Guide to the Alice Mary Baldwin Papers,
1863 - 1961
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Descriptive Summary
Title
Alice Mary Baldwin Papers,
1863 - 1961.
Creator
Baldwin, Alice M. (Alice Mary), 1879-1960.
Extent
13.25 Linear Feet,
12500 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
Alice Mary Baldwin (1879-1960) was a
professor of history and administrator at the Woman's College of Duke University for almost 25
years. She researched and published widely, made many speeches, and served as a national advocate
for women's education. The Alice Mary Baldwin Papers include correspondence, personal materials,
speeches, photographs, clippings, printed materials, artifacts, and other materials documenting her
personal and professional life. Major subjects include women's education, women in higher
education, administration of a woman's college, vocational guidance, and employment for women.
Baldwin's major research interest was the colonial clergy in the United States, and she also took
an active interest in contemporary labor issues. Several organizations with which Baldwin took a
major interest were the U.S. Navy Waves, the American Association of University Women, the Southern
School for Workers, and the Duke University Woman's College as a whole.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where
individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other
copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated
by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alice Mary Baldwin Papers, University Archives, Duke
University.
Provenance
The Alice Mary Baldwin Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1955
(A48-2121); in 1960 (A60-234); in 1965 (A65-179, A67-65); in 1966 (A66-132); in 1972 (A72-31); and
in 1973 (A73-136). Items were also received as a transfer in 1969 (A48-1831).
Processing Information
Processed by Valerie Gillispie
Completed June 11, 2004
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, June 22, 2004
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
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[This biography was written by the Historical
Society of North Carolina after the death
of Alice Mary Baldwin in 1960.]
Miss Baldwin was the eldest of the five children of the Reverend Fritz Walter and Sarah
Bingham Lyman Baldwin. She was born on January 24, 1879, at Lewiston, Maine, where her father was
head of the Latin School. Within a year her family moved to Massachusetts, and when she was nine
years of age her father accepted the pastorate of the Trinity Congregational Church in East Orange,
New Jersey, which he served until his retirement in 1915. Coming from a long line of Congregational
ministers and educators, she grew up in a family environment of strong religious, moral, and
educational principles.
Following her graduation from a private school in East Orange, Miss Baldwin entered Bates
College in 1896, the Alma Mater of her father, and won the first prize of her class for
scholarship. After one year there she transferred to Cornell University, where she earned
membership in Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1900, with a major in
history. During the next two years she was a graduate student and assistant in history at Cornell.
After receiving her master's degree there in June, 1902, she went on a traveling fellowship to
Europe for study at the Sorbonne and research in Sweden. She also spent time in Germany and
England. The subject of her master's thesis had been, "Gustavus III of Sweden: A Study in
Enlightened Despotism."
In December, 1903 she began teaching French, German, and English at the Glen Ridge (New
Jersey) High School. The following September she went to Fargo College, Fargo, North Dakota, as
Dean of Women and Instructor in History. In addition she also taught German and American
literature. She remained there only two years, going in 1906 to the Baldwin School at Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania, as Instructor of History. In 1912 she was appointed head of the Department of
History, and economics was added to her teaching schedule. During these years she also studied in
the graduate schools of Bryn Mawr College, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania,
and the Teachers College of Columbia University.
She remained at the Baldwin School until 1921, when she took a leave of absence and
entered the University of Chicago to study toward the doctor's degree. She was a fellow in history,
and since she was specializing under Professor Andrew C. McLaughlin, she was his assistant. Her
second year there she was president of the Graduate Club.
