Florence Seaver Slocomb Papers, 1876-1930
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topic: Clippings
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topic: Woman suffrage (Worcester, Mass.): newspaper clippings, 1912-15
subject: Woman suffrage (Worcester, Mass.): newspaper clippings, 1912-15
topic: Mass. State Legislature: newspaper clippings, 1924-28
subject: Mass. State Legislature: newspaper clippings, 1924-28
topic: Domestic Science and Pure Food Exposition (Worcester, Mass.): brochures, programs and articles, 1912
subject: Domestic Science and Pure Food Exposition (Worcester, Mass.): brochures, programs and articles, 1912
topic: Jury duty for women (including legislative work of Mass. Senate and House): pamphlets, articles and announcements, 1928
subject: Jury duty for women (including legislative work of Mass. Senate and House): pamphlets, articles and announcements, 1928
topic: Letters
subject: Letters
topic: Harriet B. Waters, editor General Federation Bulletin, 1912
subject: Harriet B. Waters, editor General Federation Bulletin, 1912
topic: Freeman M. Saltus, President Worcester Central Labor Union, 1928
subject: Freeman M. Saltus, President Worcester Central Labor Union, 1928
topic: Frederic W. Cook, Secretary, Commonwealth of Mass. (re: salaries of teachers), 1928
subject: Frederic W. Cook, Secretary, Commonwealth of Mass. (re: salaries of teachers), 1928
topic: Edna C. Barry, Secretary to the Speaker of the House (Mass. legislature), 1928
subject: Edna C. Barry, Secretary to the Speaker of the House (Mass. legislature), 1928
topic: League of Women Voters (Mass.): bulletins and programs, 1927-29
subject: League of Women Voters (Mass.): bulletins and programs, 1927-29
topic: Programs: club programs listing Mrs. Slocomb as a speaker (includes announcement of a series of lectures in Parliamentary Law for women given by Mrs. Slocomb), 1909-30
subject: Programs: club programs listing Mrs. Slocomb as a speaker (includes announcement of a series of lectures in Parliamentary Law for women given by Mrs. Slocomb), 1909-30
topic: Red Cross: badge and certificate of merit, n.d.
subject: Red Cross: badge and certificate of merit, n.d.
topic: Republican State Committee (Mass.): brochures and programs, 1928
subject: Republican State Committee (Mass.): brochures and programs, 1928
topic: War service
subject: War service
topic: Correspondence from H. S. Braucher, Secretary, War Camp Community Service, enclosing identification card, 1920
subject: Correspondence from H. S. Braucher, Secretary, War Camp Community Service, enclosing identification card, 1920
topic: Certificate from Governor of Massachusetts appointing F.S.S. a member of Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, 1918
subject: Certificate from Governor of Massachusetts appointing F.S.S. a member of Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, 1918
topic: Women's colleges: article by F.S.S. from Smith College Monthly, 1902
subject: Women's colleges: article by F.S.S. from Smith College Monthly, 1902
topic: Worcester Women's Club: articles, pictures and treasurer's report, 1910-11
subject: Worcester Women's Club: articles, pictures and treasurer's report, 1910-11
topic: Photograph: of Florence Seaver Slocomb, 1906
subject: Photograph: of Florence Seaver Slocomb, 1906
topic: Scrapbooks: 1 unbound (1909-29) and 1 bound (1876-1908): miscellaneous items and clippings
subject: Scrapbooks: 1 unbound (1909-29) and 1 bound (1876-1908): miscellaneous items and clippings

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provides access to: Woman suffrage (Worcester, Mass.): newspaper clippings, 1912-15
provides access to: Mass. State Legislature: newspaper clippings, 1924-28
provides access to: Domestic Science and Pure Food Exposition (Worcester, Mass.): brochures, programs and articles, 1912
provides access to: Jury duty for women (including legislative work of Mass. Senate and House): pamphlets, articles and announcements, 1928
provides access to: Letters
provides access to: Harriet B. Waters, editor General Federation Bulletin, 1912
provides access to: Freeman M. Saltus, President Worcester Central Labor Union, 1928
provides access to: Frederic W. Cook, Secretary, Commonwealth of Mass. (re: salaries of teachers), 1928
provides access to: Edna C. Barry, Secretary to the Speaker of the House (Mass. legislature), 1928
provides access to: League of Women Voters (Mass.): bulletins and programs, 1927-29
provides access to: Programs: club programs listing Mrs. Slocomb as a speaker (includes announcement of a series of lectures in Parliamentary Law for women given by Mrs. Slocomb), 1909-30
provides access to: Red Cross: badge and certificate of merit, n.d.
provides access to: Republican State Committee (Mass.): brochures and programs, 1928
provides access to: War service
provides access to: Correspondence from H. S. Braucher, Secretary, War Camp Community Service, enclosing identification card, 1920
provides access to: Certificate from Governor of Massachusetts appointing F.S.S. a member of Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, 1918
provides access to: Women's colleges: article by F.S.S. from Smith College Monthly, 1902
provides access to: Worcester Women's Club: articles, pictures and treasurer's report, 1910-11
provides access to: Photograph: of Florence Seaver Slocomb, 1906
provides access to: Scrapbooks: 1 unbound (1909-29) and 1 bound (1876-1908): miscellaneous items and clippings

