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Barry Gilbert and Mary Ramage Peterson Gilbert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/40

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The papers of Barry and Mary Ramage Peterson Gilbert are contained in one half-size archival box containing four folders. They consist of three bound volumes, two typewritten and one handwritten, containing poetry, a manuscript, and notes from a trip. Some correspondence is included as well. \

Dates

  • 1901-1957

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Lawyer, law professor and poet Barry Gilbert obtained an A.B. degree (1898) and an LL.B. (1901) from Northwestern University. Reader and actress Mary Ramage Peterson graduated from the Cumnock School of Oratory at Northwestern University in 1897, and received a post-graduate degree in 1898 (Speech). They were married in 1901. Their papers are contained in one half-size archival box containing four folders. They consist of three bound volumes (two typewritten and one handwritten), containing poetry, a manuscript, and notes from a trip. Some correspondence is included as well.

Arrangement

The papers are organized into sections for Barry Gilbert and Mary Ramage Peterson Gilbert.

Method of Acquisition

The Mary and Barry Gilbert Papers were donated to the University Archives by the Estate of Barry Gilbert on April 11, 1980 (Accession #80-57).

Processing Information

Margaret Faverty: March, 1991.

Title
Guide to the Barry Gilbert and Mary Ramage Peterson Gilbert Papers
Author
Margaret Faverty
Date
01/03/1991
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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