In 1923 Miss Baldwin went as Acting Dean of Women to Trinity College in Durham, North
Carolina, for the summer. She had been given an assistantship in the history department of the
University of Chicago for the coming year which involved teaching. While she was at Trinity
President Few invited her to accept the position of Dean of Women and Assistant Professor of
History. Professor McLaughlin would have preferred that she become a permanent member of the
history department at Chicago, but since he saw no possibility of a woman being added to the
department in the foreseeable future, he encouraged her to accept President Few's offer. She worked
out an arrangement with the University of Chicago whereby she might return to Trinity after
teaching there only one semester on her assistant-ship. It was in January, 1924, therefore, that
she assumed her duties as Dean of Women and began teaching history to two classes of freshman
women. She was the first woman to have full faculty status at Trinity College.
When she left Chicago she had only to finish her dissertation, which was on the New
England clergy and the American Revolution. This she did in time to graduate in June, 1926. Her
degree was awarded magna cum laude.
In December after Miss Baldwin returned to Trinity, James B. Duke signed the indenture
which provided for the expansion of that college into a major university. There was to be a
co-ordinate college for women among the several colleges to comprise Duke University. In 1926 Miss
Baldwin was named Dean of the Woman's College, a post she held until she retired in 1947. As dean
it was her responsibility to help launch and administer the college, and to her much credit is due
for the high academic and social standards which it has maintained.
Feeling that the position of a dean was strengthened by class-room and faculty connection,
Miss Baldwin continued to teach a section of the introductory course in history for a number of
years. Finally, however, her other responsibilities made it necessary for her to give up teaching
altogether.
In addition to her duties on the campus, Miss Baldwin held numerous offices in national,
state, and local organizations. Some of these organizations were: the National Association of Deans
of Women, the North Carolina Association of Deans, the American Association of University Women,
the League of Women Voters, the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the
North Carolina Art Society, and the North Carolina Vocational Guidance Association. She was on the
Durham Advisory Council of the North Carolina Unemployment Compensation Committee, the Advisory
Committee of the Southern Summer School for Workers, and a director of the Alliance for the
Guidance of Rural Youth. During the second World War she served with seven other distinguished
women educators of the United States on the Educational Advisory Council which worked with the
Bureau of Naval Personnel in organizing and directing the WAVES. She was a member of several
honorary organizations other than Phi Beta Kappa, and of the Daughters of the American Revolution
and the Colonial Dames. Her professional memberships also included the American Historical
Association and the National Education Association.
One of Miss Baldwin's strong interests was the Historical Society of North Carolina. She
was a member of the group which revived and reorganized the Society in the fall of 1945. As stated
earlier, she served as its first president after the reorganization and her tactful, energetic
leadership was in no small way responsible for the successful rejuvenation of this ancient and
venerable body. Her presidential address on New Light Presbyterianism delivered at Greensboro
College in the fall of 1946 was a model of scholarly effort and lucid presentation. Perhaps no
member of the Society was more conscientious and regular in attending meetings than she, and
probably no one attended with more enthusiasm and enjoyment.
Her writings include: The New England Clergy and the American Revolution, "The Clergy of
Connecticut in Revolutionary Days," "The Development and Place of the Co-ordinate College,"
"College Bound," and "The Woman's College As I Remember It," and contributions to various magazines
and to an unpublished history of the North Carolina State Division of the A.A.U.W. At the time of
her death she had almost completed a study of what women were reading in the American Colonies
before 1750.
As a tribute to her work in promoting higher education for women, and in recognition of
her many other achievements, the Class of 1943 of the Woman's College established the annual Alice
M. Baldwin Scholarship Fund. In 1946 she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws by the Woman's
College of the University of North Carolina, and two years after she retired Duke University
bestowed the same honor upon her. In 1958 she was presented the ninth annual North Carolina
Distinguished Service Award for Women by the chapter of the Chi Omega sorority at the University of
North Carolina.
Except for the first year and half of her retirement, Miss Baldwin spent the remainder of
her life in Durham. She continued to work as much as her health would permit in a number of the
organizations with which she was affiliated. She was also active in research and writing. It was
during this period that she wrote the history of the Woman's College.
