Mary Alletta Crump Papers, 1916-1970
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Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
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collection
Mary Alletta Crump Papers
Creation of Mary Alletta Crump Papers
Time of Creation of Mary Alletta Crump Papers
Crump, Mary Alletta, 1887-1970
Biographical History for: Mary Alletta Crump Papers
Biographical Note Mary Alletta Crump in her "Crumperie" tea room, Greenwich Village, New York, circa 1916-1920 Mary Alletta Crump ("Crumpy") was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1887 to Annie L. Hulst Crump and Leonard Crawford Crump. With her mother, she owned and operated the Crumperie Tea Room in Greenwich Village, New York from 1916 to 1926. The Tea Room was "characteristic of the best days of the Village," attracting devotees from the theatrical and literary worlds. Crump was a YMCA entertainer in London and France during World War I and appeared in two Cherry Lane revues. She was active in the suffrage movement in the 1920s, and she later volunteered for the Red Cross' Grenfell Mission, Labrador as a summer teacher and nurse. Crump was one of the first members of the American Women's Voluntary Service and designed the organization's flag. In 1946, she participated in International Assembly of Women in New York City. In 1958 she was a contestant for 5 weeks on the "$64,000 Question." Mary Alletta Crump died in July of 1970.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Mary Alletta Crump Papers include guest books from the Crumperie Tea Room (including sketches, poems and letters). Entries include notable patrons such as Laura and William Rose Benet, Charles Coburn, Dorothy Dix, Jessie Beals, Theodore Dreiser, Fannie Hurst and Christopher Morley. There are also materials from the Grenfell Mission and the American Women's Voluntary Service. The collection includes programs, certificates, correspondence, a diary of her 1958-59 trip to Germany, photographs, and a wide variety of memorabilia. The Papers document Crump's life, in part, as well as life in Greenwich Village circa 1920's.
American Women Voluntary Services--History--Sources
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Businesswomen--United States--Biography--Sources
Labrador (Nfld.)--History--Sources
Missionaries--Newfoundland--Labrador--Biography--Sources
Women-owned business enterprises--United States--History--Sources
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Grenfell, Joyce, 1910-
Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940
Grenfell Association of America--History--Sources
Grenfell Labrador Medical Mission--History--Sources
International Grenfell Association--History--Sources
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Sources
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Sources
series
SERIES I. CRUMPERIE TEA ROOM
Obituaries of Crump and May Singhi Breen 1970
Guest books (photocopies) and summary by Susan E. Lyman 1916-27, 1966
Sketch of Crumpn.d.
Photographs and postcards 1916-27
Clippings, advertisements, apron fabric and memorabilia 1916-27
SERIES II. GRENFELL MISSION
Photographs and printed material about the Grenfells and the Mission n.d.
Audio recordings
Recording by Crump for Joyce Grenfell (reel-to-reel audio tape) and insert: Christmas card with song by May Singhi Breen 1958
"Garden book" (phonograph record) 1943
SERIES III. WAR WORK
Correspondence to Crump
AWVS 1942-46
Reid, Whitelaw 1948
Mrs. E. Rickenbacher 1942
Clippings, photographs, and periodicals 1941-45
Color Guard: articles, photographs, and clippings 1942-44
Civilian Protection School: certificate, memorabilia, and letters to May Singhi Breem 1943
International Assembly of Women: clippings and photographs 1942-46
SERIES IV. MISCELLANEOUS
"$64,000 Question" and trip to Europe: photographs, clippings, and journal 1958
Miscellaneous correspondence 1913-64, n.d.
Miscellaneous photographs 1902-58
Memorabilia and AWVS sketches 1940-45, n.d.