mnsss164 Martha Voegeli Papers, 1946-1965 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by mnsss. 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 Laura Cutter. 2003-06-13 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss164 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Martha Voegeli Papers, 1946-1965 Finding Aid MS 168 2002 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Voegeli, Martha Martha Voegeli Papers1946-65 MS 168 1 box (.5 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Birth control advocate; pacifist; animal welfare advocate; and physician. The Martha Voegeli papers include correspondence and writings. Correspondence includes Voegeli's letters to medical professionals and government officials espousing her views on birth control, famine in India, world peace, race relations, and animal welfare. Replies from Dr. Clarence Gamble, Aldous Huxley, Dorothy Brush, LeRoy Collins, Dr. Mary Calderone, Albert Schweitzer, Dr. Harrison Brown, and Arnold Toynbee are included. Of particular interest are her writings and correspondence about male sterilization through the thermic method, selective breeding, and her "One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty" solution to famine in India. English. Biographical Note

Letter to the First Secretary, Indian Legation, 1952

Martha Voegeli was born in Switzerland. She received her M.A. from Columbia University and her M.D. from the University of Berlin and the University of Paris. Voegeli owned a private hospital in India, where she specialized in surgery. She retired to Switzerland in 1950.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Martha Voegeli papers include correspondence and writings. Most of the correspondence consists of copies of Voegeli's letters to medical professionals and government officials espousing her views on birth control, famine in India, world peace, race relations, and animal rights. There are a few replies, including those from Dr. Clarence Gamble, Aldous Huxley, Dorothy Brush, LeRoy Collins, Dr. Mary Calderone, Albert Schweitzer, Dr. Harrison Brown, and Arnold Toynbee. There are also two speeches by LeRoy Collins (Governor of Florida) on race relations, 1958. Of particular interest are her writings and correspondence about male sterilization through the thermic method (1952-55), selective breeding (1946-47), and her "One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty" solution to famine in India (1946).

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to 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:

Martha Voegeli Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

History of the Collection

Martha Voegeli donated her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection from 1960 to 1967.

Finding aid revised in 2002 by Gayla Spaulding, intern.

Search Terms Brush, Dorothy Hamilton--Correspondence Collins, LeRoy Gamble, Clarence James, 1894- --Correspondence Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963--Correspondence Toynbee, Arnold, 1852-1883--Correspondence Voegeli, Martha Animal welfare--History--Sources Sterilization (birth control)--History--Sources Women physicians--History--20th century--Sources 1 1 Brown, Dr. Harrison (California Institute of Technology) to Dr Voegeli, 1956 1 2 Collins, LeRoy (Governor of Florida) to M. Voegeli; and two speeches by Governor Collins on race relations, 1958 1 3 Gamble, Dr. Clarence, 1953-54 1 4 Humane Society of the United States, 1963-65 1 5 Huxley, Aldous (on religion and science), 1961 1 6 Price, Alice (Mrs. T. Glen), 1953 1 7 Pyke, David, 1956 1 8 Toynbee, Arnold, 1961 1 9 Belgian Society for Sexual Advice, 1956 1 10 Brown, Dr. Harrison, 1956 1 11 Brush, Dorothy (Editor of IPPF News), 1956 1 12 Gamble, Dr. Clarence, 1953 1 13 Nelson, Dr. Warren, 1960 1 14 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1954 1 15 Price, Alice, 1953 1 16 Pyke, Dr. David, 1956 1 17 Lambarene, Albert Schweitzer, 1956 1 18 "Education and World Peace": typescript, n.d. 1 19 "World Organization for Thinkers and Saints": typescript, 1962 1 20 Articles on population problems (by others), 1954-55 1 21 Catholic Institute for Social Research, Geneva, 1956 1 22 Famine (in India) One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty (by Voegeli); and correspondence to Sir Norman Strathie and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1946 1 23 General Electric vs. AT&T (on submitted ideas), 1956-58 Male sterilization 1 24 Selective breeding: correspondence and writings, 1946-47 Thermic method 1 25 Articles and correspondence, 1952-56 1 26 Correspondence with government of India, n.d. 1 27 Correspondence to world leaders, 1953-55