Stella Stewart Center Papers

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0171

Staff Only

Stella Stewart Center Collection Finding Aid

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Scope and Contents

The collection includes Dr. Stella Stewart Center’s correspondence, lecture notes, research, notebooks, publications, and photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1904-1969

Creator

Center, Stella Stewart, 1878-1969 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Clinical materials in Box 5 are restricted until 2040. All other materials are unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Stella Stewart Center graduated from Monroe (Tift) College in 1894 and received further degrees from Peabody College in Nashville, the University of Chicago, and the University of Georgia. She taught and worked in multiple school systems and colleges in Georgia, Mississippi, and New York, including Tift College, Columbia University, and New York University. After retiring to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1955, she returned to Tift as the reading consultant in 1963. She authored multiple books about reading. She was a member of the National Council of Teachers, the American Association of University Women, the Hugenot Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the First Baptist Church of Forsyth. (From her obituary in the Macon Telegraph, January 12, 1969).

Extent

15 Linear Feet (9 records center boxes and 4 half boxes) : Paper materials, filmstrips, publications, photographs, postcards, notebooks, and ephemera. Items are in good condition.