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
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.