mnsss140 Lydia Bell Moscrip Papers, 1900-1920 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Susan Boone. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Brook Hopkins. 2003-07-01 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss140 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Lydia Bell Moscrip Papers, 1900-1920 Finding Aid MS 195 Susan Boone 1986 (revised 2002, 2006) Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Moscrip, Lydia Bell Lydia Bell Moscrip Papers1900-1920 MS 195 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Suffragist, and Red Cross relief worker, World War I. The papers of Lydia Bell Moscrip (dates unknown) consist primarily of printed material and memorabilia relating to her New York suffrage activities and her World War I activities. There is a small amount of personal correspondence. English. Biographical Note

There is little biographical information available for Lydia Bell De Lany Moscrip (dates unknown). Her last name was spelled variously as Moscrip, Moscript, and Moscritz, She is addressed in some correspondence as "Bell." According to U.S. census records, Lydia Bell De Lany was married to Charles H. Moscrip in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa. In 1900 they were residing in Rochester, New York, and they lived in Galen, New York, circa 1920. They had a son, Amos D., and a daughter, Virginia (Jennie).

Lydia Moscrip was one of the original members of the Suffrage Club founded in Clyde, New York in 1914, serving as vice president. She was also a member of the Women's Liberty Loan Committee in 1917 and the American Red Cross from 1918 to 1920.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The papers consist primarily of printed ephemera and memorabilia relating to Lydia Moscrip's New York suffrage activities, circa 1914-1917, and her World War I activities. There is also a small amount of incoming personal correspondence.

Suffrage items consist of flyers and pamphlets of the New York State Suffrage Party; two undated clippings, including an editorial by Anna Howard Shaw; and a commemorative booklet celebrating Susan B. Anthony's eightieth birthday. World War I material consists of Liberty Loan flyers and advertisements, Red Cross membership cards and service flag, food rationing campaign items and recipes, knitting patters, and miscellaneous items. The correspondence includes descriptions of the 1918 influenza epidemic and its effect on the Moscrip family life.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open for research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

The copyright owner of this collection is unknown. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Lydia Bell Moscrip Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

History of the Collection

The papers of Lydia Bell Moscrip were a gift of Karen S. Tabor in February 1986.

Processed by Susan Boone, 1986. Finding aid revised 2002, 2006.

Search Terms Moscrip, Lydia Bell Influenza--United States--History--20th century--Sources Women--Suffrage--New York (State)--History--Sources World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross 1 1 General correspondence, 1918-19 Suffrage 1 2 New York State Woman Suffrage Party: flyers, clippings, memorabilia, and pamphlets, 1900-17 World War I 1 3 Women's Liberty Loan Committee: flyers and advertisements, 1917 1 4 American Red Cross: memorabilia, 1918-20 1 5 Miscellaneous memorabilia, 1918-19