Sub-series 1.1: Biographical Research, 1942 - 2012
Scope and Contents
The Fiona Gardner Collection contains biographical research on some of the winners of the Miss Subways contest, including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed materials used for research. Also included are various documents concerning the development of the book, Meet Miss Subways, and three of the original car cards generated by the contest.
Dates
- 1942 - 2012
Creator
- Gardner, Fiona (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access to Box 2 Folder 1 is restricted, as its contents contain sensitive personal information regarding Gardner’s correspondents.
Extent
From the Collection: 6.875 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 2 car cards)
Language of Materials
English
Series Description
Series 1 consists of photocopies of news articles, booklets, photographs, obituaries, and various other materials documenting contest winners, gathered by Gardner in the course of her research, as well as materials describing related contests like Miss Transit, the fictional Miss Turnstiles (featured in the Broadway play On The Town) and the more recent Ms. Subways contest convened by the New York Post in 2004.
- Box: 1, Folder: 1: List of Winners, n.d. (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 2: Joan Attinson, 1944-2009 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 3: Janet Barker, 1950 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 4: Dolores Beaver, 1990 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 5: Wynona Blackman, 1967 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 6: Helen Borgia, 1994 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 7: Rita Brunel, 1946 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 8: Sandra Harris Bruno, 1964 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 9: Barbara Butler, 1960 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 10: Rosalind Cinclini, 1965 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 11: Vernell Davis, 1963 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 12: Kathy Dempsey, 1962 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 13: Vernell Dennis, 1961-1975 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 14: Laura Doran, 1976 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 15: Ruth Ericsson, 1945-1953 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 16: Irene Scheidt Finnican, 2009 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 17: Mona Freeman, 1950 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 18: Deanne Goldman, n.d. (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 19: Mary Alice Gray, 1954 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 20: Ellen Hart, 1959-2012 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 21: Vivian Hubal, 2007 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 22: Eileen Kent, 1967 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 23: Marcia Kilpatrick, 1971-2012 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 24: Luule Kula, 1952 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 25: Doris Lee, 1962 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 26: Juliette Rose Lee, 1954 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 27: Angela Leo, 1955 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 28: Marie Leonard, n.d. (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 29: Elaine Levin, 2007 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 30: Margie Marra, 1989 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 31: Judy Marshall, 1973 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 32: Shirley Martin, 1960 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 33: Marguerite McAuliffe, 1942 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 34: Kathleen McClean, 1983 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 35: Annie McConnell, 2007 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 36: Theresa McCuilagh, 2005 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 37: Dorothy Nolan McGill, 2007 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 38: Ann Napolitano, 1963 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 39: Carole Nealson, 1964 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 40: Thelma Porter, 1948-1964 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 41: Carol Price, 1962-1970 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 42: Rita Rogers, 2000 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 43: Sonora Selsey, 1964 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 44: Harriette Sobel, 1947 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 45: Eleanor Stirling, n.d. (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 46: Angela Vorsteg, n.d. (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 47: Maureen Walsh, 1968 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 48: Eleanor Ward, 1956 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 49: Rosemary Wilson, 1958 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 50: Research on Race Relations in New York City, 1942-2012 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 1, Folder: 51: Visual materials, 1945 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Reading Room Repository