Van Waters, Miriam
Variant namesPenologist (University of Oregon, B.A., 1908, M.A., 1910; Clark University, Ph. D., 1913) Van Waters was superintendent of the Reformatory for Women in Framingham MA (1932-1957). She was also director (1919-1920) of El Retiro, a school for delinquent girls in Calif., referee (1920-1930) for the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court, director of the juvenile delinquency section of the Harvard Law School Crime Survey (1926-1930s), consultant on juvenile delinquency for the Wickersham Commission (1928-1931), and secretary of the American Youth Commission (1935-1941).
From the description of Papers, 1861-1971 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122583318
Social worker and penologist. Ph.D, Clark U., 1931; LL.D., Smith College, 1934. Member, Harv. Law School Crime Survey, 1926; Consultant to U.S. Wickersham Commission, 1928-1931. Superintendent, Mass. Reformatory for Women, Framingham, 1932-1957. Member, International Commission on Penal Affairs of the United Nations, 1948.
From the description of Papers of Miriam Van Waters, 1926-1931 (inclusive). (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 122613561
Van Waters, Miriam, social worker, penologist.
b. October 4, 1887, Greensburgh, Pennsylvania.
s. George Brown and Maude (Vorgurg) Van Waters.
A.B. University of Oregon, 1908 (Phi Beta Kappa).
M.A. University of Oregon, 1910.
Ph.D. Clark University, 1913.
LL.D. Smith College, 1934.
Superintendent, Juvenile Court Detention Home, Los Angeles, 1917-1920.
Superintendent, El Retiro (school for delinquent girls), San Francisco, 1919-1920.
Referee, Los Angeles County Juvenile Court, 1920-1930.
Director, juvenile delinquency section, Harvard Law School Crime Survey, 1926.
Consultant in juvenile delinquency, National Committee on Law Observance and Enforcement, 1928-1931.
Superintendent, Massachusetts Reformatory for Women, Framingham, 1932-1957.
International Committee on Penal Affairs of the United Nations, 1948.
d. January 17, 1974, Framingham, Massachusetts.
- Parents on Probation,1927.
- Problems Presented to the Federal System of Justice by the Child Offender,N.C.L.O.E. Report No. 6, 1931.
- Why Hickman Hung,1928.
- Youth in Conflict,1926.
From the guide to the Papers, 1926-1931, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)
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| creatorOf | Van Waters, Miriam. Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1949. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| referencedIn | Ehrmann, Sara Rosenfeld, 1895-1993. Papers, 1859-1997 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Friends of Framingham, Inc. Records, 1938-1973 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Law School Forums Records | Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University. | |
| referencedIn | Gladding, Anna Spicer, 1906-1992. Papers of Anna Spicer Gladding and Miriam Van Waters, 1855-1992 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | League of Women Voters (Cambridge, Mass.). Records, 1916-ca.1976 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Van Waters, Miriam. Papers, 1861-1971 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Clement-Brown, Sibyl, 1899-. Papers, 1939-1958 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Van Waters, Miriam, 1887-1974. Papers of Miriam Van Waters, 1926-1931 (inclusive). | Harvard Law School Library, HLS Library | |
| referencedIn | Ehrmann, Sara Rosenfeld, 1895-. Papers, 1910-1969 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dummer, Ethel Sturges, 1866-1954. Papers, 1689-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Evans, Elizabeth Glendower, 1856-1937. Papers, 1859-1944 (inclusive), 1882-1944 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1926-1931 | Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University. | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1860-1967 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Row, Amy P., 1884-1977. Papers, 1934-1992 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Beyer, Clara M. (Clara Mortenson). Papers of Clara Mortenson Beyer, 1911-1974 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Comstock, Ada Louise. Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1923-1943 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Fitzgibbon, Mary Ellen. Papers, 1952-1953 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1915-1965 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dummer, Ethel Sturges, 1866-1954. Papers, 1766-1962 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Rowse, Ethel Hobart. Papers, 1945-1949 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1855-1992 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Evans, Elizabeth Glendower, 1856-1937. Papers, 1859-1944 (bulk: 1882-1944) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Comstock, Ada Louise. Papers, 1818-1982 (inclusive), 1887-1982 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Friends of Framingham, Inc. Additional records, 1938-1973 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Additional records, 1938-1973 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Sophia Smith Collection. Crime, prisons, and reform schools collection, 1850-1977. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| referencedIn | Massachusetts Society for Social Health. Records, 1915-1965 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Glueck, Sheldon, 1896-1990. Papers, 1916-1972 | Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University. | |
| referencedIn | Crime, Prisons, and Reform Schools Collection MS 424., 1850-1977 | Sophia Smith Collection | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1934-1992 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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Birth 1887
Death 1974