Two days after her death memorial services were conducted in the Duke Chapel by her
pastor, Dr. Kelsey Regen of the First Presbyterian Church (there was no Congregational church in
Durham when she went there), and by her friend of many years, Dr. Hersey E. Spence, Professor
Emeritus of the Duke Divinity School. Her ashes were placed in the family plot at Lenox,
Massachusetts. In the memories of countless students, associates, and friends, Miss Baldwin will
continue to live as a woman of gracious dignity, unquestioned integrity, and superior intellect,
and characterized by a strong sense of duty, a compassion for mankind, a fine appreciation of
spiritual and artistic values, and an ardent love of life and nature.
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Collection Overview
The Alice M. Baldwin Papers contain materials relating to Dean Baldwin's career as an
educator, historian, and administrator, especially during her tenure at Duke University. Her papers
include official, personal, and professional correspondence, printed matter, photographs,
clippings, and other materials concerning the development and administration of the Woman's College
at Duke University, the role of women's colleges in society, and the activities of business and
professional women. Correspondents include other women educators, administrators of government
offices and charitable and social organizations, former students, and Duke University faculty and
staff. Among the major subjects besides the Woman's College are the Southern School for Workers,
Inc., North Carolina and Southern labor issues, the U.S. Navy Waves program, and the education of
women in general. The collection is organized into several series. The first series,
Personal, includes documents related to Baldwin's family, genealogy,
and education. The second series,
Correspondence, consists of materials concerning her research and
publications as well as general correspondence. Major correspondents include Nora C. Chaffin,
Charles C. Crittenden, Katherine E. Gilbert, Meta Glass, Orie L. Hatcher, Louise McLaren, and Belle
Rankin. The series is organized chronologically.
The third series, the
Alphabetical File, is the largest series of the collection, and
consists of professional and personal correspondence, student papers, and the office files of
Baldwin. The file is arranged alphabetically by subject. Among the organizations Baldwin had an
interest in were the American Association of University Women, the Institute of Women's
Professional Relations, the National Association of Deans of Women, and the North Carolina Council
of Women in Education. She also served on the boards of various state and federal commissions and
committees dealing with the role of women's colleges in society. Her participation in the U.S. Navy
Waves program is well-documented, as is her interest in the Southern School for Workers and other
progressive organizations. The fourth series is
Writings, which includes final versions, drafts and notes for a
number of monographs and articles. Included are extensive notes from her graduate research on New
England clergy. Of particular interest in this series is a 90-page manuscript, "The Woman's College
As I Remember It," Baldwin's account of her hiring as the first woman with faculty rank at Duke,
and the academic challenges involved in the establishment of the Coordinate College for Women
there.
The fifth series is
Speeches and Addresses, and is comprised primarily of notecards used
by Baldwin in making presentations to a variety of groups. The next series is
Photographs, and includes photographs of a European trip and
excursions to the New England shore, as well as other personal photos. The sixth series is
Clippings, and includes clippings on churches, labor relations, and
prohibition. The following series is
Printed Materials, and consists of several bound volumes, including
the "Baldwin Annual" of the Baldwin School, dedicated to Alice Mary Baldwin, and J.B. Rhine's
New World of the Mind, dedicated to Baldwin by the author. The
final series,
Artifacts, consists of two pins given to Baldwin Delta Gamma Kappa and
Phi Beta Kappa, and a key from Duke University's White Duchy.
Organization Note
The original order of the Alice Mary Baldwin Papers was maintained whenever possible.
Items were placed in series in chronological or alphabetical order. Oversized materials have been
placed in oversized boxes; they are noted in the finding aid.
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Subject Headings
These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the
Duke University Libraries online catalog.
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Baldwin, Alice M. (Alice Mary),
1879-1960.
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American Association of University
Women.
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Duke University--Administration.
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Duke University. Woman's College.
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Duke University. Woman's College--History.
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New York (N.Y.). Southern School for Workers,
Inc.
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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's
Reserve.
