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Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1938
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    • Creator: SimpsonMaryJean, 1888-1977.
    • Date Created: 1938
    • Description: This diary discusses Mary Jean’s time as Dean of Women at UVM and getting involved in student and faculty life on campus. She goes to meetings and events at Southwick Hall, attends alumni events, and meets President Bailey. It also focuses on the health of her mother and Mary Jean’s friendship with Elspeth, her mother’s caretaker. Illness takes a center stage in this diary, as Mary Jean, her mother, Elspeth, and her brother John all deal with various sicknesses throughout the year. In the winter, Mary Jean details her experience with serums and intravenous iron supplements to combat illness. Lively descriptions of visits with family and friends and visits to church are emphasized during the various holidays throughout the year. Topics in this diary include transportation and automobile innovations, faculty and student life at UVM, health and medicine in the mid-20th century, weather patterns, and Vermont social life.
    • Parent Collections: Diaries


    Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1933
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      • Creator: SimpsonMaryJean, 1888-1977.
      • Date Created: 1933
      • Description: This diary records the end of Mary Jean’s time as Bill Clerk of the Senate including mentions of debates over prohibition, filibusters, and night sessions. The impactful deaths of President Calvin Coolidge and Senator Porter H. Dale (in office) are also recorded in this diary. In the later summer, after the close of Congress, she describes a significant amount of travel around Vermont to make speeches to various women’s groups. A December 13th entry notes Mary Jean’s appointment as Women’s Director under the Civil Works Authority (C.W.A.), a New Deal job creation program. The common topics of daily life including local Craftsbury news; church events; fun and entertainment activities like attending plays, movies, and speeches; housework and chores; the weather; preparing food; and spending time with family and friends are present. Topics of wider interest include American politics, women's groups’ meetings, illnesses and treatments, automobile travel, and financial records.
      • Parent Collections: Diaries


      Vermont Woman, vol. 03, n. 03
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        • Date Issued: 1988-01


        Vermont Woman, vol. 03, n. 05
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          • Date Issued: 1988-03


          Vermont Woman, vol. 04, n. 03
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            • Date Issued: 1989-01




            Bulletin of the University of Vermont vol. 55 no. 03
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              • Creator: University of Vermont
              • Date Created: 1957
              • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, University of Vermont bulletin, 1955-1966


              Bulletin of the University of Vermont vol. 56 no. 06
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                • Creator: University of Vermont
                • Date Created: 1958
                • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, University of Vermont bulletin, 1955-1966


                Bulletin of the University of Vermont vol. 58 no. 14
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                  • Creator: University of Vermont
                  • Date Created: 1961
                  • Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, University of Vermont bulletin, 1955-1966