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Agnes Inglis Papers, 1909-1952

13 Linear Feet — 13 linear feet and 3 scrapbooks

Anarchist, social worker, friend of J. A. Labadie, and first curator of the Labadie Collection. Comprise administrative files of the Labadie Collection which she combined and intermingled with personal correspondence, memoirs, and research notes.

The Agnes Inglis Papers are comprised of a variety of materials including her correspondence, research notes, writings, scrapbooks, and her work at the Labadie Collection. The bulk of these papers range from 1924 to 1952, the years during which she served as curator of the Labadie Collection.

These papers hold significance in several respects. First, Agnes Inglis held an important place within the radical movement (anarchism, communism, socialism, etc.) in Southeastern Michigan during the first half of the 20th century, and was particularly active in the anti-conscription campaigns and the subsequent deportation of radicals surrounding the first World War. Her connections within this movement were extensive, and her papers reflect insider knowledge of the events, activities and especially of the individuals of the Left during her lifetime. Also, these papers essentially document the Labadie Collection itself. Because she was the initial and sole curator for the Collection for its first three decades in the University of Michigan libraries, her papers hold extensive information on the Collection's history. Finally, Inglis was an extremely historically minded individual and saw great value in documenting the facts and her impressions of the many people, organizations and events she came to know.

The Agnes Inglis Papers are separated into three series: Corresponsence, with Individual and Corporate subseries; Writings, with Autobiographical, Creative and Theoretical and Notes and Research subseries; and Scrapbooks.

It should also be noted here that during her time as curator of the Labadie Collection, Inglis constructed a card catalog filled with references and biographical and historical notes on the individuals, groups and events of the radical movement. Labadie staff should be consulted if one wishes to view this catalog.

Collection

Agnes Inglis Papers, 1909-1952

13 Linear Feet — 13 linear feet and 3 scrapbooks

Anarchist, social worker, friend of J. A. Labadie, and first curator of the Labadie Collection. Comprise administrative files of the Labadie Collection which she combined and intermingled with personal correspondence, memoirs, and research notes.

The Agnes Inglis Papers are comprised of a variety of materials including her correspondence, research notes, writings, scrapbooks, and her work at the Labadie Collection. The bulk of these papers range from 1924 to 1952, the years during which she served as curator of the Labadie Collection.

These papers hold significance in several respects. First, Agnes Inglis held an important place within the radical movement (anarchism, communism, socialism, etc.) in Southeastern Michigan during the first half of the 20th century, and was particularly active in the anti-conscription campaigns and the subsequent deportation of radicals surrounding the first World War. Her connections within this movement were extensive, and her papers reflect insider knowledge of the events, activities and especially of the individuals of the Left during her lifetime. Also, these papers essentially document the Labadie Collection itself. Because she was the initial and sole curator for the Collection for its first three decades in the University of Michigan libraries, her papers hold extensive information on the Collection's history. Finally, Inglis was an extremely historically minded individual and saw great value in documenting the facts and her impressions of the many people, organizations and events she came to know.

The Agnes Inglis Papers are separated into three series: Corresponsence, with Individual and Corporate subseries; Writings, with Autobiographical, Creative and Theoretical and Notes and Research subseries; and Scrapbooks.

It should also be noted here that during her time as curator of the Labadie Collection, Inglis constructed a card catalog filled with references and biographical and historical notes on the individuals, groups and events of the radical movement. Labadie staff should be consulted if one wishes to view this catalog.

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Correspondence

The Correspondence series contains 9 linear feet of letters to and from Inglis. A tireless correspondent, she often combined business and personal matters with her associates. The folders are arranged alphabetically within each series, and notes are made if letters are (to) or (from) the individuals listed.

Folder

Correspondence

The Correspondence series contains 9 linear feet of letters to and from Inglis. A tireless correspondent, she often combined business and personal matters with her associates. The folders are arranged alphabetically within each series, and notes are made if letters are (to) or (from) the individuals listed.

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Individual

Individual correspondence is the larger of the two subseries in this sereis and covers her letters with almost 500 people. Inglis carried on very extensive correspondence (more than 10 folders) with Mary and Jo Bendler, Johanna Clevens, Alice Greystone (Baker) Furst, Emma Goldman, and Bertha F. Johnson. She also traded letters extensively with several others, including Helen Tufts Bailie, Ewing C. Baskette, John Beffel, Ralph Chaplin, Henry Cohen, Cassius and Sadie Cook, Sidney Glazer, Martin Gudell, Joseph Ishill, Leon Kramer, Laurance Labadie, Max Metzkow, Carl Nold, Thomas Auraldo Riley, Mark Rosenberg, Joseph Slight, Oscar Swede, and Pearl Johnson Tucker. A partial list of other notable individuals Inglis wrote to and received letters from includes Roger Baldwin, Alexander Berkman, Henry David, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Marcus Graham, Hippolyte Havel, Big Bill Haywood, Karl Heinzen, Joseph Labadie, Ben Reitman, Lincoln Steffens, Wallace Stegner, Benjamin Tucker, and Victor Yarros.

Folder

Individual

Individual correspondence is the larger of the two subseries in this sereis and covers her letters with almost 500 people. Inglis carried on very extensive correspondence (more than 10 folders) with Mary and Jo Bendler, Johanna Clevens, Alice Greystone (Baker) Furst, Emma Goldman, and Bertha F. Johnson. She also traded letters extensively with several others, including Helen Tufts Bailie, Ewing C. Baskette, John Beffel, Ralph Chaplin, Henry Cohen, Cassius and Sadie Cook, Sidney Glazer, Martin Gudell, Joseph Ishill, Leon Kramer, Laurance Labadie, Max Metzkow, Carl Nold, Thomas Auraldo Riley, Mark Rosenberg, Joseph Slight, Oscar Swede, and Pearl Johnson Tucker. A partial list of other notable individuals Inglis wrote to and received letters from includes Roger Baldwin, Alexander Berkman, Henry David, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Marcus Graham, Hippolyte Havel, Big Bill Haywood, Karl Heinzen, Joseph Labadie, Ben Reitman, Lincoln Steffens, Wallace Stegner, Benjamin Tucker, and Victor Yarros.