Collection Summary

     Title:          Papers of Carrie Chapman Catt
     Span Dates:     1848-1950
     Bulk Dates:     bulk 1890-1920
     Call No.        AFC 1940/002
     Creator:        Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947
     Extent:         9,500 items; 31 containers; 12.4 linear feet; 
                     18 microfilm reels
     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.
     Note:           Although this finding aid provides contextual information
     about the entire collection of Catt papers, the Scope and Content
     note, Description of Series, and Container List describe Part II
     only.  The register for Part I is published and is available in
     the Manuscript Division Reading Room.
     Location:       The Carrie Chapman Catt Papers are stored off-site.
     Please contact the Manuscript Reading Room several days in
     advance of your visit to assure that the containers you wish to
     consult will be available when you arrive.

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     [Image of Catt]


     Carrie Chapman Catt, head-and-shoulders portrait, ...