Collection SCA111-GA84 - Marie Stopes collection.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Marie Stopes collection.

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title from content of the collection.

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

SCA111-GA84

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

47 cm of textual records

Archival description area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1880 and died there in 1958. Educated in Edinburgh, London and graduated with her Ph.D. from Munich, she was the first woman appointed to the science staff at the University of ... »

Scope and content

Collection consists of materials relating to the personal and professional life of Marie Stopes as well as to the history of birth control. Includes biographical materials, articles and ephemera related to birth control, correspondence, and ms. drafts of ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased by SSHRC grant in 1986.

Arrangement

Arranged in series as follows:

1. Biographical and Correspondence
2. Birth Control
3. Passionate Crusader: The Life of Marie Stopes

Accompanying material

A 400 item book collection accompanies these archival materials.

Access points

Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Added to database by Jessica Blackwell, 2015.