Betty Brainerd papers

MS-665

Collection

Identifier: MS-665

The papers of Betty Brainerd contain correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, as well as biographical material. Of note are clippings and typescripts of Brainerds newspaper column "We Women" as well as her correspondence with her husbands Henry Herbert McClure and George T. Stagg and her suitor Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Some material related to her parents Erastus and Mary Bella Beale Brainerd is also included.

Dates

1895 - 1963

Creator

Brainerd, Betty (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

7.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)

Additional Description

Overview

Betty Brainerd (1888-1984), society columnist and reporter. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, manuscripts and copies of her columns. Correspondents include Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Henry Herbert McClure and George T. Stagg. Some material related to her parents is also included.