Records of the Radcliffe "Women in Science" Exhibit, 1935-1940
Overview
Correspondence, financial records, clippings, etc., of Radcliffe "Women in Science" Exhibit, which was held July-September 1936, in connection with Harvard’s Tercentenary.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1940
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 Radcliffe "Women in Science" Exhibit is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library. 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
7.51 linear feet ((18 file boxes) plus 1 folio folder)The papers are divided into two series: Series I is mainly correspondence about the exhibit and lists of women scientists, with some newsclippings, financial records, etc. Series II consists of publications which made up the exhibit: articles by women doing research in astronomy, biology, geology, chemistry, physics and the medical sciences. These are filed alphabetically, by the name of the author. In cases where the publications were returned, the scientist is listed alphabetically but in parentheses.
HISTORY
The Women In Science Exhibit was held July-September 26, 1936 in connection with Harvard's Tercentenary. Anna E. Holman was the chairman of the organizing committee.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 52-54
The papers of the Women in Science Exhibit were deposited with the Schlesinger Library in July 1952 by Anna Eveleth Holman.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1: 1-27
- Box 2: 28-38
- Box 3: 39-47
- Box 4: 48-54
- Box 5: 55-60
- Box 6: 61-68
- Box 7: 69-75
- Box 8: 76-83
- Box 9: 84-88
- Box 10: 89-96
- Box 11: 97-105
- Box 12: 106-115
- Box 13: 116-126
- Box 14: 127-135
- Box 15: 136-143
- Box 16: 144-152
- Box 17: 153-161
- Box 18: 162-175
Processing Information
Re-processed: February 1977
Subject
- Cronkhite, Bernice Brown, 1893-1983 (Person)
- Hamilton, Alice , 1869-1970 (Person)
- Title
- Radcliffe "Women in Science" Exhibit, (1936). Records of the Radcliffe "Women in Science" Exhibit, 1935-1940: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00867
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.