Betty Wells Papers, 1931-1995, n.d.
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topic: Correspondence, 1933-1995, n.d.
subject: Correspondence, 1933-1995, n.d.
topic: September - October, 1933
subject: September - October, 1933
topic: November - December, 1933
subject: November - December, 1933
topic: January - February, 1934
subject: January - February, 1934
topic: March - April, 1934
subject: March - April, 1934
topic: May - June, 1934
subject: May - June, 1934
topic: 1937-1965
subject: 1937-1965
topic: 1966-1979
subject: 1966-1979
topic: 1980-1985
subject: 1980-1985
topic: 1986-1993
subject: 1986-1993
topic: 1994-1995, n.d.
subject: 1994-1995, n.d.
topic: Writings, ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
subject: Writings, ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
topic: Essays and Poems ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
subject: Essays and Poems ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
topic: First Fruits n.d.
subject: First Fruits n.d.
topic: "What is the Subconscious" (French Thesis) ca. 1934
subject: "What is the Subconscious" (French Thesis) ca. 1934
topic: Photographs, 1931-1989, n.d.
subject: Photographs, 1931-1989, n.d.
topic: Photographs 1931-1989, n.d.
subject: Photographs 1931-1989, n.d.
topic: Biographical Material, 1934, 1954-55, 1959
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topic: Biographical Material 1934, 1954-55, 1959
subject: Biographical Material 1934, 1954-55, 1959
topic: Scrapbooks, 1931-1935
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topic: Scrapbook v.2 1933-1934
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provides access to: November - December, 1933
provides access to: January - February, 1934
provides access to: March - April, 1934
provides access to: May - June, 1934
provides access to: 1937-1965
provides access to: 1966-1979
provides access to: 1980-1985
provides access to: 1986-1993
provides access to: 1994-1995, n.d.
provides access to: Writings, ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
provides access to: Essays and Poems ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
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provides access to: Photographs, 1931-1989, n.d.
provides access to: Photographs 1931-1989, n.d.
provides access to: Biographical Material, 1934, 1954-55, 1959
provides access to: Biographical Material 1934, 1954-55, 1959
provides access to: Scrapbooks, 1931-1935
provides access to: Scrapbook v.1 1931-1935
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Betty Wells Papers, 1931-1995, n.d.
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Betty Wells Papers
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date: 1931-1995, n.d.
date created accumulated string: 1931-1995, n.d.
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language: eng
origination: Wells, Betty, 1913-2002
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection Comprised of Correspondence, Writings, Photographs, Biographical Material, and Scrapbooks. Correspondence (1933-1995, n.d.) consists of letters to her parents, written as a Mount Holyoke College student spending her junior year in France, and correspondence (1933-1995, n.d.) with Simone Calvet, a French penpal and later friend. Student letters describe her studies, social activities, and travels in France, Germany and Italy, while the bulk of her correspondence with Simone Calvet reflect each woman's intellectual, family and social life, and their thoughts on marriage, motherhood, world affairs, illness, aging and the nature of their friendship. The Writings series (ca. 1931-1935, n.d.) is comprised of illustrated short-stories, poems, a manuscript entitled, "First Fruits" and a manuscript entiteld, "What is the Subconscious?" and noted as a French thesis (ca. 1934); all authored by Wells. Some of these items were written for English classes at Mount Holyoke College. The Photographs (1931-1989, n.d.) are primarily of snapshots removed from the correspondence from Simone Calvet, as well as a few photographs of Wells as a student at Mount Holyoke. Biographical Material (1934, 1954-55, 1959) consists of newspaper articles announcing her engagement, wedding and other activities as well as a photocopy of her diploma from the University of Paris. The Scrapbook Series consists of two scrapbooks, one dedicated to her years as a student at Mount Holyoke College (1931-1935) and consisting of corresponence, clippings, programs and photographs. The other scrapbook is dedicated specifically to her year studying abroad in France (1933-1934) and includes travel ticket stubs, photographs and correspondence. Material from this collection is available in an online digital format.
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associated with: Family United States History Sources.
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associated with: Women Health and hygiene France History Sources.
associated with: Depressed persons France Correspondence.
associated with: Mentally ill women France Correspondence.
associated with: Women Health and hygiene United States History Sources.
associated with: Women France Social conditions Sources.
associated with: Women United States Social conditions Sources.
associated with: Marriage France Social conditions Sources.
associated with: Marriage United States Social conditions Sources.
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associated with: Wells, Betty, 1913-
associated with: Calvet, Simone, 1913-
associated with: Taylor, Earl Eesley b. 1886
associated with: Taylor, Helen Sanborn Travis, 1885-.
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Wells, Betty, 1913-2002
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Biographical History for: Betty Wells Papers
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body: Biographical Note Katharine Elizabeth (Betty) Taylor Wells, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (1935) and a French teacher, was born on December 23, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts to Earl and Helen Travis Taylor. She graduated from the Girls' Latin School in Boston in 1931, and from Mount Holyoke College in 1935. She spent her junior year abroad (the 1933-1934 academic year) studying in France. In June of 1935, she married Richard Dennison Wells, a graduate of the Harvard Engineering School. They lived in Lewiston, Maine and had one daughter, Katharine, who later attended Colby College. In 1963, Betty Taylor Wells began a program at Northeastern University for her master's degree in education, and started teaching French in high school the following year. She received her M.Ed. in 1966. She died on August 6, 2002, at the age of eighty-eight.
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Photographs, 1931-1989, n.d.
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Biographical Material, 1934, 1954-55, 1959
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1986-1993
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1994-1995, n.d.
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Essays and Poems ca. 1931-1935, n.d.
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First Fruits n.d.
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"What is the Subconscious" (French Thesis) ca. 1934
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Photographs 1931-1989, n.d.
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Biographical Material 1934, 1954-55, 1959
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Scrapbook v.1 1931-1935
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Scrapbook v.2 1933-1934
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