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Florence Harmon Dock suffragist scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: D.556

Biographical / Historical note

Florence Mirels Harmon (1890-?), later Florence Harmon Dock, was a suffragist, advocate for women’s rights, and lawyer. She was the Secretary of the Political Equality Association founded by Mrs. O. H. R. Belmont (Alva Belmont), who followed the more militant tradition of suffrage influenced by Emmeline Pankhurst. Florence was also a public speaker in her own right, and was one of two women sent by Mrs. Belmont to deliver a forceful letter asking President Wilson to hear the case for woman suffrage in 1915. Among other accomplishments, she was Chair of the Republican Federation of Mt. Pleasant and Chappaqua County, NY; elected as the Republican delegate from Westchester County to the New York State Convention in 1924; held office as State Vice President for the National Association of Women Lawyers for Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; awarded membership of the Order of the Eastern Star in 1937, and more. She relocated to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1924 with her husband.

Scope and Contents

A scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs compiled by suffragist Florence Harmon, with material dating from October 1912 through 1933. Many of the photographs of the suffragettes are labeled with their names and the dates and locations of the photos, and include candid shots from demonstrations, speeches, and events. There are also studio portrait photographs of several of the suffragists, including Florence. Other materials include a large amount of correspondence, event cards, fliers, a praise poem, certificates of achievement and recognition, and awards presented to Florence for her work. The beginning of the scrapbook has been very well organized, where the bulk of the material is arranged chronologically and dates 1912-1917, but hereafter the articles, letters, photographs, cards, etc. which had been pasted down in the beginning are interleaved loosely with the scrapbook pages. Other notable figures include Alva Belmont, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Irene Corwin Davison, Maud Cabot, Inez Milholland, Mary Ritter Beard, Blair Niles, Hazel MacKaye, and Georgiana Howland.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1912-1938

Language of Materials

English

Extent

0.68 cubic feet (2 flat boxes)

Access

The Florence Harmon suffragist scrapbook is an unprocessed collection. If possible, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester allows provisional access to unprocessed collections. For more information, please contact the RAREBKS@library.rochester.edu.

Use

Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.edu

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Florence Harmon Suffragist Scrapbook, D.556, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in one series and is comprised of a single item.

Title
Florence Harmon Dock suffragist scrapbook
Status
Completed
Author
Lev Earle
Date
November 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

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Rochester NY 14627-0055 USA