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MARY FLETCHER SWAN GAYLORD PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: WH1144

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, newsletters, brochures, reports, records pertain to Gaylord's professional activities and associations in which she was active including Colorado Association of Mental Health, League of Women Voters, Republican Party; also material from the alumni group from her alma mater, Bennington College.

Dates

  • 1936-1989

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Mary Fletcher Swan Gaylord (1915-1995) (known as “Fletch”) was a political activist for the Republican Party and was active in many associations, clubs and councils in Denver. She was particularly known as a crusader for mental health.

Extent

14 Boxes (14 linear feet)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Organized in 7 series: 1. Bennington College. 2. Colorado Association of Mental Health. 3. Colorado Federation of Republican Women. 4. Denver Mental Health Advisory Board. 5. League of Women Voters. 6. Republican Party. 7. Miscellaneous associations.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Mary Fletcher Gaylord, 1994.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository

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