Evelyn L. Pugh papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Evelyn L. Pugh papers, C0012, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
9 Linear Feet 24 boxes
Creator:
Pugh, Evelyn Littleton, 1930-1987
Abstract:
Materials in the collection support the study of John Stuart Mill and women's rights. They include the following: manuscript copy of "John Stuart Mill and Half the Human Race" by Evelyn L. Pugh; Pugh's master's thesis entitled: "The Socialist Party in the Election of 1932" (1959); her dissertation "John Stuart Mill in America: The Early Impact, 1843-1873"(1966); scholarly publications by Pugh; course syllabi and course materials; bibliographic lists and bibliographic and note card files.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Evelyn L. Pugh papers, C0012, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials in the collection support the study of Mill and women's rights. They include the following: manuscript copy of "John Stuart Mill and Half the Human Race" by Evelyn L. Pugh; Pugh's master's thesis entitled: "The Socialist Party in the Election of 1932" (1959); her dissertation "John Stuart Mill in America: The Early Impact, 1843-1873"(1966); scholarly publications by Pugh; course syllabi and course materials; bibliographic lists and bibliographic and note card files.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Evelyn L. Pugh was an educator, an historian, a scholar and a feminist. She was born in North Carolina in 1930 and earned history degrees from East Carolina University (1952), Duke University (1959), and American University (1966). Her field was British history; her later expertise was John Stuart Mill and women's rights. Her unfinished manuscript was to be a major book on John Stuart Mill and 19th century feminism. She was a faculty member in the Department of History at George Mason University from 1966 to 1987.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Robert E. Pugh in 1989.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections and Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by subject.