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Susan B. Anthony Letter to Ida Agnes Baker, 1905 May 3
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Anthony, Susan B. -- (Susan Brownell), -- 1820-1906.
- Title
- Susan B. Anthony Letter to Ida Agnes Baker
- Dates
- 1905 May
3 (inclusive)1905-05-031905-05-03
- Quantity
- 1 item (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- XOE_SC0042
- Summary
- Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Ida Agnes Baker, a women’s suffrage activist in Bellingham, Washington, on various topics, including the acquisition of books on suffrage for local libraries.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson Library 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Typewritten, signed letter dated May 3, 1905, from Susan B. Anthony to Ida Agnes Baker, a women’s suffrage activist and teacher at the Washington State Normal School at Bellingham (now Western Washington University). Anthony applauds Baker for getting books on women’s suffrage added to local libraries. She reports on some of her activities in and around Rochester, New York, and writes that she hopes to see Baker at a suffrage meeting in Portland, Oregon, in June and July.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Susan B. Anthony Letter to Ida Agnes Baker, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of Cindy L. Carroll.
Processing Note
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
- Women political activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence.
- Women political activists -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.
Personal Names
- Anthony, Susan B. -- (Susan Brownell), -- 1820-1906 -- Correspondence.
- Baker, Ida Agnes -- Correspondence.
Corporate Names
- Washington State Normal School (Bellingham, Wash.) -- Archives.
Form or Genre Terms
- Personal correspondence.
Finding aid prepared by Michael Taylor.
2020
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