Records of the Association of Black Harvard Women, 1975-2003, 2007
Overview
The Association of Black Harvard Women, formerly known as the Association of Black Radcliffe Women, was organized in April 1975. The records document the history, activities, and interests of this group.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-2003,
- Creation: 2007
Extent
0.56 cubic feet (2 document boxes)The records document the history, activities, and interests of this group.
Documents include lists of officers and members, correspondence, financial information, board minutes, records of events, and invitations, as well as photographs and ephemera originally filed in a scrapbook.
History of the Association of Black Harvard Women
The Association of Black Radcliffe Women, also known as ABRW, was organized in April 1975 in an effort to bring black women undergraduates at Harvard and Radcliffe together for academic, cultural, political, and social purposes. After the 1979/1980 academic year, the group appears to have taken a short hiatus, resuming activity in 1983. In 1999, the name of the Association changed to the Association of Black Harvard Women, also known as ABHW. Since 1999, the Association has hosted the annual Tribute to Black Men. Among other initiatives, the Association sponsors the Alberta V. Scott Leadership Academy (previously named the Alberta V. Scott Young Scholars Program) for black female high-school students.
Biographical / Historical
The Association of Black Radcliffe Women, also known as ABRW, was organized in April 1975 in an effort to bring black women undergraduates at Harvard and Radcliffe together for academic, cultural, political, and social purposes. After the 1979/1980 academic year, the group appears to have taken a short hiatus, resuming activity in 1983. In 1999, the name of the Association changed to the Association of Black Harvard Women, also known as ABHW. Since 1999, the Association has hosted the annual Tribute to Black Men. Among other initiatives, the Association sponsors the Alberta V. Scott Leadership Academy (previously named the Alberta V. Scott Young Scholars Program) for black female high-school students.
Arrangement
Documents are arranged in chronological order.
Acquisition Information
The Records of the Association of Black Harvard Women were received from the Association, Accession 14789; 2003, May 8. Additional ephemera was collected by staff in the Archives: Accession 17703, 2007, September 20.
General note
This document last updated 2008 June 30.
Processing Information
In April 2008, Juliana Kuipers processed the Records of the Association of Black Harvard Women. Processing involved creating this inventory. All call numbers were simplified.
- Title
- Association of Black Harvard Women. Records of the Association of Black Harvard Women : an inventory
- Author
- Harvard University Archives
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hua15008
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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