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Miriam Allen De Ford Papers Relating to Maynard Shipley

Call Number

TAM.223

Date

Circa 1950s, inclusive

Creator

De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English .

Historical/Biographical Note

Maynard Shipley (1872-1934) was a criminologist and scientist who often spoke out in favor of science and evolution and against religious fanaticism and capital punishment. Shipley also worked as an editor, speaker, and organizer for the Socialist Party alongside Eugene V. Debs. Shipley married Miriam Allen De Ford in 1921. Ford was a writer and eventually wrote about Shipley in a biography entitled Up-Hill All The Way (1956), also in the Tamiment Library.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to De Ford regarding her book on Shipley. It also contains a variety of reviews on the book.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in circa 1950s, are expected to enter the public domain in 2070.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Provenance unknown. The accession number associated with this collection is 1950.108.

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:57:48 -0400.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Container

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012