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Papers of Mary Sheepshanks
Catalogue reference: 7MSH
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This record is about the Papers of Mary Sheepshanks dating from 1952-1953.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 7MSH
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Title (The name of the record)
- Papers of Mary Sheepshanks
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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The archive consists of a typescript of autobiography 'The Long Day Ended' (1880s-1930s). These reminiscences provide interesting descriptions of South America in the 1920s, and of a chapter in the history of the Ukrainian fight for independence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 7/YYY8
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Sheepshanks, Mary Ryott, 1872-1960, educationist, feminist, and internationalist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 0.25 A box (1 folder)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Donated by Sybil Oldfield in 1985.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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See the biography for Sheepshanks; Mary Ryott (1872-1960); educationalist, feminist, and internationalist.
Mary Ryott Sheepshanks (1872-1960) was born in 1872, the daughter of an Anglican clergyman who was later Bishop of Norwich. After Newnham College, Cambridge, she went to Morley College and was appointed Principal at the age of 25. From 1913-1920 Sheepshanks was Secretary of the Women's Suffrage Alliance. She was also an editor of 'Jus Suffragii', the journal for the International Alliance of Women. During the First World War was active in the Women's League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), and as Secretary of the WILPF she travelled widely in Europe 1922-1934, having previously travelled through much of South America. After a visit in 1930 to East Galicia (then under Polish rule) she gave active support to the cause of Ukrainian independence and retired from public life at the beginning of the Second World War.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c062493d-80a3-41fc-9d04-b2c8c99c6fe6/
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Papers of Mary Sheepshanks