Item Name | Item Type | Description | Source | Date |
Mildred at the Algonquin Hotel, 1920s | Photograph | Mildred Wohlforth with members of the Algonquin round circle and the Algonquin hotel. | Wohlforth Family Personal Collection | 1920s |
Sherwood Anderson Letter, June 1927 | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Sherwood Anderson | Princeton University Library | June 1927 |
Sherwood Anderson Letter, May 1927 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Sherwood Anderson | Princeton University Library |
May 1927
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Sherwood Anderson Letter, October 1927 | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Sherwood Anderson | Princeton University Library | October 1927 |
Sherwood Anderson Letter, 1930 | Letter | Personal Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Sherwood Anderson 1930 | Princeton University Library | 1930 |
Sherwood Anderson Letter, 1926 | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Sherwood Anderson | Princeton University Library | 1926 |
Silas Bent Letter, 1931 | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Silas Bent. | Princeton University Library | July 1931 |
Ernest Bloch Postcard | Postcard | Personal postcard to Mildred Wohlforth from Ernest Bloch. | Princeton University Library | September 1928 |
Ernest Bloch Telegram, October 1927 | Telegram | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Ernest Bloch. |
Princeton University Library
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October 1927 |
Ernest Bloch Letter, March 1928 | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Ernest Bloch. |
Princeton University Library
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March 1928 |
Heywood Braun Letter, February 1927 | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Heywood Braun. |
Princeton University Library
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February 1927 |
Heywood Braun Letter, No Date Known | Letter | Personal letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Heywood Braun. |
Princeton University Library
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Unknown |
Heywood Braun Telegram, 1929 | Telegram | Personal telegram to Mildred Wohlforth from Heywood Braun. |
Princeton University Library
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1929 |
Heywood Braun Telegram, 1926 | Telegram | Telegram to Mildred Wohlforth from Heywood Braun. |
Princeton University Library
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1926 |
Heywood Braun Letter, 1983 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Heywood Braun. |
Princeton University Library
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1983 |
Pearl Buck Letter, January 1955 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Pearl Buck. |
Princeton University Library
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January 31, 1955 |
Jean Collins Letter, January 1979 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Jean Collins. |
Princeton University Library
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January 3, 1979 |
Jean Collins, September 1979 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Jean Collins. |
Princeton University Library
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September 28, 1979 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, undated | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Unknown |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Dec 25, 1935 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Dec 25, 1935 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Oct 4, 1935 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Oct 4, 1935 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Aug 19, 1935 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Aug 19, 1935 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Feb 5, 1935 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Feb 5, 1935 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Nov 27, 1934 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Nov 27, 1934 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Oct 31, 1934 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Oct 31, 1934 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, March 7, 1934 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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March 7, 1934 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Oct 17, 1933 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Oct 17, 1933 |
Letter to Kyle Samuel Crichton (from Mildred), Feb 28, 1937 | Letter | Letter to Kyle Samuel Crichton from Mildred Wohlforth. |
Princeton University Library
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Feb 28, 1937 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, May 14, 1937 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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May 14, 1937 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, May 12, 1937 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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May 12, 1937 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Feb 12, 1937 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Feb 12, 1937 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, March 2, 1937 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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March 2, 1937 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, April 16, 1936 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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April 16, 1936 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, March 18, 1936 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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March 18, 1936 |
Kyle Samuel Crichton, Feb 9, 1936 | Letter | Letter to Mildred Wohlforth from Kyle Samuel Crichton. |
Princeton University Library
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Feb 9, 1936 |
As Much As I Dare by Mildred Gilman | Autobiographical Essay | Autobiographical Essay describing the publishing world of the time. |
Princeton University Library
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(undated, late in life) |
"Diving Hazards Undergone by Girl Scribe," New York Evening Journal, 1930 | Article | Newspaper Article, New York Evening Journal |
Princeton University Library
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February 1930 |
Mildred Gilman Prepares for Dive, Photos for New York Evening Journal, Feb 1930 | Photographs | Photos taken during the events described in the article "Diving Hazards Undergone by Girl Scribe" in the Evening Journal, 1930. |
Princeton University Library
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February 1930 |
"Woman Reporter in the 1930s" | Photographs | Accompanying text: "Arrival of Sir Thomas Lipton in New York Harbor in 1930 for his third attempt to capture America's Cup. Flanked by Police Commissioner Grover Whalen, the Mayor's Official Greeter, Miss Gilman-- the only female in sight-- is being told by Sir Thomas who had impaired hearing, to come to his hotel room that afternoon for better answers to all her questions." |
Princeton University Library
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1930s (exact date unknown) |
Photo of Mildred and Robert Wohlforth | Photograph | Photograph of Mildred Gilman Wohlforth, with her second husband Robert Wohlforth. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Mildred Gilman with unknown woman | Photograph | Mildred Gilman in a publishing office with an unknown woman. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Portrait of Mildred Gilman Wohlforth | Photograph | Posed portrait of Mildred Gilman Wohlforth. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Mildred Gilman Wohlforth with Shirley Temple | Photograph | Accompanying text: "The greatest movie box office attraction of 1936, Shirley Temple, outside her 20th Century Fox Studio dressing room after her heart-to-heart interview with Mildred Gilman" |
