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Mothers and daughters -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Edith Mae Shaw Racine papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00731
Abstract

The collection contains personal papers of Edith May Shaw Racine, a homemaker and mother in Maine, that include letters from Racine to her daughter, Doris Racine McLelland, family genealogy and photographs. The frequent letters Edith wrote to her daughter Doris over almost four decades provide a glimpse into family life during the first half of the twentieth century, mother/daughter relationships, and the impact of the Great Depression on ordinary people.

Dates of Materials: 1911 - 2013
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Edith Mae Shaw Racine papers

Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00302
Abstract

Professor, languages; Naturalist; Civic volunteer; Army Intelligence officer, World War II; Author; Teacher. The Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer Family papers consists primarily of correspondence between these three generations of women and other family; diaries of Smith College years for both mother and daughter.

Dates of Materials: 1878 - 1991
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Townsend-O'Brien-Hoffheimer family papers

YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 6. Program records

 Record Group
Identifier: SSC-MS-00324-RG6
Abstract Record Group 6. Program of the YWCA of the USA records documents national staff and committees' work to achieve the overall goals and program of the Association as directed by the National Convention. Series within this Record Group document Public Advocacy; work with Employed Women, Immigrants, Teen-agers, and Young Adults; Racial Justice work; War Work; and program materials on camping, health, recreation, music, pageantry and drama, and religion. Materials include committee and department...
Dates of Materials: 1870-2002
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / YWCA of the U.S.A. records, Record Group 6. Program records
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