Records of the Bedford-Lexington Area Branch of the American Association of University Women, 1987-2018
Overview
By-laws, anniversary programs, brochures, minutes, and yearbooks of the Bedford-Lexington Area branch of the American Association of University Women.
Dates
- Creation: 1987-2018
Creator
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 Bedford-Lexington Area Branch of the American Association of University Women 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
.42 linear feet (1 file box)26.35 Megabytes (9 files)
The records of the Bedford-Lexington Area Branch of the American Association of University Women include by-laws, anniversary programs, brochures, minutes, and yearbooks containing lists of officers, events, financial reports, and member lists.
HISTORY
The Bedford-Lexington Area Branch of the American Association of University Women was founded in 1962 to "unite graduates of regionally accredited educational institutions in order to promote equity, education, intellectual growth, individual worth, and development of opportunities for women and girls." The branch disbanded in June 2018.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 2021-M213, 2022-M80
The records of the Bedford-Lexington Area Branch of the American Association of University Women were given to the Schlesinger Library Marjorie Seibert on behalf of the Bedford-Lexington Area branch of the American Association of University Women in December 2021 and April 2022.
Processing Information
Processed: June 2022
By: Johanna Carll
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Genre / Form
Topical
Creator
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Alice Jeannette Ward Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch02142
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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