Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Martyn, Edith How
2. Birth Control International Information Centre (London, England)

Description

1. 1.3 linear feet (2 boxes).

Summary

1. The Kitty Marion papers reflect her personal and professional life, her activism as a member of the Women's Social and Political Union during the British suffragette movement, and her later activism and work on behalf of the American Birth Control League and the Birth Control International Information Centre.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schwimmer-Lloyd Collection.

Subject

1. Marion, Kitty. - [Browse in index]
2. American Birth Control League. - [Browse in index]
3. Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain). - [Browse in index]
4. Birth control. - [Browse in index]
5. Government, Resistance to. - [Browse in index]
6. Women -- Suffrage -- Great Britain. - [Browse in index]

Genre/Form

1. Clippings.
2. Memoirs.
3. Photographs.
4. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. MssCol 6263

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Kitty Marion (1871-1944), born Katharina Schafer in Germany, was an actress and activist in the British suffragette and American birth control movements. She died a naturalized U.S. citizen in New York City.

Language (note)

1. Marion's autobiography is present in both English and German language drafts.

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Location of other archival materials

1. Typescript autobiographies of Kitty Marion are also held by The Women's Library (London, England) and the Museum of London.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Actresses Great Britain.
2. Suffragists Great Britain.

Added author

1. Martyn, Edith How.
2. Birth Control International Information Centre (London, England).