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Clergy--United States.
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Labor--North Carolina.
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Vocational guidance.
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Women college administrators--North
Carolina.
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Women college administrators--United
States.
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Women--Education (Higher)--North Carolina--Durham.
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Women--Employment.
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Women in higher education--North Carolina--Durham.
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Clippings.
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Photograph album.
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Photographs.
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Speeches.
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Related Material
Records of the Woman's College
Duke University Archives
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Detailed Description of the Collection
Personal,
1862-1963
The Personal series contains materials related to Baldwin's life outside of her Duke
career. It includes awards and honors, biographical information, materials pertaining to her
education, family and genealogical documents, and articles, tributes, and other documents created
after Baldwin's death in 1960. Other personal materials related to this series may be found in the
Photographs and the Artifacts series. Baldwin's writings completed during her education are filed
in the Education series. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 1
Folder 1
Awards and Honors,
1946-1955, [undated]
Folder 2
Biographical Information,
1934-1946, [undated]
Folder 3
Church Materials, [undated]
Folder 4
Composition Book in handwriting of Alice Mary Baldwin, [undated]
Folder 5
Correspondence, [undated]
Education
Folder 6
Assignments,
1922-1923, [undated]
Folder 7
Bibliographies, [undated]
Folder 8
Certificates and Applications,
1915-1921
Folder 9
"The Congregational Clergy of New England in the American Revolution,"
[undated]
Folder 10
Examination Books, [undated]
Folder 11
Master of Arts Thesis, [undated]
Folder 12
"The Ministers of the Gospel in Revolutionary Days,"
August, 1922
Folder 13
Notes and Clippings, [undated]
Folder 14
Notes and Drafts, [undated]
Box 2
Folder 15
Notes and Examination Questions,
1923, [undated]
Folder 16
Notes for History 20, [undated]
Folder 17
Paper written in application of fellowship, [undated]
Folder 18
Reprints, [undated]
Family
Folder 19
Covenant,
1862
Folder 20
Diary of Sarah L. Baldwin [mother of A.M.B.],
1877-1885
Folder 21
Sermon by Fritz Walter Baldwin [father of A.M.B.],
January 17, 1904
Folder 22-26
Genealogy
Memorial
Box 3
Folder 27
Clippings,
1960-1963
Folder 28
Statements,
1960-1961
Folder 29
Photos, Writings, and Correspondence donated by Louise Seabolt,
circa 1920-1960
Folder 30
"Possessions of Alice M. Baldwin," [undated]
Folder 31
Miscellaneous Materials, [undated]
Correspondence,
1897, 1921-1960
The Correspondence series contains chronologically arranged letters to and from
Baldwin. It contains both personal correspondence with friends and professional correspondence with
colleagues. This series is closely related to the Alphabetical Files series, but the Correspondence
series contains only correspondence, and is classified only by date, not by name.
Folder 32
1897, 1921-1928
Folder 33
1929-1931
Folder 34
1929-1931
Folder 35
1932
Folder 36
1933
Folder 37
1934-1935
Folder 38
1936
Folder 39
January, 1937-June, 1937
Folder 40
July, 1937-December, 1937
Folder 41
1938
Folder 42
1939
Folder 43
January, 1940-June, 1940
Folder 44
July, 1940-December, 1940
Folder 45
January, 1941-June, 1941
Box 4
Folder 46
July, 1941-December, 1941
Folder 47
January, 1942-June, 1942
Folder 48
July, 1942-December, 1942
Folder 49
1943
Folder 50
1944
Folder 51
January, 1945-June, 1945
Folder 52
July, 1945-December, 1945
Folder 53
January, 1946-June, 1946
Folder 54
July, 1946-December, 1946
Box 5
Folder 55
January, 1947-June, 1947
Folder 56
July, 1947-December, 1947
Folder 57
1948-1956
Folder 58
1957-1960, [undated]
Alphabetical Files,
1924-1958
The Alphabetical Files series is organized by the name of the person or organization
with whom Baldwin corresponded. The materials in this series were mainly collected during Baldwin's
career at Duke. Topics include Duke policies and problems, especially related to the Woman's
College; Baldwin's participation in national and regional professional organizations; World War II
and Baldwin's participation in the U.S. Navy Waves program; Baldwin's participation in progressive
organizations such as the Southern School for Workers and the Southern Conference on Human
Welfare.
