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Letters and typescript transcripts written to Elizabeth Long by Alice Egan Hagen, giving the background on sets of china she painted for various causes.

• Date and Place From: 1962.12.15 Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia To Long, Elizabeth From Hagen, Alice Mary Notes: + transcript
• Date and Place From: 1963.04.00 Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia To Long, Elizabeth From Hagen, Alice Mary Notes: + transcript
• Date and Place From: 1963.04.17 Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia To Long, Elizabeth From Hagen, Alice Mary Notes: + transcript
• Date and Place From: 1963.04.19 Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia To Long, Elizabeth From Hagen, Alice Mary Notes: + transcript

File consists of two pieces of correspondence between Annie Elizabeth May Hewlett and Elizabeth Long.

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.

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.

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.

Photocopy of a typescript letter from Elizabeth Long to J. B. Robinson regarding the donation of a report of the 50th Council meeting at Reykjavik in August 1966.

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.

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.

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.

Correspondence and other items dated to 1966. Includes two letters to Emma Kaufman from Elizabeth Long of the National Council of Women of Canada, and one reply, concerning the Lady Aberdeen Library.

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.

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.

Copy of the September 1960 edition of the European Broadcasting Union Review featuring the article "The international standing committee on radio and television of the international council of women" written by Elizabeth Long.

Three letters from Ethel C. Likely to Elizabeth long and one carbon copy letter from Long to Likely. The letters to Long make references to personal updates from Likely along with mentions of Frances Gillmor, author of Thumbcap Weir; Jean Sweet of the Telegraph Journal; Miriam Wood; the library of Helen Mowat; Mrs. Quatermain of Moncton; Mrs. Tomkison (Grace Avard), author of Welcome Wilderness, her family and correspondence (not in file); Peg Martin; possible book donations; and activities of the National Council of Women. Long's letter to Likley makes mention of the January 1967 issue of the Atlantic Advocate with articles about Maude Lewis and Anna of Siam; the donation of rare book by Lady Aberdeen by the Saskatchewan Council; and the possible donation of books by Juliana Horatio Ewing.

Manuscript note written by Elizabeth Long about English-Canadian performer Anna Russell's early years in Toronto with a small clipping pinned to the top from an October 1962 edition of the London Times Sunday Edition that reads: "Anna Russell (St. Martin's) is described as "the funniest woman in the world." And she very nearly is."

Typescript letter titled "Archives on Women" and marked Confidential from Elizabeth Long to, likely, Doris Lewis regarding the papers of Mrs. W.E. Sanford. Long's expresses the belief that the papers 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. The correspondence includes candid views about Sandford's character and the chances of acquiring the papers from Sandford's daughter.

Clippings and ephemera about Canadian educator Mrs. H.M. [Mary] Speechly who founded the Women's Institute of Manitoba and and was the first woman to sit on the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba. File also includes a short typescript biography about Speechly's life and a manuscript note from Elizabeth Long about Speechly's distribution of information about birth control Winnipeg.

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".