Personal Papers of Margaret Stephen

Scope and Content

Material collected for the writing of 'Emily Davies and Girton College': Letter from BS to H I McMorran 30 Jan [1945]; letter from C L Maynard to BS, 3 March 1925; C L Maynard: account of life at Girton; S A Richardson: recollection of Emily Davies; Anna Lloyd to BS not dated; J F Dove to BS, 2 March 1925 and J F Dove, account of life at Girton.

Administrative / Biographical History

Margaret Thyra Barbara Shore Smith (later Shore Nightingale) (Lady Stephen) was born in 1872. Married Harry L Stephen, later Sir Harry Stephen. Margaret studied History at Girton College, 1891-1894. In India with her husband 1904-1913, founded Women Graduates Union in Calcutta for the benefit of professional women coming to India. Member of Girton College Council 1913-1932; Governor 1913-1938. Generous benefactor of Girton Library. Publications included 'Emily Davies and Girton College, 1927. Margaret Stephen died in 1945.

Access Information

Access is open to bona fide scholars by appointment only.

Other Finding Aids

As at Sep 2008 an online catalogue for Girton College Archives was available at http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/

Archivist's Note

Collection Description taken from Genesis in Sep 2008 as part of Genesis 2008 Project. Description by Catherine Burke, Genesis Project Officer 17/01/2002

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