Folder 59
Addoms, Ruth Margery, "Science in a Woman's College," [undated]
Folder 60
Address List, [undated]
American Association of University Women
Correspondence
Folder 61
1924-1925
Folder 62
1926
Folder 63
1927
Folder 64
1928
Folder 65
1929-1930
Folder 66
1931-1934
Box 6
Folder 67
1935-1947
Folder 68
North Carolina Division,
1929-1936, [undated]
Folder 69-70
Other Material,
1924-1934, [undated]
American Council of Guidance and Personnel Associations
Folder 71
Correspondence,
1936-1938
Folder 72
Correspondence,
1939
Folder 73
Other Materials,
1936-1939
Folder 74
American Council on Education - War Service Opportunities,
1942-1943
Box 7
Folder 75
American Council on Education - War Service Opportunities,
1942-1943
Folder 76
Balayan, Beatrice,
1934-1942
Folder 77
Bibliographies, [undated]
Folder 78
Brinkley, Roberta Florence,
1948-1958
Business and Professional Women's Club
Correspondence
Folder 79
1930-1944
Folder 80
1945-1947
Folder 81-82
Other Material,
circa 1930s - 1940s
Box 8
Folder 83
Chapter Scholarship Committee [Delta Kappa Gamma],
1934-1953
Folder 84
Chicago University, History Department, [undated]
Folder 85
China's Children Fund, Inc.,
1939
"College Bound" [Pamplet for Rural Girls]
Folder 86
1934-1936
Folder 87
1937
Folder 88
1938-1945
Folder 89
Council of Guidance and Personnel,
1940-1946
Folder 90
Craighead Ministers, [undated]
Folder 91
Daughters of the American Revolution,
1946
Duke University
Centennial Celebration, Women's Symposium
Folder 92
1938
Box 9
Folder 93
January, 1939-February, 1939
Folder 94
March, 1939
Folder 95
April, 1939-1940, [undated]
Folder 96
Committee of the Co-Ordinate College for Women,
1925-1931, [undated]
Folder 97
Committee on Intellectual Cooperation [between Duke and UNC],
1934-1937
Folder 98
Committee on Promotion of Student Scholarship,
1937
Folder 99
Committees,
1928-1932, [undated]
Folder 100
Conference on Education as Guidance,
1939
Council on Education for Women
Folder 101
1925-1945, [undated]
Folder 102
Minutes,
1930-1943
Box 10
Folder 103
Council on Undergraduate Teaching,
1936-1942, [undated]
Folder 104
Duke Players,
1934-1947
Folder 105
Educational Research Committee,
1941
Folder 106
EKO-L,
circa 1936
Folder 107
Explorer's Club,
circa 1931-1938, 1964 [includes
photographs]
Folder 108
Faculty,
1944-1947
Folder 109
Fine Arts Department,
1928-1942, [undated]
Folder 110
ISOTES,
circa 1938-1939
Folder 111
National Council,
1947-1960
Nursing School
Folder 112
1944-1946, [undated]
Folder 113
[no date]
Folder 114
Parapsychology Laboratory,
1935-1945, [undated]
Box 11
Folder 115
(Department of) Physical Education for Women,
1931-1946, [undated]
Folder 116
Presbyterian Student Association,
1941-1945
Folder 117
Schedule Committee,
1934-1942, [undated]
Folder 118
Sociology Department, "Marriage and Family" Course,
1934-1938
Sororities
Folder 119
1926-1942
Folder 120
1943-1946, [undated]
Folder 121
Trinity College Historical Society,
1944
Folder 122
War Time Schedule,
1942-1943
Folder 123
White Duchy,
1938-1948
Woman's College
Folder 124
Admissions,
circa 1954
Folder 125
Debating Club,
1934-1939, [undated]
Folder 126
Dormitories,
1925-1933, [undated]
Folder 127
Faculty Minutes,
1932-1934
Folder 128
Gifts,
1935-1942
Folder 129
Health Committee,
1936-1942
Folder 130
May Day Program,
1928-1938, [undated]
Box 12
Miscellany
Folder 131
1925-1933
