Goucher Alumnae/i Manuscript Collections

MS 002 Goucher College Class of 1903 Round Robin Letters, 1919-1938 

The letters document suffrage, war, the depression, family life and more. View the Goucher Class of 1903 Round Robin finding aid.

MS 0007 Florence B. Seibert Collection, 1897-1988

Papers, photographs, correspondence, medals, artifacts, awards, scrapbooks, and published works document the life of Florence B. Seibert '18 , renowned research scientist. Seibert earned national recognition for her work on tuberculosis, setting the tuberculin standard for testing. View the Florence B. Seibert Collection finding aid.

MS 0017 H.L. and Sara Haardt Mencken Collection, 1886-1956

Letters between Sara Haardt '20 and H.L. Mencken as well as all of her published and unpublished works and other materials related to her career. View the H.L. and Sara Haardt Mencken Collection finding aid.

MS 0023 Alumnae Scrapbook Collection

Over 60 scrapbooks and photograph albums documenting student life at Goucher College.  Most albums date from the 1920s.

MS 0035 Darcey Steinke Papers, 1976-2008 

Correspondence, articles, books, manuscripts, research notes, journals, and other materials document novelist and Goucher alumna Darcey Steinke’s ('85) work and personal life. 

MS 0039 Nancy Patz Collection, 1946-2007

The Nancy Patz Collection documents the professional life of Nancy Patz, children’s book author and illustrator. The collection consists of manuscripts, illustrations, and materials relating to publishing her works and her activities in the community. Nancy created the covers and five pages of art for the 2014 issue of PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators.  Her work consists of more than 125 small pen and ink, pencil, and watercolor drawings of authentic Holocaust artifacts from the Holocaust museums. The drawings were on display at Goucher in the Artifact Drawings Exhibit. To learn more about Nancy's collection, view the Nancy Patz Collection finding aid.

MS044 Jean Freisleben Letters, 1938-1939

Correspondence largely between Goucher student Jean Freisleben and her parents and brother. View the Jean Freisleben Letters finding aid.

MS 0045 SaraKay Smullens Papers 

Biographical materials, professional papers, manuscripts, research, organization records, published works, photographs, audio and video tapes, and memorabilia document the life and work of SaraKay Smullens '62. 

MS 0051 Alice L. Shugars Papers

Family papers of Alice L. Shugars '33.

MS 0069 Genevieve Miller Papers, 1931-1984

The Genevieve Miller Collection documents the academic and professional life of Genevieve Miller '35, a medical historian. The collection consists of materials from her time as a Goucher student, as well as her professional life.