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Vivion Lenon Brewer papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00020
Abstract Vivion Lenon Brewer was a co-founder of Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools, a volunteer, banker, and lawyer. A native of Arkansas, Vivion Brewer was an advocate of civil rights and integration and also participated in several women's organizations. This collection sheds some light on her personal and professional life, as well as offering insight into larger questions about the motives and experiences of white Southerners who opposed racism and segregation. Materials include...
Dates of Materials: 1947 - 2004
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Women Ambassadors Oral History Project oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00204
Abstract

Collection consists mostly of oral histories conducted and collected by Morin of women ambassadors and state department employees, conducted in 1984, for her book, Her Excellency (1995). The collection also contains research files and typescripts of her book, Her Majesty, and a proposal and outline for a book, Madam Ambassador.

Dates of Materials: 1916 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1990
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Women in the Building Trades records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00653
Abstract

Women's training program and labor reform advocacy organization. Records include administrative files, photographs, newsletters, publicity materials, project descriptions, curriculum information, proposals, contracts, and notes.

Dates of Materials: 1977 - 2020
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Yonata Feldman papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00201
Abstract

Social worker and professor. Specializing in treatment of emotionally disturbed children, Feldman conducted seminars and institutes around the country; and served as consultant for numerous institutions, social work agencies, and case workers. Material includes writings (including autobiographical material), teaching material, correspondence, case notes, and photographs.

Dates of Materials: 1937-1981
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Zelie De Lussan papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00045
Abstract

Zelie De Lussan was an opera singer. Papers include biographical information; photographs; notebooks; concert programs and scrapbooks, including material from performances before Queen Victoria; correspondence; and posters.

Dates of Materials: 1863 - 1949
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
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