American Association of University Women. Massachusetts Division records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00333
Scope and Contents
These records document the western Massachusetts AAUW branches (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties). Materials include histories, correspondence, reports, clippings, publications and other printed materials.
Dates
- 1933 - 1990
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection with the following caveat: Collection is stored offsite; researchers must give 48 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Access
Until we move into New Neilson in early 2021, collections are stored in multiple locations and may take up to 48 hours to retrieve. Researchers are strongly encouraged to contact Special Collections (specialcollections@smith.edu) at least a week in advance of any planned visits so that boxes may be retrieved for them in a timely manner.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by the creator, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Biographical / Historical
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) was founded in 1882 to unite alumnae of different institutions for "practical educational work." Originally open to graduates of institutions accredited by the AAUW, it is now open to women graduates of regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities of foreign institutions recognized by the International Federation of University Women.
In March 1986 the Massachusetts State Division of the AAUW and its local branches entered into a joint acquisition agreement with four separate archival repositories in Massachusetts. The Sophia Smith Collection agreed to collect the records of the branches located in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester Counties; the Essex Institute, the records of the Essex County branches; Wheaton College, the records of branches in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth Counties; and the Schlesinger Library at Radliffe, the records of the branches of Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties as well as the State Division records.
In March 1986 the Massachusetts State Division of the AAUW and its local branches entered into a joint acquisition agreement with four separate archival repositories in Massachusetts. The Sophia Smith Collection agreed to collect the records of the branches located in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester Counties; the Essex Institute, the records of the Essex County branches; Wheaton College, the records of branches in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth Counties; and the Schlesinger Library at Radliffe, the records of the branches of Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties as well as the State Division records.
Extent
3 boxes (1.25 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) was founded in 1882 to unite alumnae of different institutions for "practical educational work." The records of the Massachusetts Division of the AAUW include histories, correspondence, reports, clippings, publications and other printed material from western Massachusetts AAUW branches.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is comprised of the following accessions, some of which may not have accession records. Accession numbers: 86S-26, 03S-61. Accessions were received on the following dates: 1986, 2003-10-06.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A small quantity of records of the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester Branches was transferred to Smith College from the Schlesinger Library in March 1986. The portion from the Connecticut Valley Branch was removed and combined with other records of that branch to make up a separate record group. An additional accession of Worcester Branch records was transferred from the American Antiquarian Society in March 1989. These were combined with the previously transferred Worcester records and made into a separate record group.
- American Association of University Women. Massachusetts Division
- American Association of University Women. Massachusetts Division
- Histories
- Kilson, Marion
- Newhall, Claudette
- Publications
- Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Massachusetts
- Women -- Education -- Massachusetts
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Women college graduates -- Massachusetts
- Women in the professions
- clippings
- correspondence
- reports
Creator
- Title
- Finding aid to American Association of University Women. Massachusetts Division records
- Status
- Legacy Finding Aid (Updated)
- Author
- Ellice Amanna
- Date
- 2019-07-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Revision Statements
- 07/26/2017: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
- 2017-07-26T17:48:16-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- 2019-07-08: Finding aid updated with box and folder level description and republished to current standardss
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
