Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Mary McDougal Axelson papers
Date(s)
- 1917-1970 (Creation)
Extent
49 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Axelson Papers document the family life and professional careers of several members of the McDougal and Axelson families. Materials relating to Mary McDougal Axelson document her life as a political activist and writer. A leader and organizer of political, literary, and women's groups, Axelson participated in the women's club movement, women's suffrage activities, democratic party politics, health reform, and the world peace campaign. She gained a national and international reputation for her work "Life Begins" which appeared in the form of a novel, play and film. Files also document the accomplishments of family members including her parents, Daniel Archibald and Myrtle McDougal, her sister Violet, husband Ivar Axelson and daughter Mary Ivonne Axelson.
System of arrangement
The papers and writings of Axelson are divided into five series, SERIES I - SERIES V, and the papers of other family members are arranged in SERIES VI-X.
The series are as follows:
Series I: Writings
Series II: Correspondence
Series III: Political Activities
Series IV: Scrapbooks and Miscellanea
Series V: Photographs and Albums
Series VI: Daniel McDougal
Series VII: Violet McDougal
Series VIII: Ivar Axelson
Series IX: Myrtle McDougal
Series X: Mary Ivonne Axelson
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Mary McDougal Axelson Papers Finding Aid© 1993 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Head of Special Collections.
Languages of the material
- English