Guide to the Carol Canner papers, 1956-1959
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI, 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2019
Collection Overview
| Title: | Carol Canner papers |
| Date range: | 1956-1959 |
| Creator: | Carol Canner |
| Extent: | .25 linear feet (1 half file box) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains 18 black and white photographs of Pembroke College students on campus and a copy of "Pembroke Magazine" which belonged to Carol Canner, Brown University class of 1959. Materials date from 1956-1959. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | AMS-1U-2019.002 |
Scope & content
This collection contains 18 black and white photographs of Pembroke College students on campus and a copy of "Pembroke Magazine" which belonged to Carol Canner, Brown University class of 1959. Materials date from 1956-1959.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject Organizations Subject TopicsArrangement
This collection is arranged into 1 series.
Biographical/Historical Note
Carol Canner was born in Boston, MA on May 11, 1937. She grew up in Newton, Massachusetts where she graduated from Newton High School in 1955. She attended Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, and graduated in 1959 with an A.B. in English literature. Canner went on to obtain an M.A.T. from Harvard University in 1960, and an M.S.W. from the University of Connecticut in 1967. She married her husband, Atle Gjelsvik, in 1960 and together they had two children, Erik and Annie. Canner retired as the Assistant Director of Head Start of Rockland County, New York, and moved to North Kingstown, Rhode Island.In 2017, Canner donated an oral history to the Pembroke Center Oral History Project. It is available online at https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/pembroke-oral-histories/interview/carol-canner-class-1959.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: | Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: | Carol Canner papers, AMS-1U-2019.002, Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Gift of Carol Canner in 2017. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Amanda Knox, on behalf of the Pembroke Center for the Teaching and Research on Women and the Brown University Library. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was produced using the RIAMCO EAD spreadsheet, 2019 July 9 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Curatorial work and processing provided by the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women on behalf of the Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive, Brown University Library. |
Additional Information
| Related material: | The Brown University Library also holds the Pembroke Center Oral History Collection (OH.1S.2013.002) that captures the experiences of women faculty and students at Pembroke College and Brown University from 1911 to the present. View finding aid here: https://www.riamco.org/render?eadid=US-RPB-oh.1s.2013.002 Canner contributed an interview to this collection in 2017 that you can view here: https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/pembroke-oral-histories/interview/carol-canner-class-1959 |
Inventory
| Box [31236104060721] 1, Folder 1 | Pembroke magazine |
n.d. |
| Box [31236104060721] 1, Folder 2 | Pembroke photographs |
1956-1959 |