Folder 132
1934-1958
Folder 133
[undated]
Folder 134
Music Study Club,
1931-1945, [undated]
Folder 135
Programs,
1938-1941, [undated]
Folder 136
Social Regulations,
1930-1944, [undated]
Folder 137
Student Forum Committee,
1934-1948
Folder 138
Student Publications,
1931
Woman's Student Government Association
Folder 139
1924-1939
Folder 140
1940-1947, [undated]
Folder 141
Young Men's Christian Association,
1937
Folder 142
Duke University Church,
1946-1947, [undated]
Folder 143
Durham, N.C., Girls Guardian Club,
1943
Folder 144
English Speaking Union,
1940-1941
Folder 145
Ewha College, Seoul, Korea,
1935-1947, [undated]
Box 13
Folder 146
Gilbert, Katherine Everett, [undated]
Folder 147
Historical Society of North Carolina,
1940-1946
Folder 148
Institute of Women's Professional Relations,
1927-1944
Folder 149
International Student Service,
1938-1941
Folder 150
League of Nations Association,
1931-1932
League of Women Voters
Folder 151
Correspondence,
1926-1934, [undated]
Folder 152
Clippings and Other Materials,
1932-1934, [undated]
National Association of Deans of Women
Folder 153
1926-1937
Folder 154
1938-1947, [undated]
Folder 155
National Vocational Guidance Association,
1939, [undated]
North Carolina Association of Deans of Women
Folder 156
1924-1929
Folder 157
1930-1942
Folder 158
[undated]
Box 14
Folder 159
North Carolina College Conference,
1939-1946, [undated]
Folder 160
North Carolina Council of Women in Education,
1930-1932, [undated]
Folder 161
North Carolina Education Association,
1942
Folder 162
North Carolina State Art Society,
1942-1949
Folder 163
North Carolina State Forum Committee,
1938-1939, [undated]
Folder 164
North Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission,
1941-1943, [undated]
North Carolina Vocational Guidance Association
Folder 165
1937
Folder 166
January, 1938-April, 1938
Folder 167
May, 1938-December, 1938
Folder 168
January, 1939-May, 1939
Folder 169
June, 1938-December, 1938
Folder 170
1940-1947
Folder 171
[undated]
Box 15
Folder 172
Nursery Schools,
1954, [undated]
Folder 173
Peoples Mandate to End War,
1939
Folder 174
Personnel Associations,
1945-1946, [undated]
Personnel File [RESTRICTED - Personnel records]
Folder 175
1924-1939
Folder 176
1940-1947, [undated]
Folder 177
Pi Gamma Mu,
1937
Folder 178
Placemats and Napkins,
1939-1947
[Note: Drawings for placemats by Alice M. Baldwin are stored in oversize flat
file 37.] :
Folder 179
Presbyterian Church Circle, [undated]
Folder 180
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
1932-1946, [undated]
Folder 181
Southern Association of Colleges for Women,
1934-1946
Folder 182
Southern Conference for Human Welfare,
1945-1946
Southern School for Workers
Correspondence
Folder 183
1928-1940
Box 16
Folder 184
1941-1947
Other Materials
Folder 185
1927-1932
Folder 186
1933-1935
Folder 187
1936-1938
Folder 188
1939-1940
Folder 189
1941-1942
Box 17
Folder 190
1944-1948, [undated]
Folder 191
State Literary and Historical Association of North Carolina,
1944-1948, [undated]
Student Term Papers
Folder 192
1929-1930
Folder 193
1932,1939
Folder 194
United Services Organizations, Durham, N.C.,
1944-1946, [undated]
Folder 195
U.S. Federal Works Agency, Works Projects Administration,
1940-1942, [undated]
U.S. Navy Waves
Correspondence
Folder 196
June, 1942-August, 1942
Folder 197
September, 1942-June, 1943
