addressed to Mrs. Clarke about press clippings and the photograph.

Long, Elizabeth

Royce, Marion V.

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Marian Royce, Director, Women's Bureau, Department of Labour regarding the University of Waterloo being added to the mailing list for all releases from the Women's Bureau and information about symposium in London about the status of women in Great Britain. File also includes a typescript letter from Marion Royce addressed to "all persons in the mailing list of the Women's Bureau, Canada Department of Labour" about her retirement and replacement by Mrs. Jock Findlay.

Long, Elizabeth

Russell, Sheila MacKay.

Typescript letter from Sheila MacKay Russell to Elizabeth Long regarding the sending of various editions and translations of Russell's books A Lamp Is Heavy and The Living Earth.

Long, Elizabeth

Sanford, Mrs. W. E.

Typescript letter titled "Archives on Women" and marked Confidential from Elizabeth Long to, likely, Doris Lewis regarding the papers of Mrs. W.E. Sanford and Long's belief that they belonged as part of the National Council of Women of Canada donation to the University of Waterloo Library as Sandford held various roles in the Canadian and International Council of Women. Includes candid views about Sandford's character and the chances of acquiring the papers from Sandford's daughter.

Long, Elizabeth

Shattuck, Howard F. (Mrs.).

Carbon copy typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Mrs. Howard F. Shattuck, Jr. requesting that future material from the Committee of Correspondence be directed to the University of Waterloo.

Long, Elizabeth

Sherman, M.N.

Typescript letter from M. N. Sherman, Treasurer of the Victoria Council of Women to Elizabeth Long sending a $45.00 cheque for the Lady Aberdeen Library, and a typescript response with manuscript revisions from Long thanking Sherman for the donation.

Long, Elizabeth

Shortt, Lorraine.

Two letters from Lorraine Shortt regarding factual errors about her mother, Elizabeth Smith Shortt, in the first edition of the book Famous Women by Byrne Hope Saunders, details about her mother's life, and the possible donation of books by her sister, Mrs. R. F. Clarke.

Long, Elizabeth

Stark, Freya.

Clippings, ephemera, correspondence, photographs, a postcard of Creston, British Columbia, and a typescript biographical sketch related to and about British-Italian travel writer Freya Stark. The correspondence consists responses from staff at the Creston Review regarding a request from Valance S. Patriarche about Stark, as well as two letters written by Stark from her home in Italy to Patriarche regarding her father and his time in Creston. The photos are predominantly of Stark's father and his sculpture work, with the exception of a photo of Stark at the age of 72 in a garden with a dog the living room of a residential home.

Long, Elizabeth

Stowe, Hudson J.

One letter from Hudson J. Stowe to Elizabeth Long regarding photographs and records related to Emily Stowe, some of which were thrown out and others that were sent to Victoria. Also in the file are typescript copies of two letters between Stowe and Long regarding the bust of Emily Stowe at old city hall in Toronto. In her letter regarding the bust, Long makes mention of letting Doris Lewis know for possible acquisition by the University of Waterloo.

Long, Elizabeth

Surry, Mildred.

Photocopy of a typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to Miss Mildred Surry, librarian at The Fawcett Library regarding an annual report and accession list received by Long and a request that the University of Waterloo be added to their mailing list. Attached to the letter are two documents; one regarding The Fawcett Library and one regarding the Fawcett Society.

Long, Elizabeth

Taylor, Gladys.

Two letters from Glady Taylor regarding the use of her book The King Tree as part of a display at an upcoming convention and about the donation of the book to the Lady Aberdeen Library.

Long, Elizabeth

Thompson, J. Walter.

Typescript letter from [Mrs.] J. Walter Thompson in response to Elizabeth Long regarding participation in a radio address and "Indian women who are struggling to improve conditions in their country [...]". The letter makes reference to Peter Francis being the person who originally contacted Long and includes information about Indian migration from villages to cities and the challenges presented by a lack of qualifications to secure "social welfare posts open to women today". Violet Alva, a lawyer, and her work to establish an Indian magazine for women.

Long, Elizabeth

Tomkinson, Grace.

Typescript letter from author Grace Avard Tomkinson to Mrs. Gordon [Ethel C.] Likely of Saint John in response to a letter presumably sent by Likely about the book Welcome Wilderness and the donation of a copy to the Aberdeen Library. The letter includes biographical information about Tomkinson's birth and upbringing. Also in the file is a typescript of notes by Likely about Tomkinson life's and Welcome Wilderness.

Long, Elizabeth

Tweedsmuir, Lady.

Clippings of two Winnipeg Free Press articles about Lady Tweedsmuir, former undersecretary of state for Scotland, and a typescript letter from Tweedsmuir, writing in Oxford, to a Mrs. Coleman sending thanks for a parcel of "things we most need here".

Long, Elizabeth

Waldo, Jesse.

Photocopied letter from Jessie Waldo to Elizabeth Long regarding personal updates including time spent in Keewatin and Devil's Gap Lodge. The letter references the death of Isabel [Fenlayson], the upcoming presidency of Mrs. Hayes, the sending of the September 11, 1952 Star Phoenix, and Mary Anne Caswell.

Long, Elizabeth

Walker, Joan.

Two typescript letters from Joan Walker to Elizabeth Long regarding the donation of two books: Pardon My Parka and Repent at Leisure.

Long, Elizabeth