Birth and child care collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1915-1950
Overview
Pamphlets giving advice to expectant and new mothers on pre-natal care, breastfeeding, and care of infants, most issued by federal or state governments or by the Better Babies Bureau of the Woman's Home Companion or the Russell Sage Foundation.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1950
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in materials in the birth and child care collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
.21 linear feet (1/2 file boxes)Collection consists of pamphlets giving advice to expectant and new mothers on pre-natal care, breastfeeding, and care of infants, most issued by federal or state governments or by the Better Babies Bureau of the Woman's Home Companion or the Russell Sage Foundation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 2011-M138, 2017-M101, 2023-M163
Materials in the birth and child care collection were given to the Schlesinger Library by Charles E. Rosenberg in July 2011, Susan Ward in November 2023, and Kelley Gove in November 2023. Additional materials were acquired from Eclectibles in June 2017.
Processing Information
Processed: July 2011
By: Anne Engelhart
Updated and additional materials added: March 2024
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.
- Title
- Birth and child care collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1915-1950: A Finding Aid
- 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
- sch02272
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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