Folder 198
July, 1943-April, 1944
Folder 199
May, 1944-February, 1947
Box 18
Folder 200
Photographs,
circa 1940s
Folder 201
Photograph album,
circa 1940s
Folder 202
Print Materials,
circa 1940s
Folder 203
Clippings,
circa 1940s
Folder 204-205
Other Materials,
circa 1940s
Folder 206
Women's Action Committee for Victory and Lasting Peace,
1943-1944
Folder 207
World Center for Women's Archives,
1938-1939
Folder 208
World Federalists of North Carolina,
1947
Folder 209
Young Women's Christian Association,
1939-1947
Writings,
1902-1960
The Writings series consists of Baldwin's own articles and essays, as well as her
notes, drafts, and related materials. Most of her writings focused on the colonial United States,
especially colonial clergy, and higher education for women. Her ninety-page essay, "The Woman's
College As I Remember It," documents Baldwin's challenges in administering Duke's Woman's College.
The series begins with individual essays and articles, organized alphabetically, followed by other
writing-related materials, organized alphabetically by type (i.e. notes, book reviews, etc.).
Folder 210
"The Development and Place of the Co-Ordinate College,"
[undated]
Folder 211
"Gustavus III of Sweden: a Study of the Enlightened Despotism of the
Eighteenth Century in Europe," [draft of Masters Thesis, with notes],
1902
Box 19
Folder 212
"Gustavus III of Sweden," [draft of Masters Thesis, undated]
Folder 213
"History of the North Carolina Division of the American Association of
University Women, 1947-1957," [undated]
Folder 214
"The Influence of Religious Liberalism on the American Revolution,"
December, 1921
Folder 215
"The Influence of the New England Clergy upon American Constitutional
Doctrine," [Abstract of Ph.D. dissertation, undated]
Folder 216
"The Ministers of the Gospel in Revolutionary Days,"
August, 1922
Folder 217
"My Retirement" [undated]
Folder 218
"The Political Theories of Some of the 'New Lights': Presbyterian Clergy of
Virginia and North Carolina," [handwritten, undated]
Folder 219
"The Political Theories of Some of the 'New Lights': Presbyterian Clergy of
Virginia and North Carolina," [typed, undated]
"The Reading of Women in the Colonies Before 1750"
Folder 220
Draft, [undated]
Folder 221
Draft,
1960 [Folder 2 of 2]
Folder 222-223
Notes,
1960
Box 20
Folder 224-226
Notes,
1960
Folder 227
"Twenty-Five Years of the Woman's College at Duke University," [multiple
drafts, undated]
Folder 228
Untitled Paper, [undated, appears to be draft of "Two Sisters of Old
Boston"]
Folder 229
"Two Sisters of Old Boston," [undated, with notes]
Folder 230
"Two Sisters of Old Boston," [undated]
Folder 231
"The Woman's College as I Remember It,"
1959
Folder 232
"The Woman's College as I Remember It," [draft, undated]
"The Woman's College as I Remember It," [draft, undated. Located in
Oversized Materials, Box 24]
"The Woman's College as I Remember It," notes, preface,
1960
Folder 234
Articles,
1934, 1936, [undated]
Folder 235
Articles, [undated]
Folder 236
Book Reviews and Articles,
circa 1920s-1940s
Folder 237
Book Reviews,
circa 1940s-1950s
Folder 238-239
Notes, [undated]
Folder 240
Outline for Course, [undated]
Folder 241
Poems, [undated]
Speeches and Addresses
The Speeches and Addresses series consists of the notecards Baldwin used when making
presentations. Most of the cards are undated.
