Records of the Institute of Women's Professional Relations, 1928-1941
Overview
Minutes, reports, studies, interviews, etc., of the Institute of Women's Professional Relations, which worked to raise the level and number of women in professional positions.
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1941
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the records created by the Institute of Women's Professional Relations as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Records may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1.67 linear feet (4 file boxes)Records include minutes of the Board, reports to the Board, studies and interviews on women in chemistry, banking, dietetics, home economics, conferences, etc; also studies and reports on Connecticut and Rhode Island state government in cooperation with the W.P.A. project 2132 and the League of women voters.
HISTORY
The Institute of Women's Professional Relations was established in 1928 in New London, Connecticut, to raise the level and number of women in professional positions.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 55-13
Gift of Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse, 956 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut. Received Jan. 1955.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1-14
- Box 2: 15-23
- Box 3: 24-37
- Box 4: 39-43
- Title
- Institute of Women's Professional Relations. Records of the Institute of Women's Professional Relations, 1928-1941: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00648
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.