Series 3: Mary Swain papers, 1927-1970, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Series 3: Mary Swain papers, 1927-1970, includes materials related to Mary R. Swain, Alexander Butcher's niece and Ina Johnson's first cousin. Materials related to her career in the federal government include a photograph with President Richard Nixon, a U.S. Department of State publication about the SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) process, and applications for going on leave during an illness in the 1960s. Correspondence from the Caribbean is mostly from her aunt Victoria Morgan (also known as Aunt Pritty or Aunt Pretty) and her family in Barbados and a Christian mission she supported in Suriname.
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically.
Biographical Note
Mary Rosalien Swain was born on December 12, 1912. She immigrated to New York with her mother Dessymonia A. D. Swain in 1927 and they settled in Brooklyn. She graduated from Girls' Commercial High School at Classon Avenue and Union Street in 1938. Mary Swain worked for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs and spent some time living and working in Washington, DC.
