Collection consists of newscuttings and articles by and about Eileen Power, photographs, drawings and illutrations, commonplace books, letters to Margery Spring Rice 1910-1931, letters to Michael Postan 1924-1926 and her obituaries, 1940.
Personal Papers of Eileen Power
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- ReferenceGB 271 GCPP POWER E
- Dates of Creation1919-1994
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 box
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Administrative / Biographical History
After study at the London School of Economics, she returned to Girton as a Pfeiffer Research Fellow 1915-1918. She was Director of Studies in History at Girton 1913-1921, Lecturer 1921-1924, Reader 1924-1931. She was appointed Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics in 1931, a position she held until her death in 1940. She lectured and published widely. In 1937, she married Michael (Munia) Postan, Professor of Economic History, University of Cambridge.
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As at Sep 2008 an online catalogue for Girton College Archives was available at http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/ [Detailed hard copy list available.]
Archivist's Note
Collection Description taken from Genesis in Sep 2008 as part of Genesis 2008 Project. Description by Catherine Burke, Genesis Project Officer 17/01/2002