Princeton University Library
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1936 |
Margaret Sanger Letter, Jan 1953 | Letter | A letter between Margaret Sanger and Mildred Wohlforth regarding an article on the Indian Conference. |
Princeton University Library
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January 30, 1953 |
Margaret Sanger: Back from India | Article | Mildred Gilman Wohlforth article describing the overseas efforts of Margaret Sanger in providing birth control and education in India and Japan. |
Princeton University Library
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February 21, 1953 |
Eleanor Roosevelt Letter, 1938 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from Eleanor Roosevelt commenting on her recent book on divorce. |
Princeton University Library
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August 29, 1938 |
Eleanor Roosevelt Letter, Sept 1929 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from Eleanor Roosevelt declining membership in a committee. |
Princeton University Library
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September 18, 1929 |
Eleanor Roosevelt Letter, 1950 | Letter | Letter to Mildred regarding a recent book. |
Princeton University Library
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March 17, 1950 |
Planned Parenthood Letter, Feb 1956 | Letter | Letter to Mildred in her capacity at planned parenthood regarding the publication of an article about birth control. |
Princeton University Library
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February 8, 1956 |
Planned Parenthood Letter, Nov 1949 | Letter | Letter from Mildred in her capacity at planned parenthood regarding a film on the dangers of having children in quick succession and the benefits of birth control and other planned parenthood business. |
Princeton University Library
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November 18, 1949 |
New Yorker Letter from H.W. Rose, Jan 1946 | Letter | Correspondence from the New Yorker to Mildred regarding article submission and solicitation. |
Princeton University Library
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January 16, 1946 |
New Yorker Letter from William Maxwell, April 1943 | Letter | Correspondence from the New Yorker to Mildred regarding article submission and solicitation. |
Princeton University Library
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April 20, 1943 |
New Yorker Letter from St. C. McKelway, 1938 | Letter | Correspondence from the New Yorker to Mildred regarding article submission and solicitation. |
Princeton University Library
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March 17, 1938 |
New York Times Letter, 1979 | Letter | Letter to the New York Times from Mildred to determine interest in an article on the 1929 market crash. |
Princeton University Library
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October 16, 1979 |
New York Times Letter, October 1979 | Letter |
Letter to Mildred from the New York, expressing disinterest in an article on the 1929 market crash.
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Princeton University Library
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October 29, 1979 |
New York Times Telegrams 1936 | Telegrams | Telegram from the New York Times regarding a deadline. |
Princeton University Library
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January 20 1936 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, March 1928 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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March 8, 1928 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Nov 1928 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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November 6, 1928 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Nov 12 1928 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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November 12, 1928 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Dec 13, 1928 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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Dec 13, 1928 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, May 18, 1929 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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May 18, 1929 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas, Aug 14, 1929 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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August 14, 1929 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Oct 17, 1930 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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October 17, 1930 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Feb 25, 1931 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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February 25, 1931 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, March 4, 1931 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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March 4, 1931 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Nov 23, 1927 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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November 23, 1929 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Nov 22, 1927 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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November 22, 1927 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Nov 13, 1927 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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November 13, 1927 |
Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken, Oct 14, 1927 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. L. Mencken regarding article publication and ideas. |
Princeton University Library
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October 14, 1927 |
Birth Control-- Hush-hush Subject | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birth control and family planning attitudes, law, and education. |
Princeton University Library
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March 31, 1947 |
The Best Methods of Birth Control | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding commonly asked birth control and family planning questions. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Babies Should Be Planned | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birth control and family planning. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Babies: Quantity or Quality? | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birth control and family planning. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Abortion vs Birth Control in Japan | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birth control, family planning, and abortion in Japan. |
Princeton University Library
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June 9, 1956 |
Letter to Mildred from Frank MacShane, Oct 1978 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from Frank MacShane regarding information for an article about John O’Hara. |
Princeton University Library
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October 1, 1978 |
Letter to Mildred from Frank MacShane, Aug 1978 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from Frank MacShane regarding information for an article about John O’Hara. |
Princeton University Library
