Records of the Mothers and Daughters Club, 1926-1946
Overview
Mother and Daughters Club records and correspondence concerning the Bunker Fund.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1946
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 Mothers and Daughters Club as well as 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
.21 linear feet (1/2 file box)The papers include records of the Club and correspondence.
History
The Mothers and Daughters Club was established in 1926 to "make a bond of acquaintance between daughters of Radcliffe mothers and mothers of Radcliffe daughters." The Club had the responsibility of administering the Helen Cordelia Bunker Fund "for purposes of kindliness and service to individual girls." The Club was discontinued about 1946.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: R77-13
Given by Mary Hough Hurd '26, November 16, 1977
Processing Information
Processed: July 1980
By: Eric Lindquist
Topical
- Title
- Mothers and Daughters Club (Radcliffe College). Records of the Mothers and Daughters Club, 1926-1946: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01145
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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