Collection Summary
American Association of
University Women Records
1937-1946
(bulk 1937-1938)
MSS10652
American Association of
University Women
5,000
items
18 containers
6.3 linear feet
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Women's service
organization. Files of a research project by the organization concerning the
history and state of the arts in various cities and towns of different sizes
and geographical locations in the United States.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Organizations
American Association of University Women.
Subjects
Arts--United States.
Humanities--United States.
Administrative Information
Provenance
The records of the American Association of University Women were
given to the Library of Congress by the association in 1960.
Processing History
The records of the American Association of University Women were
arranged and described in 1960. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the American
Association of University Women is governed by the Copyright Law of the United
States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The records of the American Association of University Women are open
to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room
prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is
needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, American Association of University
Women Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Organizational History
The American Association of University Women is a nationwide network
founded in 1881 as the Association of Collegiate Alumnae by Ellen H. Richards
and Marion Talbot to promote gender equity for women through programs of
advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. In 1921, the Southern
Association of College Women merged with the Association of Collegiate Alumnae
to form the American Association of University Women. Under its leadership the
association has formed a wide range of committees throughout the years to
promote its mission including the Educational Foundation, established in 1958,
to provide a source of funding exclusively for graduate women, and in 1981 the
Legal Advisory Fund, a legal defense fund focused on sex discrimination against
women in higher education.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the American Association of University Women contain
the files of an extensive research project undertaken by the organization's
Arts Resource Center on the history and development of the arts in America. The
surveys were conducted by the association's branches in various cities and
towns and in various locations. While the collection spans the years 1937-1946,
the project was carried out primarily from 1937 to 1938.
The survey form employed was devised to reflect the branches' local
art situation as recorded by amateur observers. As a result, the basic and
fragmentary nature of the approximately 150 surveys makes them more valuable
for primary research into the history of the development of art in American
communities than as a complete study in itself.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in a general file and state file and
therein alphabetically by type of material or name of state.
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm81010652
Container List
Container
Contents
1
General file
1
City classification
1
Correspondence
1
Follow-up letters
1
Cities by population
size
(6
folders)
1
South Bend, Ind.
1
Miscellaneous
1
Notes on cities
1
By population
1
2,500 to 100,000
2
Over 100,000
2
Notes on organization
(4
folders)
3
State file
3
Alabama, Montevallo
3
Arkansas
3
Jonesboro
3
Little Rock
3
California
3
Glendale
3
Long Beach
(2
folders)
3
Pasadena
(2
folders)
3
San Diego
(2
folders)
4
San Rafael, Marin
County
4
Santa Monica
4
Santa Rosa
4
Stockton
4
Whittier
4
Colorado
4
Denver
4
Colorado Springs
(2
folders)
4
Connecticut
4
Bridgeport
(2
folders)
4
Greenwich
4
New Britain
4
Norwalk
4
Delaware, Wilmington
4
Florida
4
Gainesville
5
Pensacola
5
Tallahassee
5
Georgia, Columbus
5
Hawaii, Honolulu
5
Illinois
5
Aurora
5
Bloomington
(2
folders)
5
Danville
5
Joliet
5
Oblong, Crawford
County
5
Waukegan
6
Indiana
6
Crawfordsville
6
Evansville
6
Lafayette
6
Logansport
6
Iowa
6
Ackley
6
Ames
6
Cedar Falls
(2
folders)
6
Charles City
7
Davenport
7
Des Moines
(4
folders)
7
Fairfield
7
Indianola
7
Iowa City
7
Mt. Ayr
7
Mt. Vernon
7
Muscatine
7
Red Oaks
7
Rockford
7
Tipton
8
Vinton
(2
folders)
8
Waverly
8
Kansas
8
Baldwin
8
Chanute
8
Pittsburg
8
Kentucky
8
Richmond
8
Wilmore
8
Louisiana
8
Alexandria
8
Natchitoches
9
Maine, Houelon
9
Massachusetts
9
Fitchburg
9
Taunton
9
Michigan
9
Detroit
(3
folders)
9
Grand Rapids
9
Marquette
9
Monroe
9
Port Huron
10
Minnesota
10
Duluth
10
Mankato
10
Northfield
(2
folders)
10
Red Wing
10
St. Paul
10
Missouri
10
Columbia
10
Fayette
10
Jefferson City
10
Marysville
10
Parkville
10
Rolla
10
Slater
10
Tarkio
10
Warrensburg
11
Montana
11
Anaconda
11
Billings
11
Butte
11
Dillon
11
Great Falls
11
Hamilton
11
Havre
11
Lewiston
11
Missoula
11
Nebraska
11
Hastings
11
Lincoln
11
Omaha
11
New Hampshire, Berlin
11
New Mexico
11
Clovis
11
Portales
12
New York
12
Albany
12
Schenectady
12
Syracuse
(3
folders)
12
North Dakota,
Maryville
12
Ohio
12
Akron
(2
folders)
12
Athens
12
Berea
13
Cincinnati
(2
folders)
13
Dayton,
1939-1941
(1
vol.)
14
(2
vols.)
15
Mansfield
15
Plainesville
15
Springfield
15
Zanesville
15
Oklahoma
15
Blackwell
15
Guthrie
15
Hennessy
15
Hobart
16
Oregon, Portland
(4
folders)
16
Pennsylvania
16
Carlisle
16
Reading
17
Puerto Rico
17
South Carolina, Rock
Hill
17
South Dakota
17
Black Hills
17
Brookings
17
Lead
17
Madison
17
Tennessee, Nashville
(2
folders)
17
Texas
17
Corpus Christi
17
Wichita Falls
(3
folders)
17
Virginia
17
Williamsburg
17
Wyethville
18
Washington
18
Arlington
18
Cle Elum
18
Forks (Olympic Peninsula
Bridge)
18
Palouse
18
Spokane
(3
folders)
18
Wenatchee
18
West Virginia
18
Charleston
18
Morgantown
18
Parkersburg
18
Wisconsin
18
Manitowoc
18
Ripon
18
Shepherdstown
18
Wankesha
18
Wyoming, Laramie