Finding aid for the Katharine Sharp Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Sharp, Katharine
Title: Katharine Sharp Papers
Dates: 1871-1934
Extent: 1.80 linear feet (5 containers)
Abstract: Katharine Dooris Sharp was a Zanesville, Ohio, suffragette and author who married Dr. H.J. Sharp of London, Ohio. She was a member of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, and president of the Woman's Elective Franchise Association. The collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, letters, printed material on the medical careers of H.J. and Wilfrid Sharp, and photocopies of letters and newspaper clippings on Mrs. Sharp's suffrage activities.
MS Number MS 3720
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Katharine Sharp Papers, 1871-1934 and undated, consist of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, letters, printed material on the medical careers of H.J. and Wilfrid Sharp, and photocopies of letters and newspaper clippings on Mrs. Sharp's suffrage activities.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of women and the suffrage movement in Ohio, particularly in Zanesville.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Sharp, H. J.
Sharp, Katharine (Dooris)
Sharp, Wilfrid.
Suffragists -- Ohio.
Women -- Suffrage -- Ohio.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3720 Katharine Sharp Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

Katharine Sharp Papers 1871-1934 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Letters 1900-1918 undated
1 1 Autographs 1908 undated
1 2 Suffrage writings 1905 1911-1912
1 2 Miscellaneous papers 1898-1912 undated
1 3 Starling Medical College announcements 1904 1906
1 3 H. J. Sharp papers 1884 1915
1 4 Newspaper clippings and letters (photocopies) 1904-1917 undated
Box Folder
2 1 Scrapbook 1871-1934 undated
2 2 Scrapbook 1874-1894 undated
Box Folder
3 1 Scrapbook 1876-1929 undated
3 2 Scrapbook 1896-1906 undated
Box Folder
4 1 Scrapbook 1898-1907 undated
4 2 Scrapbook 1901-1912 undated
Box Folder
5 1 Scrapbook ca. 1906-1912 undated
5 2 Scrapbook 1913-1918 undated