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Title:
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
papers
papers
Dates: 1900-1956
Collection number: D19xx.251
Creator:
Esterly,
Virginia
Judy
, 1882-1946
Esterly,
Virginia
Judy
, 1882-1946
Collection Size:
9.4 linear feet.
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library.
Ella Strong Denison Library.
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: The
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
Papers contain correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, periodicals, printed material, pamphlets, and ephemera that
document Mrs. Esterly's varied interests in women. The items reflect her interest in domestic workers and household employment,
and the national effort to organize these women into unions in the period between the First and Second World Wars. As a Scripps
College faculty member and administrator, Mrs. Esterly's syllabi and lectures from her course on the American Home, and speeches
made to students, can be found in the papers. Mrs. Esterly was instrumental in establishing the Ida Rust Macpherson Collection,
the earliest major collection on women at any women's college in the United States.
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
Papers contain correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, periodicals, printed material, pamphlets, and ephemera that
document Mrs. Esterly's varied interests in women. The items reflect her interest in domestic workers and household employment,
and the national effort to organize these women into unions in the period between the First and Second World Wars. As a Scripps
College faculty member and administrator, Mrs. Esterly's syllabi and lectures from her course on the American Home, and speeches
made to students, can be found in the papers. Mrs. Esterly was instrumental in establishing the Ida Rust Macpherson Collection,
the earliest major collection on women at any women's college in the United States.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
This collection is open for research with permission from Ella Strong Denison Library staff.
Property rights reside with Scripps College. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Ella Strong Denison Library.
[Identification of item],
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
papers. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
papers. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.
The
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
Papers were acquired after the death of Mrs. Esterly.
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
Papers were acquired after the death of Mrs. Esterly.
Preliminary arrangement by library staff. Processed by Tanya M. Kato, 2009.
Biography / Administrative History
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
was born 25 April 1882, at Hillsboro,Oregon to Fredericka Bremer Kelly and Martin Judy. She married Ward Benjamin Esterly
before she completed her studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and had two daughters, Josephine and Virginia.
After the death of her husband, she proceeded to complete her studies at the University of California for her B.A. degree
in 1923. From 1923 to 1930, she was Dean of Women at the University of Oregon. In 1923, she was Acting Dean of Women during
the Summer Session of the University of California, and Dean of Women of the Summer Session in 1924. She completed work for
her M.A. degree at the University of California in 1929 after a first-hand study of the education of women in Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, and Finland. She carried on further graduate study at both the University of Oregon and the University of Southern
California. After leaving the University of Oregon, she moved to the community of La Jolla in San Diego, California and became
president of the San Diego Y.W.C.A. in 1933.
In 1934, Mrs. Esterly was appointed Assistant to the President and Counselor on Human Relations at Scripps College, and served
as secretary to the Board of Trustees. The duties of her position included teaching a course on the American Home, counseling
students, and representing the college before a large public. During the war years, she assumed many extra duties and without
complaint, relinquished the sabbatical leaves which were her due. She faithfully served the Scripps College community for
12 years.
Mrs. Esterly's interests were many sided. Her early experience as a teacher in China gave her an understanding of the peoples
of the East and led to her active interest in the Oriental Studies Society of the Associated Colleges of Claremont, of which
she was a director. She was also a member of the Educational Council of the Western Personnel Service, the Association of
American Colleges and Universities of the Pacific Southwest, and the Southern Branch of the National Council of Family Relations.
She was instrumental in creating the Fine Arts Foundation of Scripps College, and encouraged the work of the Scripps College
Press. She also helped establish the Ida Rust Macpherson Collection, the earliest major collection on women at any women's
college in the United States.
On 17 May 1946, Mrs. Esterly passed away a few hours after suffering a cerebral thrombosis. In her memory, the
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
awards were established in order to recognize Scripps College students who combine the qualities of good scholarship, effective
service in student activities, and responsible citizenship.
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
awards were established in order to recognize Scripps College students who combine the qualities of good scholarship, effective
service in student activities, and responsible citizenship.
Scope and Content of Collection
The
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
Papers contain correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, periodicals, printed material, pamphlets, and ephemera. The
newspaper clippings were photocopied and deaccessioned. Duplicate items were also deaccessioned. The material documenting
Mrs. Esterly's efforts to establish the Ida Rust Macpherson Collection can be found in the Mrs. Esterly's Files box and Early
Files box in the Macpherson Collection.
Virginia
Judy
Esterly
Papers contain correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, periodicals, printed material, pamphlets, and ephemera. The
newspaper clippings were photocopied and deaccessioned. Duplicate items were also deaccessioned. The material documenting
Mrs. Esterly's efforts to establish the Ida Rust Macpherson Collection can be found in the Mrs. Esterly's Files box and Early
Files box in the Macpherson Collection.
The collection is organized into six series:
Series 1: Biographical Material, 1934-1950
Series 2: Teaching Material, 1931-1947
Series 3: Speeches and Writings, 1930-1946
Series 4: Topical Files, 1917-1952
Series 5: Research Files, 1900-1956
Series 6: Printed Material, 1918-1945
Series 2: Teaching Material, 1931-1947
Series 3: Speeches and Writings, 1930-1946
Series 4: Topical Files, 1917-1952
Series 5: Research Files, 1900-1956
Series 6: Printed Material, 1918-1945
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Esterly,
Virginia
Judy
, 1882-1946
Nicholson, Gene
Scripps College
Women -- Societies and clubs
Women and war
Women college administrators
Women employees -- United States
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Microfilms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Pamphlets
Periodicals
Photographs
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