Object Details
- Creator
- Harris & Ewing
- Subject
- Gill, Minna P
- Science Service
- University of Texas
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- Washington Arts Club
- Also known as: [SPI_5767]
- Summary
- During the 1910s, as a young woman, Washington, D.C., native Minna P. Gill was active in the women's suffrage movement and participated in many demonstrations for women's rights. After earning her B.B.A. at the University of Texas, she worked as Science Service librarian during the 1920s and 1930s and later worked in the Smithsonian library, retiring in 1955. An accomplished amateur artist, Gill was active in the Washington Arts Club and the alumni association for Alpha Phi sorority.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1951
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- undated
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1951]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Library science
- Women's rights
- Women--Suffrage
- Science and technology libraries
- Women librarians
- Record ID
- siris_arc_308451