Folder 242
1921-1926
Folder 243
1930-1932
Box 22
Folder 244
1933-1935
Folder 245
1936-1939
Folder 246
1940-1941
Folder 247
1942-1946
Folder 248
1950-1954
Folder 249-253
[Undated]
Printed Material
The Printed Material series contains both personal and professional bound volumes and
pamphlets. Several items are dedicated to Baldwin, and others were simply materials used by Baldwin
in her administrative work or research. Materials are organized alphabetically.
"The Baldwin Annual" of the Baldwin School, dedicated to Alice M. Baldwin,
1913, [Located in
Oversized Materials, Box 25]
Book Review Reprints,
1949-1950, [undated]
Folder 255
"Concerning Sororities,"
1938, 1941
Folder 256
"Illiterature Part Two," by George and Helen Young,
1943
Folder 257
National Panhellenic Congress booklets,
1925-1938
Folder 258
New World of the Mind, by J.B. Rhine, signed by the
author to Dr. Alice Baldwin,
1953
Box 23
Folder 259
Old Testament Stories, Comically Illustrated,
inscribed to Miss Alice M. Baldwin from Samuel F. Mordecai on March 17, 1924, and later sent to Dr.
Flowers by Baldwin
Folder 260
Documentation accompanying
Old Testament Stories,
1965
Folder 261
"Prelude to Independence: the International Significance of the Bill of
Rights," an address by Dag Hammarskjold,
May 15, 1956
Folder 262
"The United States and the Far East," regional conference by the Duke
American Assembly,
1957
Folder 272
Placemat drawings of East Campus scenes
Photographs
The Photographs series consists of Baldwin's personal photos. Many appear to have been
taken during vacations in New England and on other holidays.
Folder 263-264
Circa 1920s
Folder 265
Circa 1937-1938
Album [undated, appears to be photographs of family, friends, and vacations.
Located in
Oversized Materials, Box 25]
Album, "Photographs from England, Scotland, France, Switzerland, and
Germany," [undated. Located in
Oversized Materials, Box 25]
Clippings,
circa 1920s-1950s
This brief series consists of clippings about Baldwin herself as well as about major
topics of interest to Baldwin, such as church, labor, and prohibition. Many clippings are
undated.
Folder 266
Alice Mary Baldwin,
circa 1920s-1940s
Folder 267
Alice Mary Baldwin,
circa 1940s-1950s
Folder 268
Church,
circa 1929-1933
Folder 269
Labor,
1929
Folder 270
Prohibition,
circa 1929-1933
Folder 271
General,
circa 1920s-1930s
Artifacts
The Artifacts series contains three small items, two of which are pins from Baldwin's
memberships in honors societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Kappa Gamma. The third item is a key
presented to Baldwin by the White Duchy, a Duke secret society for women.
Box 24
Delta Kappa Gamma pin
Phi Beta Kappa pin
White Duchy key
Oversized Materials
Oversized materials are separated from other materials simply because of their size.
Each item listed in this series is also referred to in one in the previous series.
Box 24
Untitled [writings],
1921
"The Reading of Women in the Colonies Before 1750" draft,
1960 [Folder 1 of 2]
"The Woman's College as I Remember It," [draft, undated]
"The Woman's College as I Remember It," notes
Box 25
"The Baldwin Annual" of the Baldwin School, dedicated to Alice M. Baldwin,
1913
Album [undated, appears to be photographs of family, friends, and
vacations]
Album, "Photographs from England, Scotland, France, Switzerland, and
Germany," [undated]
MC
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Placemat drawings of East Campus scenes