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August 1, 1978 |
Letter to Mildred from Frank MacShane, July 1978 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from Frank MacShane regarding information for an article about John O’Hara. |
Princeton University Library
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July 11, 1978 |
Letter to Mildred from H. Davis (aka Dickie), April 1931 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. Davis (aka Dickie) on her movies (probably sob sister) and personal matters. |
Princeton University Library
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April 1931 |
Letter to Mildred from H. Davis (aka Dickie), May 1933 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. Davis (aka Dickie) on publishing and some personal matters. |
Princeton University LIbrary
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May 11, 1933 |
Letter to Mildred from H. Davis (aka Dickie), July 1933 | Letter | Letter to Mildred from H. Davis (aka Dickie) on publishing and some personal matters. |
Princeton University Library
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July 15, 1933 |
"Are You Frigid" from Mademoiselle Magazine, Feb 1952 | Article | Article by Mildred on sex, sexual satisfaction for women and the idea of being “frigid” as well as changes in attitude on these topics. |
Princeton University Library
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February 1952 |
"The Accidental Life of Mildred Evans Gilman Wohlforth" | Autobiographical Essay | Autobiographical essay on Mildred’s various accidents and injuries throughout her life. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"Not Guilty" | Autobiographical Essay | Somewhat satirical autobiographical essay by Mildred about two incidents of being falsely accused on crimes, once in America and once in Nazi Germany. The German incident came during her trip there to interview Göring and Hitler. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"The Low-Down" | Autobiographical Essay | Somewhat autobiographical essay with tips on how to succeed as a female reporter. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"No one ever follows my good advice- why?" | Article | Co-written article by Mildred and a doctor on giving advice and marriage. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"The No Baby Pill" | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birth control and family planning, attitudes and taboos. |
Princeton University Library
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September, year unknown |
"Margaret Sanger, Birth Control, and World Peace" in The Humanist | Article | Pamphlet by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birth control, family planning, and overpopulation. |
Princeton University Library
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1953 |
"Do We Welcome Babies, Making it Safer to be Born" | Article | Article by Mildred Wohlforth regarding birthing practice in America and the rest of the world and ways to make babies healthier. |
Princeton University Library
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March 1944 |
Planned Parenthood Press Release | Press Release | Correspondence from Mildred regarding planned parenthood affairs |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"Faces" | Autobiographical essay | Autobiographical essay about the various people Mildred has met and written about over the years in cases of murder, kidnapping, and shipwrecks among others. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"Extended vs. Nuclear" | Essay | Essay by Mildred about the idea of families in America with some autobiographical details. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"A Doctor Talks to Wives... A Frank Advice Column" | Article | Advice column by Mildred about doctor’s advice on marriage. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"Frank Answers to Bride's Questions" | Article | Advice column by Mildred with advice for new brides. |
Princeton University Library
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June, year unknown |
"Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World" | Essay | Essay by Mildred about Eleanor Roosevelt and her experiences going to a White House party at her invitation. |
Princeton University Library
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Unknown |
Mildred Gilman Profile, Connecticut Magazine, 1983 | Profile | A Profile in Connecticut Magazine describing the life and career of Mildred Gilman Wohlforth. |
Wohlforth family collection
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June 1983 |
Gilman: A Star Reporter's Own Story, Modern Living, 1985
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Profile | A Profile in Modern Living, The News- Time, describing the life and career of Mildred Gilman Wohlforth. | Wohlforth family collection | February 7, 1985 |
'Sob Sister' Looks Back | Profile | A Profile describing the life and career of Mildred Gilman Wohlforth. |
Wohlforth family collection
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November 15, 1987 |
"Fond Memories of Eleanor Roosevelt" | Article | Retrospective article describing Mildred Wohlforth's experiences with Eleanor Roosevelt. |
Wohlforth family collection
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date unknown |
Mildred Wohlforth Posed with Telephone | Photograph | Posed photo with telephone |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Publicity Photo of Mildred Gilman with Sons | Publicity card | Accompanying text: "The author of Divide By Two (published by Harcourt, Brace & Co.) at her home in Connecticut with two of her three sons, Timothy (left) and Eric (right). |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
Publicity Photo of Mildred Gilman with Son James Gilman, Jr. | Publicity card | Accompanying Text: "A new photograph of James Gilman, Jr., and his mother, Mrs. Mildred Gilman, whose new book, Headlines, published by Horace Liveright, reveals "a wise and beautiful talent," according to Christopher Morley. |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |
"What can YOU do about Comic Books?" | Article | Article published in Family Circle Magazine discussing parental concerns about comic books and their effects on children. |
Wohlforth family collection
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February 1949 |
"Margaret Sanger: Back from India," The Nation, 1953 | Article | Mildred Gilman Wohlforth article describing the overseas efforts of Margaret Sanger in providing birth control and education in India and Japan. |
Princeton University Library
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February 21, 1953 |
"Chair is Butchery, Says Fiend," Evening Graphic, Murder Case Article, 1929 | Article | Reporting and photos from the "Torch Killer" case, for which Mildred Wohlforth was a key reporter. Mildred worked closely with the killer's wife Mrs. Henry Colin Campbell as staff reporter for the Evening Journal. |
Princeton University Library
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June 14, 1929 |
Mildred Wohlforth with Eleanor Roosevelt at Barnum and Bailey's Circus | Photograph | Accompanying Text: "Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt insisted that only women newspaper correspondents be assigned to cover and report upon her many government and political activities. This was a boon to female reporters and they were quick to take advantage of it. Shown in this photo is Mildred Gilman, upper right, beside Alice Longworth and daughter, Pauline, at a Washington performance of Barnum and Bailey's circus with Mrs. Roosevelt and her two grandchildren, Sistie and Buzzy Dall." |
Princeton University Library
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date unknown |