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Florence Seaver Slocomb Papers, 1876-1930
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Florence Seaver Slocomb Papers
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date: 1876-1930
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date created accumulated start: 1876
date created accumulated end: 1930
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origination: Slocomb, Florence Seaver, 1867-1955
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The papers consist of an assortment of materials that document Slocomb's broad involvement in a variety of civic affairs, social causes and political movements. Scrapbooks and newspaper clippings make up about half of the collection. The rest consists of a small amount of correspondence, articles, speeches, and one photograph. Articles, announcements, bulletins, certificates, pamphlets, programs, and reports document her WWI service, women's club activities, and campaigns for suffrage, pure food, and jury service for women. The scrapbooks contain some biographical information.
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has part: Jury duty for women (including legislative work of Mass. Senate and House): pamphlets, articles and announcements, 1928
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has part: League of Women Voters (Mass.): bulletins and programs, 1927-29
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has part: Programs: club programs listing Mrs. Slocomb as a speaker (includes announcement of a series of lectures in Parliamentary Law for women given by Mrs. Slocomb), 1909-30
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has part: Red Cross: badge and certificate of merit, n.d.
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has part: Republican State Committee (Mass.): brochures and programs, 1928
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has part: War service
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has part: Women's colleges: article by F.S.S. from Smith College Monthly, 1902
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has part: Worcester Women's Club: articles, pictures and treasurer's report, 1910-11
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has part: Photograph: of Florence Seaver Slocomb, 1906
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has part: Scrapbooks: 1 unbound (1909-29) and 1 bound (1876-1908): miscellaneous items and clippings
aggregates: Scrapbooks: 1 unbound (1909-29) and 1 bound (1876-1908): miscellaneous items and clippings

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Slocomb, Florence Seaver, 1867-1955
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Biographical History for: Florence Seaver Slocomb Papers
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body: Biographical Note Florence Seaver Slocomb, 1906 Florence Seaver was born in Massachusetts on April 26, 1867. Her father, Nathanial Seaver was a Unitarian minister who served various churches including those in Leicester, Millbury, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from Smith College in 1889 and went on to teach high school in North Easton, Massachusetts. In 1895 she married George Albert Slocomb, a well-known Worcester physician. She became active in the Unitarian church and was a prominent figure in the Worcester Women's Club where she advocated for the causes of women's education and prison reform. By the turn-of-the-century, she was well-known for her work for woman suffrage and for pure food. She provided wartime service through War Camp Community Service in 1919-1920 and was appointed a member of the Woman's Committee, Council of National Defense. With the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920, she became active in the League of Women Voters. In 1924 she was appointed to the Council of Women and Children in Industry and, in 1926 was the first woman from Worcester County elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature. In the 1930s she was a staunch advocate for jury service for women. She also lectured and wrote for various magazines. She died in 1955.
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Clippings
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has part: Woman suffrage (Worcester, Mass.): newspaper clippings, 1912-15
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has part: Mass. State Legislature: newspaper clippings, 1924-28
aggregates: Mass. State Legislature: newspaper clippings, 1924-28

Domestic Science and Pure Food Exposition (Worcester, Mass.): brochures, programs and articles, 1912
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Jury duty for women (including legislative work of Mass. Senate and House): pamphlets, articles and announcements, 1928
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Letters
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has part: Harriet B. Waters, editor General Federation Bulletin, 1912
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has part: Freeman M. Saltus, President Worcester Central Labor Union, 1928
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has part: Frederic W. Cook, Secretary, Commonwealth of Mass. (re: salaries of teachers), 1928
aggregates: Frederic W. Cook, Secretary, Commonwealth of Mass. (re: salaries of teachers), 1928
has part: Edna C. Barry, Secretary to the Speaker of the House (Mass. legislature), 1928
aggregates: Edna C. Barry, Secretary to the Speaker of the House (Mass. legislature), 1928

League of Women Voters (Mass.): bulletins and programs, 1927-29
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Programs: club programs listing Mrs. Slocomb as a speaker (includes announcement of a series of lectures in Parliamentary Law for women given by Mrs. Slocomb), 1909-30
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Red Cross: badge and certificate of merit, n.d.
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Republican State Committee (Mass.): brochures and programs, 1928
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

War service
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has part: Correspondence from H. S. Braucher, Secretary, War Camp Community Service, enclosing identification card, 1920
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has part: Certificate from Governor of Massachusetts appointing F.S.S. a member of Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, 1918
aggregates: Certificate from Governor of Massachusetts appointing F.S.S. a member of Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, 1918

Women's colleges: article by F.S.S. from Smith College Monthly, 1902
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Worcester Women's Club: articles, pictures and treasurer's report, 1910-11
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Photograph: of Florence Seaver Slocomb, 1906
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Scrapbooks: 1 unbound (1909-29) and 1 bound (1876-1908): miscellaneous items and clippings
type: ArchivalResource
is part of: Florence Seaver Slocomb Papers
is aggregated by: Florence Seaver Slocomb Papers
access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Woman suffrage (Worcester, Mass.): newspaper clippings, 1912-15
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Mass. State Legislature: newspaper clippings, 1924-28
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Harriet B. Waters, editor General Federation Bulletin, 1912
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Freeman M. Saltus, President Worcester Central Labor Union, 1928
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Frederic W. Cook, Secretary, Commonwealth of Mass. (re: salaries of teachers), 1928
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Edna C. Barry, Secretary to the Speaker of the House (Mass. legislature), 1928
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Correspondence from H. S. Braucher, Secretary, War Camp Community Service, enclosing identification card, 1920
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Certificate from Governor of Massachusetts appointing F.S.S. a member of Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, 1918
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access provided by: Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA