Alice Park papers

The collection contains primarily correspondence about Alice Park's reforming interests, centering on the cause of women's rights and including papers related to the passage of the constitutional amendment granting suffrage to women. The collection also includes her autobiography [PK 7] and a biographical sketch of Katherine Marie ("Kitty") Marion [PK 128].

Significant items found in the collection include: Letters to and from horticulturalist Luther Burbank (1849-1926), establishing March 7, Burbank's birthday, as Bird and Arbor Day; a 1925 letter from the office of architect Myron Hunt (1868-1952); correspondence from author Mary Austin (1868-1934), explaining her background and offering the use of her name towards women suffrage activities; letters from American novelist and socialist Upton Sinclair (1878-1968); and a 1925 letter from Park to birth-control advocate Margaret Sanger (1879-1966). The collection also contains various pieces of printed material (1798-1807).