- Title
- Records of Denison House, 1890-1984, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77
- Denison House, creator
- Massachusetts
- The records of Denison House include minutes, annual reports, day books, photos, scrapbooks, clippings, pamphlets, posters, and invitations. Also included are reminiscences by Vida Scudder and a 1980 slide show. There are gaps in the annual reports, 1920-1934 and 1943-1948, and very few records from 1949-1960; much financial information is lacking, and there is almost no correspondence.
- 2.96 linear feet (2 cartons, 1 folio box) plus 1 folio folder, 2 folio+ boxes, 4 folio+ folders, 3 oversize folders, 124 slides, 10 photograph folders, 5 folio photograph folders.
- English
- Annual reports.
Daybooks. - Books and documents
- Addams, Jane
Balch, Emily Greene
Cheever, Helen
Dougherty, Park
Dudley, Helena Stuart
Earhart, Amelia
Hudson, Edward W
Prince, Lucinda Wyman
Scudder, Vida Dutton
Taylor, Graham
Boston Council of Social Agencies.
College Settlement Association.
Denison House.
Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc.
Massachusetts Association of Women Workers.
Wellesley College--Faculty
Athletic clubs--Massachusetts--Boston
Adult education--Massachusetts--Boston
Amateur theater
Americanization
Asian Americans--Sports--Massachusetts--Boston
Camps--Massachusetts
Community centers--Massachusetts--Boston
Ethnic neighborhoods--Massachusetts--Boston
Handicraft--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Boston
Home economics--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Boston
Immigrants--Education--Massachusetts--Boston
Italian Americans--Massachusetts--Boston--Societies, etc
Social settlements--Massachusetts--Boston
Social work with immigrants--Massachusetts--Boston
Social workers--Massachusetts--Boston
Sports for women--Massachusetts--Boston
Teenagers--Massachusetts--Boston--Societies and clubs
Labor unions--United States
Vocational education--Massachusetts--Boston
Women athletes--Massachusetts--Boston
Women social workers--Massachusetts--Boston
Women labor union members--Massachusetts--Boston
Women volunteers in social service--Massachusetts--Boston
Clubs--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions - Arranged in three series: I. History. II. Administration. III. Program.
Available on microfilm (M-141, 6 reels, 35 mm.) from Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, through interlibrary loan.
Materials in English.
Unpublished finding aid; most Schlesinger Library finding aids are also available in the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (Chadwyck-Healey, 1984- ).
Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00182 - Founded in 1892 in Boston's South End by a small group of college-educated women, Denison House was a settlement house that offered camps, clubs, sports for girls and boys, classes, a library and clinic, union organization, and other services for the neighborhood's mixed nationalities. In 1942 the House was moved to the Dorchester-Roxbury area and in 1965 it merged with three other settlements to form Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses. Organizers included Emily Greene Balch, Helen Cheever, Vida Scudder, and Helena Dudley, who was head worker between 1893 and 1912. For nearly two years, beginning in 1926, Amelia Earhart was a social worker and resident, working with children and adults as a teacher and home visitor.
- Denison House Records, 1890-1984. B-27. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
- 990006048890203941_RAD.SCHL:957849
- Title
- Records of Denison House, 1890-1984, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77, folders 72-77
- Creator / Contributor
- Denison House, creator
- Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- The records of Denison House include minutes, annual reports, day books, photos, scrapbooks, clippings, pamphlets, posters, and invitations. Also included are reminiscences by Vida Scudder and a 1980 slide show. There are gaps in the annual reports, 1920-1934 and 1943-1948, and very few records from 1949-1960; much financial information is lacking, and there is almost no correspondence.
- Extent
- 2.96 linear feet (2 cartons, 1 folio box) plus 1 folio folder, 2 folio+ boxes, 4 folio+ folders, 3 oversize folders, 124 slides, 10 photograph folders, 5 folio photograph folders.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Annual reports.
Daybooks. - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Addams, Jane
Balch, Emily Greene
Cheever, Helen
Dougherty, Park
Dudley, Helena Stuart
Earhart, Amelia
Hudson, Edward W
Prince, Lucinda Wyman
Scudder, Vida Dutton
Taylor, Graham
Boston Council of Social Agencies.
College Settlement Association.
Denison House.
Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc.
Massachusetts Association of Women Workers.
Wellesley College--Faculty
Athletic clubs--Massachusetts--Boston
Adult education--Massachusetts--Boston
Amateur theater
Americanization
Asian Americans--Sports--Massachusetts--Boston
Camps--Massachusetts
Community centers--Massachusetts--Boston
Ethnic neighborhoods--Massachusetts--Boston
Handicraft--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Boston
Home economics--Study and teaching--Massachusetts--Boston
Immigrants--Education--Massachusetts--Boston
Italian Americans--Massachusetts--Boston--Societies, etc
Social settlements--Massachusetts--Boston
Social work with immigrants--Massachusetts--Boston
Social workers--Massachusetts--Boston
Sports for women--Massachusetts--Boston
Teenagers--Massachusetts--Boston--Societies and clubs
Labor unions--United States
Vocational education--Massachusetts--Boston
Women athletes--Massachusetts--Boston
Women social workers--Massachusetts--Boston
Women labor union members--Massachusetts--Boston
Women volunteers in social service--Massachusetts--Boston
Clubs--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions - Notes
- Arranged in three series: I. History. II. Administration. III. Program.
Available on microfilm (M-141, 6 reels, 35 mm.) from Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, through interlibrary loan.
Materials in English.
Unpublished finding aid; most Schlesinger Library finding aids are also available in the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (Chadwyck-Healey, 1984- ).
Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00182 - Biographical / Historical Note
- Founded in 1892 in Boston's South End by a small group of college-educated women, Denison House was a settlement house that offered camps, clubs, sports for girls and boys, classes, a library and clinic, union organization, and other services for the neighborhood's mixed nationalities. In 1942 the House was moved to the Dorchester-Roxbury area and in 1965 it merged with three other settlements to form Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses. Organizers included Emily Greene Balch, Helen Cheever, Vida Scudder, and Helena Dudley, who was head worker between 1893 and 1912. For nearly two years, beginning in 1926, Amelia Earhart was a social worker and resident, working with children and adults as a teacher and home visitor.
- Cite As
- Denison House Records, 1890-1984. B-27. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
- Series
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University
- Repository
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990006048890203941_RAD.SCHL:957849
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