Ida Tarbell Papers, 1896-1943
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topic: SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
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topic: Newspaper clippings, 1912-42, n.d.
subject: Newspaper clippings, 1912-42, n.d.
topic: Memorabilia and photograph, 1913-24, 1937, 1942, n.d.
subject: Memorabilia and photograph, 1913-24, 1937, 1942, n.d.
topic: All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography, 1939
subject: All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography, 1939
topic: SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE
subject: SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE
topic: General, A-Z, 1896-1901, n.d.
subject: General, A-Z, 1896-1901, n.d.
topic: Individuals
subject: Individuals
topic: Boyden, Albert, 1905-12, n.d.
subject: Boyden, Albert, 1905-12, n.d.
topic: Davis, J. McCan, 1898-1900
subject: Davis, J. McCan, 1898-1900
topic: Phillips, John S., 1910-43
subject: Phillips, John S., 1910-43
topic: Business letters, 1896-97
subject: Business letters, 1896-97
topic: SERIES III. WRITINGS
subject: SERIES III. WRITINGS
topic: Published
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topic: "The Irresponsible Woman and the Friendless Child," The American Magazine, May 1912
subject: "The Irresponsible Woman and the Friendless Child," The American Magazine, May 1912
topic: "Is Women's Suffrage a Failure?" Good Housekeeping, October 1924
subject: "Is Women's Suffrage a Failure?" Good Housekeeping, October 1924
topic: "Ten Years of Woman Suffrage," The Literary Digest, 1930 [Includes excerpts from an interview with Tarbell; author unknown]
subject: "Ten Years of Woman Suffrage," The Literary Digest, 1930 [Includes excerpts from an interview with Tarbell; author unknown]
topic: "The American Woman: How She Met the Experience of War," The American Magazine (in two parts), n.d.
subject: "The American Woman: How She Met the Experience of War," The American Magazine (in two parts), n.d.
topic: Unpublished
subject: Unpublished
topic: "Account of whalers caught in arctic ice and the heroism of their rescuer, Charles D. Brower," [author unknown], n.d.
subject: "Account of whalers caught in arctic ice and the heroism of their rescuer, Charles D. Brower," [author unknown], n.d.

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provides access to: Newspaper clippings, 1912-42, n.d.
provides access to: Memorabilia and photograph, 1913-24, 1937, 1942, n.d.
provides access to: All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography, 1939
provides access to: SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE
provides access to: General, A-Z, 1896-1901, n.d.
provides access to: Individuals
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provides access to: Davis, J. McCan, 1898-1900
provides access to: Phillips, John S., 1910-43
provides access to: Business letters, 1896-97
provides access to: SERIES III. WRITINGS
provides access to: Published
provides access to: "The Irresponsible Woman and the Friendless Child," The American Magazine, May 1912
provides access to: "Is Women's Suffrage a Failure?" Good Housekeeping, October 1924
provides access to: "Ten Years of Woman Suffrage," The Literary Digest, 1930 [Includes excerpts from an interview with Tarbell; author unknown]
provides access to: "The American Woman: How She Met the Experience of War," The American Magazine (in two parts), n.d.
provides access to: Unpublished
provides access to: "Account of whalers caught in arctic ice and the heroism of their rescuer, Charles D. Brower," [author unknown], n.d.

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Ida Tarbell Papers, 1896-1943
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Ida Tarbell Papers
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date: 1896-1943
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Ida Tarbell Papers consist of 1 linear foot and are primarily related to her professional life, dating from 1896 to 1943. The bulk of the papers date from 1896 to 1912, and focus on her time as assistant editor at McClure's and on her writings about Abraham Lincoln. There is also a small amount of material regarding her anti-suffrage views. Types of material include correspondence, memorabilia, journal and newspaper articles, published and unpublished writings, and a photograph.
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Biographical History for: Ida Tarbell Papers
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body: Biographical Note Ida Minerva Tarbell was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania on 5 November 1857, the daughter of Esther Ann McCullough and Franklin Sumner Tarbell. She attended local public schools and graduated from Allegheny College in 1880, the sole woman of her class. Ida M. Tarbell, undated She taught for a few years at Poland Union Seminary, in Poland, Ohio, and worked for The Chatauquan, a home-study teaching guide based in Meadville, Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1891. She left her job, traveling to Paris to study the role of women in the French Revolution. While there, she supported herself by writing occasional articles for Scribner's magazine and by 1892, McClure's, including a series of articles on Napoleon Bonaparte that was published in book form in 1895. She also wrote biographies of Madame Roland (1896) and Abraham Lincoln (1900), but remains best known for her scathing expose, The History of Standard Oil (1904). She was an assistant editor of McClure's from 1894 to 1906. She was one of a group of investigative journalists (dubbed "muckrakers" by Theodore Roosevelt) who owned and edited the American Magazine from 1906 to 1915. She then lectured on the Chautauqua circuit until 1932, speaking on a variety of topics and occasionally writing articles for magazines. Though a supporter of women's rights early in her career, she did not support women's suffrage, a position that caused friction between her and those she worked with on a variety of causes. She suffered from Parkinson's disease in her later years and died in Bridgeport, Connecticut on 6 January 1944
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SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
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All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography, 1939
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Business letters, 1896-97
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Boyden, Albert, 1905-12, n.d.
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Davis, J. McCan, 1898-1900
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Phillips, John S., 1910-43
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"Account of whalers caught in arctic ice and the heroism of their rescuer, Charles D. Brower," [author unknown], n.d.
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