Sojourn records
Scope and Contents
The Records of Sojourn consist of minutes and agendas; correspondence and memoranda; grant proposals; financial and other reports; publicity; contracts; clippings; newsletters; and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence, contracts, grant applications, and reports pertaining to the many government agencies that funded Sojourn programs.
Dates of Materials
- 1974-1992
Creator
- Sojourn (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Closed pending deed of gift.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. Researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Biographical Note
Sojourn was founded in 1975 to provide rehabilitation programs and social services for adolescent delinquent women in Franklin and Hampshire counties, Massachusetts. It instituted programs designed to teach young women independent living skills; provided educational and vocational training and guidance; as well as counseling, foster care placements, and day care services. For a short time, it also ran Sojourn Farm, a residential program. The organization disbanded in 1992.
Extent
9 linear feet (8 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Sojourn in 1992.
- Agendas
- Child care services -- United States
- Child welfare -- United States -- 20th century
- Contracts
- Female juvenile delinquents
- Female juvenile delinquents -- United States
- Financial records
- Ganter, Lissa
- Grant proposals
- Juvenile delinquency -- United States
- Juvenile delinquency -- United States
- Memorandums
- Minutes
- Newsletters
- Publicity
- Signs
- Social service -- Massachusetts
- Sojourn
- Sojourn
- Vocational rehabilitation -- Massachusetts
- clippings
- correspondence
- photographs
- reports
Source
- Sojourn (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- Sojourn records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2017-07-26T17:48:24-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- 2021-10-25: Updated notes and published
- 2021-10-28: Added legacy container inventory
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
